Saturday, May 19, 2012

Mr. Thrift's Special Asparagus Dish


Spaghetti topped with pan-roasted asparagus, sunny-side-up egg, freshly ground pepper and salt, and lots of freshly grated Parmesan.


Break the egg to mix it up into a glorious sauce.  Delicious.


And there was a green salad, too, with lettuce from our garden.  We're eating it as fast as we can so we can plant green beans in that spot.


It's a lovely homecoming meal after a long day at my job.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like your tablecloth. Is it vinyl or cloth? Where did you get it?

Christian - Modobject@Home said...

Yum! So fresh. And wouldn't that make a nice breakfast as well?!

Deanna Beth said...

So unusual. And it looks so good, which is usual for your menus.

Margo said...

Anon, it's flannel-backed vinyl, an outdoor tablecloth. I got it at TJMaxx for $5. We are protecting our table from the children :) Often I throw a regular cloth tablecloth right over top of it.

Polly said...

That looks so wonderful. I love unusual pasta recipes....and this looks quick, easy and healthy. Yum.

loves2spin said...

Oh, yuk. How do you pan roast asparagus?

loves2spin said...

I meant YUM. NOT yuk. !!!

Margo said...

dear loves2spin, somehow your comment asking how to pan-roast didn't publish on the blog, but I did get it.

What my husband did (I asked him too), was microwave the asparagus for a little bit. Then he put it on a hot cast-iron griddle with a little oil. He turned it a few times until it was darkened and crispy in spots. Then he removed the asparagus and fried the eggs on the griddle.

But really, for this dish, you could steam, roast, or saute the asparagus. Or even use another green vegetable. . .

Knitaboo said...

This looks so yummy...gave me a great idea for lunch