Pasta or rice for tonight's dinner? :)

[Robin Garr]

Garlicky roasted asparagus in a light lemony velouté. Shall I put it on penne pasta or basmati rice or something else? Go!

Out of those two, I'd probably go for rice. Couscous would be another option.

[Robin Garr]

Thanks to a Facebook suggestion from one-time CompuServer Gill Othen in Canterbury, I switched gears and went with tiny waxy new white potatoes, split, parboiled and roasted on the same sheet that had just served for the asparagus bits. With a wisp of saffron and a whisper of fennel pollen to add complexity, it made an awesome dish.

I would say, inspired !