My condolences, @Kim Shook, on your mom's passing. Where I grew up, it was very common to hold springtime burial services for those who had passed away in the winter while the ground was frozen. I always felt it was a bit wrenching for the families to revisit that grief at a distance and even more so for everyone who lost loved ones in these last few years and had to postpone gatherings. How lovely of your friend to handle the food, too. It's so nice to be able to visit with people over a bit of food and drink, especially when they may have traveled a ways.
My lunch today - spaghetti with asparagus fashioned after the recipe for pasta alla gricia with sugar snap peas in Six Seasons.
Asparagus going in for the sugar snaps is the obvious sub but I also used diced country ham instead of pancetta. Those little biscuit slices from Broadbent's are ever so handy to have on hand!
The asparagus spears were big and fat but very tender and delicious. I peeled about the last inch or so but I don't think it was necessary.
