Recipes for posterity
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pixiecrinkleI should probably postdate this, but...
Grandma & Grandpa got me the aforementioned stainless steel Cusinart cookware set that I've coveting for so long. (Yes, I am 27 years old, and my grandparents still spoil me as if I were 6.) This inspired a night of experimental cooking for me Monday night. Here's what I made:
Salmon (fresh, from Wild Oats, and yes, I cooked fish in my house, so the world must be ending) grilled in olive oil and soy sauce. I mixed plain yogurt, soy milk and dill mustard for a sauce for this.
Green beans & carrots, sauteed in orange juice, and tomato paste, with a tiny bit of marinara thrown in at the last minute, along with spices.
Oven-roasted yukon gold potatoes, sprinkled with curry powder.
I didn't come close to eating the entire salmon steak, so Tuesday, I threw together a pasta dish with what I had on hand. This included:
1/4 of the salmon steak, all smushed up.
2 chopped roma tomatoes
1/2 can black beans
1/2 jar artichoke hearts, plus some of the oil they came in
a few tablespoons of the hot coriander chutney that I got this summer at India fest
soba noodles from Trader Joe's
That sounds bizarre, but it was excellent.
I still have a small piece of salmon, and some potatoes left in the fridge, so tonight may be another creative "toss it together" night.
Grandma & Grandpa got me the aforementioned stainless steel Cusinart cookware set that I've coveting for so long. (Yes, I am 27 years old, and my grandparents still spoil me as if I were 6.) This inspired a night of experimental cooking for me Monday night. Here's what I made:
Salmon (fresh, from Wild Oats, and yes, I cooked fish in my house, so the world must be ending) grilled in olive oil and soy sauce. I mixed plain yogurt, soy milk and dill mustard for a sauce for this.
Green beans & carrots, sauteed in orange juice, and tomato paste, with a tiny bit of marinara thrown in at the last minute, along with spices.
Oven-roasted yukon gold potatoes, sprinkled with curry powder.
I didn't come close to eating the entire salmon steak, so Tuesday, I threw together a pasta dish with what I had on hand. This included:
1/4 of the salmon steak, all smushed up.
2 chopped roma tomatoes
1/2 can black beans
1/2 jar artichoke hearts, plus some of the oil they came in
a few tablespoons of the hot coriander chutney that I got this summer at India fest
soba noodles from Trader Joe's
That sounds bizarre, but it was excellent.
I still have a small piece of salmon, and some potatoes left in the fridge, so tonight may be another creative "toss it together" night.
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Date: 2003-12-26 04:22 pm (UTC)okay, it's his only fish cookbook.
there are certain fish which will not be cooked in the house again while i'm here. these include turbot and some other white fishes that are really smelly. he cooks tilapia all the time, same with catfish. salmon is a bit smelly. he usually uses the toaster oven or oven and cooks on foil, so as soon as he's done, the foil is crumpled and disposed of and any soiled dishes cleaned.
i'm vegetarian and never liked seafood at all, so these things are important. ;)
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Date: 2003-12-27 10:43 am (UTC)I'm a vegetarian who used to love seafood, but who had a really bad reaction to shrimp once and stopped eating it altogether. Then I started easing back into fish this year, but have had a couple of bad reactions to stuff. So I've determined that I'm now a vegetarian who eats fish, but not shellfish. Basically, I really only eat salmon and tuna. I still feel like a major hypocrite.
The smell thing gets to me though. I had to wash everything immediately and take the trash out the other night, and still the next day coming home from work, I smelled it when I opened the door. Ick.
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Date: 2003-12-27 10:47 am (UTC)i was never a seafood fan, so it wasn't too hard for me to give it up years ago.
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Date: 2003-12-27 11:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-29 06:19 am (UTC)People can bring meat over as longas Its not cooked in my place...MAN, I would kill anyone making my house smell all meaty ro fishy!