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Baked Salmon Recipe

July 31, 2008 on 9:05 pm | In Some of This Some of That | 3 Comments

Last night, we went to dinner for my husband’s birthday. My daughter ordered the baked Atlantic salmon and it turned out to be quite delicious. As someone who was born in the Pacific Northwest where salmon is considered a staple of people’s diet, finding well cooked salmon in Texas is not always easy. Last night was a pleasant surprise.

I grew up with a dad who loved fishing. Living near Puget Sound in Washington state, he was known to bring home fish, including salmon, on a regular basis. My mom knew how to clean and gut fish and then put it in the pan and cook it. I grew up having some very delicious fish dinners. Thankfully, I paid attention (sometimes) and one of my favorite dishes is to make grilled salmon.

Because I’m not a fisherman and I don’t live on either coast where I can get fresh caught fish, I try to buy fish from a quality supermarket. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to just pop over to Pike’s Place Market in Seattle and pick up salmon or any other seafood and know that it was caught locally and that it’s fresh? I prefer salmon that is dye free, I’m really not sure why they feel the need to put dye into it. Salmon is a very tender and tasty fish and does not need much done to it. In fact, the less you do, the better in my opinion.

Ingredients include either a fillet of salmon or a salmon steak, lemon and melted butter (not margarine). Place the fish on a baking sheet covered in foil. Brush butter on both sides of fish and sprinkle and squeeze lemon juice over the top. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until fish is flaky.

Just like the fish my daughter ate last night at the recipe, I like to bake it in the oven. The same recipe can be used to cook the fish on the grill if you prefer.

Now, this is a pretty simple recipe, but wouldn’t it be fun to enter it into the Great American Seafood Cook Off which supports the positiveness of domestic seafood sustainability. Do you have any yummy seafood recipes you’d consider entering into the Cook off? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Tags: cook off, Great American Seafood Cook Off, salmon, seafood

Back To School Shopping

July 31, 2008 on 8:26 pm | In Family | 1 Comment

My daughter and I have spent the last 3 days searching for the perfect binder for 7th grade.  We began by looking for 3 ring binders with shoulder straps.  Finally, we found one.  It’s not exactly what my daughter wanted, but we bought it in case we don’t find anything better.

This morning, my daughter informed me that she thinks she’d prefer a regular binder and a messenger bag.   She found one online that she likes, but I’m having a hard time with the $65 purchase price (add shipping to that).  So, I took her shopping today, for 4 hours!  We came home with nothing.

School supply shopping sure does become more difficult as she is getting older.

Tags: school supplies