Name: Spring Pasta with Blistered Tomatoes and Eggs
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 appropriately, 2 obnoxiously
Ingredients: 1 pint grape tomatoes; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 pound mafalda pasta, (or another wide noodle-like pasta); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 12 ounce shiitake mushrooms; 4 garlic cloves, (minced); 1/2 pound asparagus spears, (stems removed and cut into thirds); 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 4 eggs, (fried or poached); a sprinkle of crushed red pepper