sparagus

Bounty from the market.

I only went to show KK the sights and came back laden with delights.  First up, the first asparagus of the year.  I cooked it as my Mother did, the first time I ate it - aged 18 and back from university, a rare occasion when there was just the two of us.

Snapping the stalks is my very favourite vegetable prep of all time.

I steamed / boiled them in a little water, in a covered pan, until just short of cooked; drained and dashed with cold water; laid out in a warm bowl with melted butter poured over and a crunch of salt.
Perfect, perfect.



Naturally, woman cannot live on asparagus alone (although I'd give it a jolly good go, if I won the lotto), so I roasted carrots and swede, potato, onion and garlic.  Once done, I draped over slices of Halloumi and put it back in the oven for ten minutes.  Then put on my box set de jour and filled my face with carbs.