Roasted asparagus with fried eggs

I’ve wanted to make roasted asparagus with fried eggs for awhile now. I was inspired by this Martha Stewart recipe. Rather than steaming and poaching, I roasted and fried — which, in my opinion, are the more flavorful options. This dinner was so simple, clean and delicious.

You need:

• bundle of asparagus
• 2 eggs
• freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano
• salt, pepper and EVOO
• slice of toast (optional)

Preheat the oven to 425.

Coat asparagus with EVOO, salt, pepper and Parm.

Let the asparagus roast in the oven for about twenty minutes. Halfway through cook time, flip the asparagus.

At that point, put your bread in the toaster and then heat your pan (medium heat) to fry the eggs. Coat the pan in a little EVOO, crack the eggs and sprinkle with salt and pepper. My foul-proof method for not bursting the yolk is to not touch the eggs at all until they are opaque — takes about five minutes. At that point, I flip the eggs, turn the heat off and let them stand for about a minute.

Finished product with a light sprinkle of Parm:

I overcooked the eggs a bit, but hey, it happens. Ideally, I would have had more yolk flow, but this was absolutely delicious as is.

The dish takes about 20-25 minutes total to prep and cook. I’m not even sure if I can call this a recipe since it’s so incredibly simple.

Mid-meal!

I am a big fan of this dish and I highly recommend you try it! It’s a great example of how “healthy eating” can be fast, cheap and delicious.

Newsworthy –

According to ObFo, both the House Committee on Education & Labor and Senate HELP Committee will meet this week to discuss child nutrition and obesity. Hopefully these hearings will mean real progress for Let’s Move!

I hope you had a good start to your week. I’m so happy it’s March — spring is so close I can taste it!

Pesto egg sandwich

I finally did something a little different this morning. Inspired by my cousin’s fried egg and pesto sandwich, I made one of my own with my homemade pesto from a few weeks ago. ‘Twas delicious!

The top piece of bread must have not gotten sliced or something. It was double the size of the other piece. Not that I minded. That looks like some food porn, huh?

The pesto gave great flavor to the sandwich. Not too little, not too much.

Freshly pressed coffee!

Happy Friday!

Newsworthy –

Fooducate asks: Should food companies sponsor health organizations?

The hard truth is this:

Consider that even this country’s ultimate food and nutrition advisor – the American Dietetic Association – is sponsored by the likes of Coke and Mars. When I asked dietitians about this, some were agnostic while others pragmatically explained that there is no other way to fund research and educational activities that will ultimately benefit consumers.

What do you think about Big Food sponsoring health organizations? Particularly Coca Cola, a corporation that is the “world’s biggest manufacturer of obesigenic soft drinks,” sponsoring the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute?