The Bumbling Chef Triumphs Again!

So I've been on a bit of a cooking spree lately... just having fun randomly trying to cook things I've never eaten or tried my hand at making before.  Most of the time I eat out or have food delivered or just snack on foods that don't require a lot of preparation, so this is all new and fun for me.

Tonight's new experiment was with asparagus.  I've always made pretty straightforward steamed asparagus topped with butter and salt but I found a new recipe online and decided to give it a shot tonight.

Preparing it this way was faster, easier and ended up tasting better than my fumbling attempts at steaming ever did.  I think I always WAY overcooked it before.  The hint of lemon flavor is a really interesting addition and overall it tasted light and refreshing.  Heck, I'd never even used a lemon zester before so this was definitely an adventure for me!

Tomorrow I'm going to try a recipe for "Pollock in Mustard Sauce" that I found in a little cookbook from Ikea.  I've never even eaten pollock before so this will be an adventure.  We didn't eat a lot of fish in my house growing up and while I've embraced sushi and salmon in recent years, I haven't had a chance to try too many other seafood dishes.  Unless you count Long John Silver's or fish sticks... eww.  I think it's a pretty safe bet that I'll like this much better than fish sticks as long as I don't mess it up.

This recipe has way more ingredients than the simple asparagus one I tried tonight, but I feel confident!  Wish me luck!