Poached Salmon Lunch, with Asparagus,Shrimp and Salads

A week's vacation in West Palm—punctuated by two events I was asked to speak at and demo some recipes in Naples and Palm Beach, a week that concluded with blue skies, beach, pool food, fruity rum drinks—began with an unexpectedly fine lunch made by my dear old, hard-working, fun-loving, enormously generous mum.
We'd risen early, left [...:]