As is our custom this time of year, we got in a rental car last week and drove from the District of Columbia to our favorite vacation spot on the shores of Casco Bay in South Freeport, Maine.
We had a special passenger this time: a five-pound sockeye salmon flown in fresh from Alaska. Our friend [...]
Entries Tagged as 'salmon'
Welcome to Maine!
July 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Sustainability, dinner
What’s for Lunch
July 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sustainability, garden
Alaskan salmon salad with green salad from the garden.
I suppose you could make a gourmet version of this salmon salad using salmon fillet. But I’m usually on a budget and pick the canned salmon from Whole Foods. Salmon is rich in heart-healthy, Omega-3 fatty acids. But make sure the salmon you buy is from a certified [...]
What’s for Breakfast
April 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · breakfast, garden
Swiss cheese omelet with fresh chives, beef tongue, smoked salmon, over fresh salad greens.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Shopping: none
I get a big bag of salad greens at the farmers market on Sunday this time of year and augment it with greens out of our own garden: mizuna (done now), arugula, red mustard greens. I like a [...]
Tags: beef tongue·omelet·salad·salmon
Salmon Are Running!
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Sustainability, dinner, garden
Have you noticed fresh Alaska sockeye salmon at your local seafood counter? We eat as much as we can afford from Whole Foods. Recently we harvested our remaining chiogga beets to make a simple side with olive oil and red wine vinegar. And the finest greens of all are the beet tops, gently sauteed with [...]
Don’t Eat Farmed Salmon!
July 17th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Sustainability, dinner
Originally I was going to title this post “Salmon with Bearnaise Sauce” because that’s exactly what you see in the picture. Whole Foods was selling beautiful fillets of fresh, wild-caught sockeye salmon from Alaska and I couldn’t resist. I found a container of bearnaise sauce we’d made some time ago in the fridge and we [...]
Tags: farmed salmon·salmon·vegetables
Lunch
March 5th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
Salmon salad with avocado.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
This is a high protein meal, starting with a 7.5-ounce can of Alaska salmon mixed with diced onion, capers and mayonnaise. One can is enough to make two hefty, man-sized portions.
Slice 1/2 ripe avocado into wedges and peel. It requires no dressing. It is perfectly delicious and wholesome as [...]
A Final Flurry of Pickling
October 18th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been a race to get my Pickling Powerpoint ready for presentation at the local historical society this morning. Lots of pickling and photos of pickles. I think we have enough pickles to last us through the winter. Some of the best pickles are the easiest, such as these Middle Eastern-style pickled turnips with [...]
Tags: mushrooms·onions·pears·peppers·pickles·pineapple·salmon·turnips
The Last Fish: Scandinavian Salmon Stew
March 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
A client ordered a last-minute dinner party for 10 and my wife found this tantalizing recipe for salmon stew in Houghton Mifflin’s The Best American Recipes 2005-2006.
Turns out the dish originates right here in the District of Columbia at Kinkead’s, widely regarded as one of the city’s best seafood joints.
Normally we would pass over [...]
Salmon with Spring Vegetables
April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Here’s an excuse to use just about every Spring vegetable you can think of. Leeks, fennel, asparagus, artichoke, carrots–quite a crew.
The vegetables constitute a kind of hash upon which the salmon can be proudly displayed and served.
As for the salmon, I chose a wild-caught coho salmon from the certified-sustainable Alaskan fishery.
The coho salmon is [...]
Tags: salmon·spring·vegetables
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
