Asparagus sauce. Blend asparagus peelings, water, and a little maple syrup, and pour it over roasted asparagus. The flavors didn’t really soak through, and it may be that just throwing asparagus in the oven and rubbing it in some olive oil or lemon juice cannot be improved upon.

(Photo: 16th Street, Washington, D.C.)

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