Well, make hay while the sun shines, as they say, and asparagus is in season right now, so I am eating a lot of it. I’m a big fan of the Sunday brunch. The lazing and grazing, the paper, the giant cafetiere of coffee, the pj’s… I love it all. Add asparagus to my list and that’s a near perfect weekend morning.
I’ve always had a taste for fried potatoes, leftover boiled ones that I store in the fridge, waiting patiently for the day that I fry ‘em up! This particular brunch day, I also had an heirlom tomato, the size of a normal tomato but packed with flavour. I had a slice of rosemary pancetta, which I finely chopped and some flat leaf parsley. It needed no more. Fried pancetta and potatoes with some tomato glue, some greenery and a couple of spears of fried asparagus crowned with a fried egg. Glorious.
PS. Real recipes coming back soon – promise :)
Niamh that looks delightful. We bloggers must be out in force writing about asparagus, I’ve not long written something and I see a fair few others are writing too. How could we not with such a delightful veggie?
Congrats on moving into your new home too :)
Thanks George! I love this time of year! Wonderful food, I think asparagus might be the star.
Ahhh asparagus. I actually haven’t had any yet this year! I love the idea of eating it with brunch though, that’s this Saturday sorted then! I shall swap my usual meat-fest which includes such sick amounts of black pudding you would be shocked – for this
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Hello Helen! Hopefully you’ve rectified this now :) It’s perfect for brunch, especially if there’s some ham and eggs involved too. Black pudding – never too much! I love the stuff. I must bring you some Clonakilty Black Pudding back next time I go home, it’s my favourite!
“Real recipes coming back soon”
There’s something very appropriate about the number of dishes this time of year for which recipes are simply superfluous. And asparagus is king among them.
I agree! Vegetables are so fresh, abundant and full of flavour! Asparagus is the king for me too :)
Perfect days!
Parfait! :) Gorgeous Spring days with lovely veg.
Georgous simple plate that you describe beautifully. I’m hungry!
The pancetta and potato mix with the eggs remind me of a dish i used to eat in Sweden when i lived there called ‘Pyttipanna’ potato and meat hash with an egg on top. A real forest peasant meal :-)
http://morselsandmusings.blogspot.com/2008/08/pytt-i-panna.html
Thanks Diana! And thanks so much for the link. This is the kind of food that I love. Yum!
Brunch rules! Going out to find me some asparagus at lunchtie, methinks…!
Brunch rules. Weekends rule. Asparagus especially rules! Yay for Saturdays!
I’m officially hungry for breakfast food after reading this…Asparagus is underrated in the breakfast world;-)
Thanks Johnna! I hope that you had a nice breakfast after typing this :) I love asparagus for breakfast, I have it more for breakfast than any other meal!
Wow! asparagus…i love it.
Thanks, Dave! :)
ahh…perfection
Heloo Niamh …
hmm … yummy …
your picture make peckish me.
can you give its recipe
seen to be very easy.
thanks … ^_^
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