Spaghetti with Asparagus, Mushrooms, Lemon, and Chives

So, yeah, this really wasn't very delicious. Maybe it was the mushroom broth I used instead of vegetable, or the crimini-because-they-were-out-of-shitake mushrooms, or the fact that I overcooked both the asparagus AND the pasta. Mostly though, I think it was the lemon. When I came across this recipe, all these ingredients said HELLO, SPRING! But when I ate it: sour. Sour sourness.

And, look, I am exaggerating a bit. I still ate it, and so did my mom, sister, and husband (sort of). But it wasn't the inaugural baby-birds-being-born kind of meal I'd hoped for.