Asparagus? Eww!

I have a ton of different pictures of things I've cooked, but no time to post about them! May has been/is going to be crazy. I feel like all month I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I can't imagine how much crazier it will be when I have kids in school! Every weekend is busy, most weeknights are crazy, I can't wait for my Florida vacation! (I don't know when I'm going to find time to pack...)

I cooked dinner last night. It was crazy, I don't have much else to say about it... (honestly I've deleted 5 different paragraphs of writing this morning). I made Steak teriyaki, which I love! Rice (I usually prefer noodles, but rice was easier, so rice was made), and Asparagus, which I hate. Or at least I thought I hated. So why did I buy it & cook it? Kind of on a whim I suppose. I usually buy some napa, some water chestnuts, some sugar snap peas & throw them in some noodles with a yummy sauce. But I know Matt likes asparagus so I randomly decided to give it another try. Well, I googled "asian asparagus recipe", clicked on the first link, made that recipe & loved it! So, while I would love to give you my teriyaki recipe (it is super easy!) I think the asparagus recipe deserves to be posted. Perhaps next time you will get the teriyaki, for now, enjoy some Asparagus!

Asparagus Grilled with an Asian Touch

Ingredients:
3 lbs asparagus, tough ends removed
1 tablespoon brown sugar or 1 tablespoon honey
1/8-1/3 cup sesame oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar (I just used rice vinegar)
3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced finely
1/4 inch fresh ginger, grated
black pepper
chili pepper flakes

Directions:
1. Put all marinade ingredients into a zip-lock bag shake and add asparagus and marinate for 1 hour to overnight.
2. Remove from marinade, cook on a hot grill about 5 minutes just till lightly browned.
3. Turning often.
4. Optional: Heat the marinade and pour over the grilled asparagus.

(I halved the recipe (I mean, really, who needs 3 lbs of asparagus), only marinated for about an hour, and didn't do step 4, and I'm not really sure Matt did step 3 either... I would also like to add that while I was putting the marinade together I knocked the bag off the counter & ended up with most of the marinade on my dishwasher & kitchen floor, so I'm not sure my end proportions were quite right. It still tasted good :-))

~ http://www.food.com/recipe/asparagus-grilled-with-an-asian-touch-90746#ixzz1MoG6zxfK

(This is part of the reason dinner was so crazy to get together :P)