Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Bacon in an omelette? Good.

Bacon on a burger? Great.

Bacon wrapped around a filet mignon? Awesome.

All these foods are made better with bacon, so why not asparagus?

That's what I thought.

I actually like asparagus as a stand alone vegetable. It grills very well and is super easy to make: just add some olive oil and pepper and you have a quick and healthy side. For this dish, I added bacon for the sole reason that it was going to go bad soon. Pair it with a vegetable and at least you can think you are consuming something good for you.

Lime-Grilled Mahi Mahi with Basmati Rice, Asparagus and Pineapple Salsa

Mahi Mahi is one of my favorite types of fish. There are several ways to consume/cook it: raw, seared, or grilled come to mind. Either way I like them all but in this case I went for the flame grilled approach.

For this dish, I was looking to make something with a tropical feel. I knew I wanted pineapple somewhere (though I did contemplate a mango salsa instead) for the acid to contrast the grilled fish and asparagus. It turned out really well although I did put a bit too much lime into the rice. No big deal, you live and learn.

Overall, I paired the Lime-Grilled Mahi Mahi with some Basmati Rice, grilled Asparagus and topped it off with some Pineapple Salsa. It actually went very well together for a nice dish. The salsa turned out way better than I expected and went very well with the fish.