Although I don't have enough time to really put into it, I love to cook! So I thought if I committed to posting a recipe a week, I might be motivated to try some new things and to share what I call "tried and true" recipes.Like so many of you I have shelves and shelves of cookbooks. Maybe NOT like you, I hardly look at them any more. With the Internet there almost seems no need for cookbooks. Google an ingredient that's getting ready to become a science experiment in the fridge and get 100,000 hits of how to cook it! Lately when I am looking for an idea I find I need at least 3 different recipes to make one dish.
So here's my first offering. Might as well make it a simple one. Since fresh asparagus is plentiful and not too pricey right now we'll start with:
ROASTED ASPARAGUS
Serves 6
1 1/2 lbs. fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 1/2 lbs. fresh asparagus, trimmed
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Spread asparagus on a baking sheet in a single layer and brush with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and roast the asparagus in the upper third of the oven until the spears are tender when pricked with a tip of the knife; about 10 to 12 minutes depending on their thickness. Move the spears around a couple times during roasting. Remove baking sheet from oven.
Immediately place the butter on a corner of the hot baking sheet to melt with tongs, transfer the asparagus to a serving platter. Pour melted butter over the asparagus and serve. Enjoy!
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7 comments:
Maybe, just maybe your weekly recipes will inspire me to want to cook. Maybe? OK, probably not, but maybe I will at least try something new. I do love aspargus. Hmmm....
I"m with Pam on this one. I love to cook though. I'm all about trying new recipes...it just doesn't happen often, and unfortunately, I LOVE MAKING BROWNIES...er...I love to bake.
Ladies, thank you for your comments. Pam, you really are a good cook and I have to admit I didn't realize you don't enjoy it more.
Alex, you will be my inspiration to post more desert recipes. I'm not the best baker but for sure my husband wishes I was.
Thanks for the vote of confindence, Sandy. To me cooking is just one more thing I have to do. I wish I found the joy in it that others do.
Next time try wrapping a few spears with prosciutto and grilling - delicious!!! Sandy, we planted asparagus so we should be sharing next year!!
The anonymous post was Katie baker, Sandy!! Gotta figure this out.... :)
Katie! Thanks for the idea. I will definitely try grilling the asparagus wrapped in prosciutto. Yum!
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