Asparagus Mimosa

I attempted something from "Closet Cooking" today. Not only are his recipes fabulous and creative, his pictures are always so bright and vivid! Here is Kevin's Asparagus Mimosa...

And here's mine:

What gives?? I followed the recipe EXACTLY but my eggs are not near as bright! Aside from the appearance however, this recipe was pretty good. It was nice and light and fresh tasting. Here's the recipe:

Asparagus Mimosa 

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1 pound asparagus
1 lemon (juice)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
1 handful parsley or chives (chopped)

Directions:
1. Cover the eggs in water, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, cover and let sit for 7 minutes.
2. Transfer the eggs to cold water and let cool enough to hold.
3. Meanwhile cook the asparagus in boiling water until it just turns bright green, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Run the asparagus under cold water to stop the cooking process and set aside.
5. Remove the shell from the egg and force the egg through a sieve with medium sized holes (and when this doesn't work, simply smoosh and crumble with your fingers).
6. Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
7. Toss the asparagus in the dressing and plate it, topping it with the remaining dressing and the egg and garnish with the parsley.

MY REVIEW: Lovely recipe which satisfied my previously mentioned dijon mustard *as an ingredient* craving for the day.  Any ideas on how to get my egg yolks that yellow??

JASON'S REVIEW: I thought it was delicious and I don't know. It was good. Damn good.

Salmon OR Chicken with Asparagus Soup & Nori Potatoes

I used my blender tonight! It's the perfect soup weapon. Jason had chicken, I treated myself to some fresh salmon and re-used my nori potato recipe from last week.

For the asparagus soup, I cut up and steamed a bunch of asparagus and threw it in the blender with some of my homemade chicken stock, skim milk and 1 garlic clove. I love having my own chicken stock in the freezer because I know exactly what went in it and what didn't. I sense a lot of soups in my future...

MY REVIEW: Delicious salmon! Seems like everything I get these days is from Save-On although we never really do our big grocery shopping there. I like it because I can buy 1 fresh chicken breast and 1 fresh piece of salmon. Not gonna lie though- I bought 2 fresh pieces of salmon. One for dinner tomorrow! Great meal and won't get tired of those potatoes.

JASON'S REVIEW: Jason is tired and in bed. I'm pretty sure he liked it? He said thanks.

*SPECIAL EDITION* HONEY'S REVIEW: I found both variations of tonight's meal simply irresistible. I managed to get a lick of mama's salmon while she adjusted her camera and papa caught me pulling his chicken breast out from under the plastic covering it. Why does mama even bother putting anything over it? She knows I'll stick my dirty paw under there anyways! AND THEN... I fell in the bathtub. What a night.

Ham Wrapped Asparagus

I've seen this done before... I don't know if was a cold appetizer or if there was something else inside it, but I've seen it. Asparagus wrapped in ham. I gave it a shot tonight and this is how I made it:

Steam however many asparagus spears you want. Wrap a slice of thin ham around 2 spears and put, seam down, on a baking tray. Sprinkle with swiss cheese. Broil in the oven until the cheese melts.

They have the potential to look pretty fancy. I just slapped them on a plate with LOTS of pasta because that's what Jason wants. The pasta was undercooked as well. I had too much going on in the kitchen!