Busy, busy , busy. Monday we had a wonderful dinner at the Red Pony in Franklin. I have always heard it was wonderful. Indeed it was beyond wonderful. I would eat there over and over. We dined with our friends who are leaving for Thailand. Their son-in-law is Thai and they are meeting he and their daughter who live in England in Thailand. Can hardly wait to see photos. We have also been doing spring cleaning. My baseboards are clean, my floors are clean, although Jo is working on that. You can run your fingers on all things higher than Jim can see and no dirt or dust. The bitching and moaning that went on here was amazing. I wanted to get a cleaning service. I had to keep repeating that. “I don’t want people in my house.†“Then you’ll have to do it.†, I’d answer. “Guests won’t be in here, why does it have to be cleaned?†“Because I will be in here and I want it clean.†It want on and on until the end. Tuesday at the end of clean up, we finished the Pho (soup). They have finally started putting in the stone path from the patio to the pool. It has to be done in steps, but they have from Monday until next Thursday before it is scheduled to rain again. I love the route I have drawn out. It is actually a straight shot, but I made it a slightly curving path right and left so it did not look like someone sticking out their tongue. Jim calls it the route from the hotel to the spa! The stone I picked is a combo of gray and brown. The patio is brown stones and the pool deck is gray. Wednesday I was invited to the Centennial Club for lunch by a Guild member. There were over a hundred women there. I thought they all came to hear the John Homes from the opera talk about the next opera. No, only a couple dozen, stayed. It was a very enlightening presentation and I am glad I went as the opera will be so much more exciting or as I learned, it is an operetta. One of the things John said is that it is all about revenge and he told the story leading up to this operetta. I told Jim it also made me understand why the shows on TV show are called Soap Operas. Someone is always out to get someone else. How funny. Dinner had to be fast as I lost track of time making up Thursday’s grocery shopping list and we had a group dance lesson at 8:00 PM. This is fast. The one listed below is for one (I doubled it and gave Jim two eggs) and it is delicious. It is also from Costco magazine. Jim and I decided we want to have it again.
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 C fresh green asparagus, chopped diagonally into 1 1/2†pieces
- 1/2 t Dijon mustard
- 1 t EVOO
- 1 t red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- 1 large hard boiled egg, peeled and sliced in half (I decided to do my eggs sunny side up)
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add asparagus and cook 2-3 minutes, until tender yet crisp. Drain and run under cold water to stop it from cooking further. pat asparagus dry with paper towels.
- In a bowl large enough to hold the asparagus, combine the mustard, oil and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the drained asparagus and toss to coat.
- Plate the asparagus and top with bacon crumbles and the egg.