Sunday Supper for the Overindulgent

Tonight it was time to reign in the eating. Pasta tossed in butter, olive oil, and chopped garlic and topped with parmesan and pepper. I finished a bunch of huge asparagus that came in Wednesday's produce box. I usually prefer smaller asparagus, but these were extremelly sweet. I boiled them for about a minute after trimming the skin off the bottom three inches. Simple, cheap, and not too bad at all. I was just trying to use up things in the kitchen, but the asparagus and parmesan ended up complementing each other nicely. A good combination of salty, sweet, and that slight bitterness (for lack of a better word) of asparagus.

Bonus: I only used one pot and a colander to cook everything. I boiled the pasta and added the asparagus in the last minute. I took out the asparagus, drained the pasta, and heated up the oil, butter, and garlic in the now empty pot. I added the pasta back in, tossed until a little brown around the edges, and toped with cheese and pepper. Easy cleanup is always a reason to smile.