3 asparagus braised sauce Recipes

vegetable broth, red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 1 3/4 cups), frozen lima beans (about 1 1/2 cups), thawed, asparagus spears, trimmed, cut into 1-inch lengths, dry white wine, frozen peas, prepared pesto sauce

angus beef center-cut sirloin steaks, olive oil, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, button mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped, shiitake mushrooms , wiped clean and chopped (if stems are too tough, save for another dish), baby portabella mushrooms, cleaned and chopped (if stems are too hard, save for another dish), louis m martini cabernet sauvignon wine, canned diced tomatoes, olive oil, chopped shallot, pancetta, thinly sliced, risotto rice (we used arborio), low sodium vegetable broth or 4 cups low sodium chicken broth, heavy cream, chopped fresh oregano, chopped blanched asparagus, salt , to taste, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, crushed red pepper flakes (a pinch or two)