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An Asparagus Salad That Captures Its Sultry Side

An Asparagus Salad That Captures Its Sultry Side

New York Times07-05-2025
During spring vacation, I went on a hike with my children through the hills around my mother's house near Jerusalem. We took with us a little picnic: cucumber and pepper sticks, pomelo segments, pitas spread with the Laughing Cow cheese, which I have deliberately kept them in the dark about for years in hope that they first get hooked on more 'sophisticated' cheeses. As I feared, the cow was a hit, quickly leading their league of favorites (sorry, Parmigiano-Reggiano, feta and the most recent titleholder, Cheddar).
Despite my small disappointment, it was a moment of rare intimacy, one I wanted to treasure. So when my 9-year-old, after an hour of generously handing out superpowers, claimed to have the power to give me any device I could imagine, I asked for a machine that could take me right back to my favorite times. I imagined something like a personalized playlist or my children's cheese league — a catalog of my Top 100 moments — where I could be seamlessly transported.
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