leek risotto & pasta with asparagus, pesto and poached egg

Sounds like a double catch-up of fine gourmet fayre, but in fact this is just what we had today as last night we were double-lazy bastards: "we've got back into the habit of having a curry every week," the anas decide seconds before ordering a chicken tikka. After last week's same-old same-old old fashioned, I go with Achari Lamb which was amazingly pungent and fruity.

So a bad friday is balanced by a pretty good saturday although there is an air of having to deal with double service. ana's out with kendra tonight, watching her sister play a gig somewhere in Barnes so first up I've got to feed her and the magics - they both have leek risotto.

Once she's gone and magic is sleeping with the baa-lambs I have the asparagus pasta dish. I used to cook it loads when we were in Lacy Road and the reason it's resurfaced is because I saw the asparagus is in season. As you end up with three different pans on at the same time, and they all cook within 4 minutes, the key is to just make sure the bloody egg is runny. FAIL. Still it was nice to welcome back, and the new 'sesonality' kick did see me coming back with some baby beetroot from the farmer's market today so expect some sort of experimentation soon.



Food of the Milos
On friday ana tried him on some baked salmon and minted peas, it didn't end happily, however saturday is a winner; porridge for brekker, two-cheese omlette for lunch and risotto for dinner. Naturally he underlines his middle-class cred by pointing at the pan with the leek softening but *before* i'd put the rice in and loudly proclaimed "Geek" and then "Risotto!" He's mother is so proud.

source
leek risotto - Nigel Slater, Observer Food Monthly
pasta with asparagus, pesto and poached egg - Delicious, May 2005, p110