This was so simple and so easy and so good that I think I’ll make it over and over and over again to infinity and beyond.
I was all alone for dinner the other night, and as always on such occasions I try and make myself something that no one else in my family would want to eat. I had some fresh asparagus and some farm eggs from my friend, so I whipped up an amazing spring has sprung dinner of just those items, along with some butter, a few capers and a piece of bread to soak up the egg.
I roasted the asparagus for about 10 minutes at 425 degrees. While it was roasting, I fried a few capers (about a tablespoon) in a pat of butter, then fried an egg in the same pan over easy. I slipped the egg and capers over the asparagus and ended up with this.
It may look like a sloppy mess, but a little salt and pepper and a gin and tonic, and I was pretty much set for dinner. We won’t talk about the Fat Boy ice cream sandwich I had for dessert because asparagus has practically no calories, right? right? So if you have asparagus for dinner, you almost HAVE to have a rich, creamy dessert. right?
Well it looks simply delicious and just the thing for a Friday night after a week of too much work, to much food and a teensy bit too much wine!
Pondside,
That’s kind of what happened here and it was very comforting to eat a small healthy dinner with a glass of wine.
RMW
Hehe I love your thinking! I think asparagus really has negative calories really so a creamy dessert is an absolute must! 😀
Lorraine,
I knew you’d understand, you always do!
RMW
Yum! Right up my alley. And, oddly, saw something similar made last night on an older episode of Top Chef! Count yourself a pro!
Thanks, Barbara. I love those older episodes of Top Chef…
RMW
I would not say no to this dish, anytime of the day!
Wow! That’s looks delicious! I rarely have eggs for breakfast because I can’t stand the thought of waking up and cooking…..I’m not a morning person! Instead I love to have eggs for lunch or dinner…this looks perfect. I will try it!