This weekend we are celebrating Sofia’s birthday party and having family to stay so that means cooking for many and vegetarians too! When I cook a meal (I’m not doing the food for the party – the chef is doing that – I like to choose something simple which means I can get on with all the other things that entertaining involves… so a traybake it is for our evening meal. Sofia has asked for salads along side - no doubt she'll want to make the tomato salad. I’ll add some asparagus to the chicken orzo and pesto traybake instead of sugar snap peas. The recipe is here…. |
Did you know that eating asparagus can make your pee smell because it contains a sulphur compound called asparagusic acid. When your body digests asparagus, it breaks down asparagusic acid into several sulphur-containing byproducts. These byproducts are volatile and can evaporate quickly, producing a distinctive odour. Not everyone can detect this smell, as the ability to smell these compounds is determined by genetic variations. So now you know! |
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