Snow Day

Two days in a row....oh my! Being snowbound inspires cooking for some reason.

Had leftovers of yesterday's Beef Stroganoff but made a side of Roasted Asparagus with a Mustard Vinaigrette:

400 degree oven
1/2 bunch of asparagus, woody ends snapped off
olive oil
salt
pepper
dijon mustard
cider vinegar

Tossed the asparagus with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. I put it in the oven, tossed them after about 7 minutes, popped them back in for another 5 minutes. Mine were rather slender spears (I prefer those to the thicker ones), so adjust time if you have different size spears. (I tried coming up with a way to say this that didn't result in setting myself up as the butt of many a joke, but couldn't find a way, so joke away.) While they were roasting, I whisked together the oil and vinegar in a roughly 2:1 ratio and added a squirt of mustard and whisked again to incorporate. (If I'd had some whole grain mustard, I may have used that instead.) Once the asparagus was out of the oven, I drizzled it with the vinaigrette. So pleased was I that I ate the entire half bunch myself.

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Being housebound should result in dissertation work but instead resulted in leafing through cookbooks. As usual, I was most attracted to the sweets. I've never made a pound cake (Gasp! A Southern girl who has never made a pound cake? Does such a person even exist?) and I had all the necessary ingredients, so I gave it a go. Still waiting for it now, but I can say that it smells heavenly and that the batter was sinfully delicious. Nice bit of irony there, huh?