6 asparagus toast points Recipes

fresh or frozen asparagus , cut into 1-inch pieces, cornstarch, milk, divided, butter, salt, pepper, dried parsley flakes, fully cooked ham, cubed, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese, toast points or biscuits

jumbo crabmeat or 1 lb regular lump crabmeat, lemons , juice and zest of, grated, plus, lemon juice , for coating glass rims, mayonnaise (just enough to hold it together), dijon mustard, asparagus , stems bottom halves chopped, tops left whole (cooked to your liking), seasoning salt, swiss chard leaves, to serve, whole olives, for garnish, lemon slices, for garnish, water crackers or toast points, to serve

fresh asparagus, trimmed, chopped onion, butter, divided, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, pepper, ground nutmeg, chicken broth, half-and-half cream, bread, toasted, shredded cheddar cheese

butter, diced onion, roughly chopped mushrooms, diced celery, chopped garlic, all-purpose flour, vegetable stock, baby carrots, blanched, peeled asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces and blanched, blanched, roughly chopped green pepper, blanched, chopped yellow squash, blanched, chopped zucchini, freshly chopped thyme leaves, freshly chopped chives leaves, freshly chopped parsley leaves, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, salt and freshly ground black pepper, canola oil, white bread