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| Wild Salmon, Asparagus, and Shiitakes |
Apparently my son thinks I'm awesome because I make him bacon. That's right bacon. It all traces back to last week and the homemade Mother's Day gift that my son made at school. He came home so excited from school on Friday and immediately gave me the gift that he had made. It featured a picture of me frying bacon and a story about what makes me so great. The story emphasized that I do crafts and fry bacon. Of all the things that I do, bacon has the biggest impact on my kids. I don't know if I should be flattered or worried. According to my son all the other kids put things like their mother was pretty, funny etc. He was very proud that I make great bacon. Maybe I should stop trying to dress up and look nice for my husband as well. Bacon seems to have magical qualities for the males in my family. Since having bacon everyday is not healthy I make other foods that the males in my family love. Two of their favorites are salmon and mushrooms. Tonight I tried a new recipe for Wild Salmon, Asparagus and Shiitakes in Parchment from Martha Stewart Living magazine.
This recipe has 9 ingredients. It takes 35 minutes of total time, 25 minutes of which is active and makes 4 servings. I only made a few changes to the original recipe. First since the shiitakes at the store I shop at only come in 5 ounce containers, I bought two and used 10 ounces total in the recipe. Secondly, I realized that I had forgotten to toss the vegetables with olive oil, so instead I drizzled the top of the salmon and vegetables. This method ended up working very well since it kept the salmon moist while cooking. I found that my cooking time was much longer than the 9 minutes suggested by the recipe. This was probably due to the fact that my fillets were much larger and had skin.
Since everything is baked in parchment this is a very easy dish to prep and cook. The clean-up just involves throwing away the used parchment, which is great for a weeknight meal. Both of my sons love salmon and this dish was popular. The sliced lemon wedges are an important component, it helps to bring out the flavor of the vegetables and enhance the flavor of the salmon.
For the recipe go to Wild Salmon, Asparagus, and Shiitakes in Parchment.
Hahahaha -bacon is magical in my house, too! It's one of the few things that EVERYONE in the house can agree on that they like LOL.
ReplyDeleteIt's the same in my house :) Love the bacon!
DeleteThank you for sharing this! I love salmon, asparagus and mushrooms, so this is the perfect meal for me and I definitely will try it. How cute is your son making a picture of you frying bacon! Bless! x
ReplyDeleteI love all three also, they are a great combo!
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DeleteBacon is meat candy!
ReplyDeleteI eat a lot of salmon in my normal diet and this looks terrific!
I agree it is definitely like candy in my house :) Thanks for the nice comment!
DeleteI wish I liked seafood because that is so impressive!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) My dad never liked seafood even though we lived in seattle, so you aren't alone!
DeleteBuwahahaha, that's funny about the bacon! My son made a fill-in-the-blank card at school for the big day and under weight he put that I weigh 85 lbs. Woot!! :)
ReplyDeleteThe salmon recipe is going right to my MILs inbox because she's looking for a recipe for her husband's birthday.
I would be very happy with 85 pounds :) If your mother in law tries it tell me how it turns out!
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