Tag Archive: asparagus

Breakfast for Dinner – Part 1

This evening I decided to make breakfast for dinner.  Earlier in the week, I was paging through my Cooking Light cookbook, and I came across a recipe for a Ham and Asparagus Frittata.  I already had both ham and asparagus in the refrigerator, so I decided to give it a try. Originally, I didn’t really…

Asparagus Prosciutto Pizza

Whenever my husband and I are in Boston, we eat at Giacomo’s Restaurant – a great little Italian place on Hanover Street in the North End.  When we are there, I usually order the butternut squash ravioli.  It is served in a cream sauce with asparagus and prosciutto.  The flavors in the pasta dish were…

Asparagus Prosciutto Quesadillas with Squash Fries

When I was at the farmers’ market last week, I picked up a beautiful bunch of asparagus.  I was planning to make prosciutto-wrapped asparagus bundles, but I couldn’t decide what to make with them.  By the time Sunday evening came around, I had not yet been to the store and had not thawed out anything…

Grilled Balsamic Chicken and Asparagus

One of my favorite things about spring is getting the grill out! Even though I have a grill pan that I use all winter, there is just something about grilling outside.  I think I go through grill withdrawal during the winter, so as soon as the weather turns warm, I cook just about everything outside on…

Parmesan Penne with Sausage and Asparagus

Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables.  Unfortunately, my husband is not nearly as fond of it as I am.  So, I am always trying to come up with creative new ways to trick him into eating asparagus. This week, I decided to make penne pasta with asparagus and italian sausage.  To ensure that it…