I try to eat fresh local foods so living on a lake in rural Northern California can somewhat limit my food choices. We almost never eat out and when we do there are certainly no ethnic restaurants, unless you count Mexican cuisine as ethnic. Mexican food is a mainstay of the western U.S. food culture…
Tag: Alaskan salmon
Haricots Verts l’Orange
Do you ever wake up and say, “I really feel the need to barbecue green beans”? Yay me neither. If fact I don’t really love green beans but I hate to waste them and I had a giant bag of fresh green beans and a few oranges sitting around. And voila Haricot Verts l’orange was…
Smoked Salmon and Shrimp Chowder
I adapted this recipe from Fine Cooking Magazine’s recipe for Smoked Salmon and Leek Chowder. Their version called for whole milk, 3 tablespoons of butter and heavy cream. Try reducing the cream and butter in most recipes to reduce the saturated fat and calories. Substitute olive oil for some of the butter to increase the…
Smashed Purple Parsley Potatoes
Every wonder what to do with purple potatoes? You could make purple potato salad which usually ends up being gray. Blue/ Purple potato soup, that is so passé after Renée Zellweger cooked it for Colin Firth in “Bridget Jones’ Diary”. Purple mashed, maybe not. Purple potato slices with crème fraîche and caviar, maybe if I…
Ginger Salmon Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Salsa Fiesta Friday #22
Welcome to the weekend! I’m joining the party with mouth watering salmon and grilled pineapple salsa. Pass the margaritas please. Thanks to The Novice Gardener for hosting the Fiesta Friday blog party. I love fish tacos and salmon tacos should be in the Fish Taco Hall of Fame. The salmon in these tacos is marinated…
Citrus Salmon Caesar Salad
I have a freezer full of Alaskan salmon and I eat it at least twice a week. It is low in mercury, high in omega 3, and sustainable. This dinner entrée is satisfying, easy to make for a week night or for a special meal with friends. If entertaining you may want to splurge and…
Orange Braised Alaskan Salmon
Ingredients: •1 pound Alaskan salmon filet, substitute any pacific salmon •2 oranges, 1 sliced in 1/4 inch slices and one juiced •1/2 teaspoon sea salt •1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill •1 tablespoon lemon zest •1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper •1 teaspoon paprika •1 tablespoon olive oil •1/4 cup dry…
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