I swung by the Boise Farmers Market this morning and picked up a thick bundle of purple asparagus. The vendor claimed the stalks have a sweeter flavor than the traditonal green variety, so I forked over $8 for a two-pound bunch and tucked it in my tote. When I saw a mound of delicate baby shiitakes at a nearby booth, I knew the two were destined to be together. When my husband Alex got home from work, his eyes widened at my haul and he got right to work whipping up a mid-afte