The 17th flew by and I didn't get a chance to write anything yesterday, so here is a quick catchup....
It was a seriously busy week filled with work deadlines, dinners, Dexter, drinks with friends and office Christmas events, so I really wanted to take a slow Saturday. I should also mention that I somehow managed to watch 20 episodes of the Danish tv series 'the Killing' this past week (in between work and my other plans) and it was definitely a contributor to my exhaustion! I realise I can get totally addicted to a TV series and people really shouldn't give me an entire DVD set at once because I'll watch late into the night.
Anyways, I woke up to a head ache and stayed in bed until 12pm on Saturday, only rising when I decided I was hungry. As always, I had very little in the fridge. The entire contents included: asparagus, eggs, Parmesan cheese, bread, raspberry jam and one can of beer. But this meant I could make an Asparagus Frittata!
The rest of the afternoon seemed to disappear as I tried to watch TV and then fell asleep on and off. I also briefly Skyped with my dad, who wanted to show me his new rendition of 'my guitar gently weeps'. I'm sure we'll be playing more guitar together soon when I get back for Christmas this coming Tuesday!
Then Saturday night I had a few plans and I managed to wake myself up again by playing some good music while getting ready to go out :)
First I met up with my friend Kara around 6pm to go to one of my favourite spots in London for a quiet evening in Soho. We split some wine and a cheese board while we caught up on each others lives, etc.
Then at 8pm, I left Kara to join my friend M's goodbye dinner. M is moving to start a new job in the US but I'm happy to know that I'll get to see her over this Christmas period, so it's not quite goodbye yet. Phew! Still, she got a few friends together at this tapas place, which also had a flamenco performance during the dinner. As the night went on I got more and more energy, until before I knew it Mara and I had decided to miss the last tube and go out dancing. After a long night of dancing, I finally got home just after 6am.
Which brings me to today and the reason I'm only writing this now.
Asparagus Fritiata
3 eggs
Parmesan cheese
Olive oil
Garlic
Asparagus
The best thing about the Frittata is that you can do any variation on it that you crave - potato, red pepper, spinach, zucchini, etc. Just mix up the eggs with some grated parmasan. In a small pan, heat up the olive oil with a bit of garlic and the asparagus. When the asparagus is pretty much cooked (maybe about 3-4 minutes) you can pour the egg mixture around it.
The trickiest part to the frittata is flipping it over to cook both sides. I find it can be good to let it cook a bit more slowly and then only flip it once it's necessary to stop the bottom from getting overcooked. I also tend to flip the frittata onto another plate and then slide it into the pan again. This one flipped perfectly!
It was a seriously busy week filled with work deadlines, dinners, Dexter, drinks with friends and office Christmas events, so I really wanted to take a slow Saturday. I should also mention that I somehow managed to watch 20 episodes of the Danish tv series 'the Killing' this past week (in between work and my other plans) and it was definitely a contributor to my exhaustion! I realise I can get totally addicted to a TV series and people really shouldn't give me an entire DVD set at once because I'll watch late into the night.
Anyways, I woke up to a head ache and stayed in bed until 12pm on Saturday, only rising when I decided I was hungry. As always, I had very little in the fridge. The entire contents included: asparagus, eggs, Parmesan cheese, bread, raspberry jam and one can of beer. But this meant I could make an Asparagus Frittata!
The rest of the afternoon seemed to disappear as I tried to watch TV and then fell asleep on and off. I also briefly Skyped with my dad, who wanted to show me his new rendition of 'my guitar gently weeps'. I'm sure we'll be playing more guitar together soon when I get back for Christmas this coming Tuesday!
Then Saturday night I had a few plans and I managed to wake myself up again by playing some good music while getting ready to go out :)
First I met up with my friend Kara around 6pm to go to one of my favourite spots in London for a quiet evening in Soho. We split some wine and a cheese board while we caught up on each others lives, etc.
Then at 8pm, I left Kara to join my friend M's goodbye dinner. M is moving to start a new job in the US but I'm happy to know that I'll get to see her over this Christmas period, so it's not quite goodbye yet. Phew! Still, she got a few friends together at this tapas place, which also had a flamenco performance during the dinner. As the night went on I got more and more energy, until before I knew it Mara and I had decided to miss the last tube and go out dancing. After a long night of dancing, I finally got home just after 6am.
Which brings me to today and the reason I'm only writing this now.
Asparagus Fritiata
3 eggs
Parmesan cheese
Olive oil
Garlic
Asparagus
The best thing about the Frittata is that you can do any variation on it that you crave - potato, red pepper, spinach, zucchini, etc. Just mix up the eggs with some grated parmasan. In a small pan, heat up the olive oil with a bit of garlic and the asparagus. When the asparagus is pretty much cooked (maybe about 3-4 minutes) you can pour the egg mixture around it.
The trickiest part to the frittata is flipping it over to cook both sides. I find it can be good to let it cook a bit more slowly and then only flip it once it's necessary to stop the bottom from getting overcooked. I also tend to flip the frittata onto another plate and then slide it into the pan again. This one flipped perfectly!
