Asparagus with Cream Sauce

Found this and edited it till it made a perfect sauce. Do steam the asparagus instead of boiling it; boiled asparagus can have a bitter taste.

Ingredients:
Asparagus spears, hard end cut off
4oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp lemon juice
dash salt
2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Ground chives, to taste

Directions:
Steam asparagus until tender. In small saucepan, whisk cream cheese, milk, lemon juice, and salt over low heat until smooth. Add parmesan and chives and heat through. Serve warm over asparagus. Serves: 4-6.

--K.

Lessons learned

Lesson #1: Bad smoothies


Bad smoothie #1: Frozen banana and lemon yogurt.  Something about the lemon-banana combination is terrible. (Might be better if another flavor is added.)


Bad smoothie #2: Pureed cantaloupe and plain yogurt.  Which leads me to Lesson #2:


Lesson #2: Pureed cantaloupe should be avoided at all costs.  It resembles applesauce in consistency; but unlike applesauce, it tastes horrible!  (And I love ordinary cantaloupe.)

Best Smoothie Ever

1 banana, frozen
2 T. peanut butter (approximately)
1 T. cocoa powder (approximately)
water (or milk) to thin
sweetener may be added to taste, if so desired

Combine in a blender until smooth.  Chill before eating, if desired.