Barbecued Salmon? Why not? The hoisin sauce, sherry and soy sauce make a nice counterpoint to the salmon’s richness. If you don’t have hoisin sauce you can use another purchased barbecue sauce, or regular ketchup. If using ketchup I would add a dash of Worcestershire sauce. We grill a lot of salmon in the summer and I try to vary the style. The sauce would work on salmon steaks or … Continue reading →
If it’s Friday it must be fish night. In case you think we are in a rut, I make fish on Friday because that’s the day I do the shopping. I like fresh fish. I also like to find ways to use the abundance of cherry tomatoes a single plant will produce. This year I planted a variety called Black Cherry. They are a very deep red, somewhat bigger than … Continue reading →
Mon mari hardly ever complains about ‘Fish Hell Day’ when he gets to cook it on the grill. And especially not when it’s salmon. We eat a lot of salmon. It does get to be a challenge to find new ways to fix it. Some are more successful than others. This is one of the better ones…. I’m really starting to like using lime juice rather than lemon juice. Honey, … Continue reading →
Time flies….. It seems like I just did the Secret Recipe Club and yet here it is again…. Okay, not quite. This isn’t the regular monthly event but a special recipe collection to kick-start summer featuring Picnic and Barbecue Foods. As you all know we cook everything (almost) on the barbecue in summer so this is a great way to get the season started. This month I got to explore Cheese Curd … Continue reading →
Month 4 of the Secret Recipe Club. This month I had fun exploring Hun… What’s for Dinner. The recipe I chose was for Balsamic Glazed Salmon. We all know how much mon mari loves fish…. Okay, he does like grilled salmon and this was so good I actually made it twice. I did modify the recipe slightly (of course). We are two, not six, and we can’t easily find green … Continue reading →
As they say: planning is everything. Remember the garlic chips I made for the Crispy Mushrooms? As I was stir-frying the chard to have with the salmon (the rest of the dinner, after the Stuffed Zucchini to start) I decided the garlic chips would add just the right amount of crunch and flavor. Thus a dish is born….. For those who want to know – I just stir-fried 6oz (180gr) chard in … Continue reading →
Our mini-vacation is over. We had a wonderful time playing tour guide and tourist for 4 days. We had a wonderful time sampling a variety of wine (and, just perhaps, a wee bit too much) for 5 nights. Our weather was perfect, the sunsets were beautiful and the dogs fairly well-behaved. What more could one ask for? We’re not quite switching to bread and water but I do foresee some … Continue reading →
