Eating Dinner With My Family

Meh!  I am not keeping this recipe.  Each element in it tasted ok on its own, but together, it was hard to eat and not particularly great.  I thought the asparagus came out good, and we all ate our food, but this is going down as a fail and won't be mentioned again:). The boys wanted meat, so I made a few slices of bacon and dinner, while mediocre, was quickly done. Asparagus And Fried Eggs On Garlic Toast   4    1/2-inch-thick slices sourdough bread 1 large clove garlic halved 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil more for brushing the toast 1 Lb asparagus trimmed of tough, woody stems Kosher salt 4 large eggs Freshly ground black pepper 1 Oz Pecorino Romano shaved into large shards with a vegetable peeler Lightly toast the bread. Rub one side of each slice with the garlic and brush lightly with olive oil. Put 1 slice on each of 4 plates. Put the asparagus in a 12-inch nonstick skillet with 1/2 cup water, the olive oil, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cov...

I had some Mascarpone I had bought and didn't use it for what it was purchased for, so I found this recipe in the ever growing to try file. I love asparagus and I love Mascarpone so I was pretty sure I would like it; the boys were an entirely different matter. It was a fairly easy process to make and it came together in a reasonable amount of time. Also, I'm pretty sure it could be prepared ahead of time up until the baking and then baked when you want to eat. You would need to increase the cook time. I would cover it with foil and bake 15-20 minutes, remove the foil and bake like the instructions say. The boy, did not care for it. Asparagus is not something he enjoys. My husband, also not a huge fan of asparagus, loved it. He went back for thirds! The lemon was nice and that was the only thing I worried might be off with the fish. The only thing we thought less then great was the consistency of the sauce. It was not like a sauce; it was more like a thin coating stuck on th...