Well, it has been about forever since my last attempt at a post here. It never occurred to me how difficult it might be to get into a regular habit of posting to a food blog. Perhaps it is that it feels a bit too much like a diary, and I was never one to write regularly in diaries. I started many of them when I was a young girl, daydreaming about whatever struck my mind that day... but those daydreams rarely made it onto the pages of my diary. So here I find myself once again attempting to ..gasp.. write a daily.. or maybe weekly .. food blog.
Now on to the food...
Something I make a lot is salmon. First off, it is a beautiful looking fish.. even uncooked, there is something about that well.. salmon colored orangey-pink hue that I find very appealing. I love it raw in sushi, grilled, poached, in salad, even in sandwiches. I am a fish fan in general anyway, and salmon is one of those marvelous fish that I can usually find anywhere and pleases most eaters (even people who otherwise don't usually like fish much).
One way I like to prepare it best.. probably due to the ease of throwing it together at the last minute... is to prepare a simple paste of herbs & garlic and grill it in a grilling pan. Incredibly easy, fast, and always turns out. Sometimes I don't bother to make an actual paste, and just lazily sprinkle the tops with some herb seasoning blend (whichever my hand happens to land on first in the spice cabinet) and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Click here for the printable recipe for my Lemon Pepper Salmon.
