Baked crispy basa with garlic
Fish is good — and good for you — and while we love our salmon, it’s always fun to experiment with others. This time it was basa filets, dipped in panko, salt and pepper, sprinkled with chopped garlic and a knob of butter and baked in a hot oven. Chopped shallots sweetened the asparagus, also baked in the oven. Mashed carrots and cauliflower on the side.
Posted by mainlyfood on February 1, 2012
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…there’s a meal to be had. Frittatas are great any time of day and with any kind of ingredients. Cauliflower abound in the markets these days, quickly boiled then sautéed with a bit of garlic brings out their sweetness and with some leftover bits of cheese and a salad on the side, dinner’s served!
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Posted by mainlyfood on January 29, 2012
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Spices like turmeric and cumin warm up a dish in more ways than just taste. And they’re good for you too. Simmering soup makes the house smell inviting, perfect for a rainy day.
Looks like cheddar cheese
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Posted by mainlyfood on January 24, 2012
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Pizza dough with oregano
The best pizza is usually the one made at home, with everyone’s pick of their favourite toppings. Made the dough at lunch time (a luxury!) and let it sit covered in a cold oven for hours which made it light and fluffy and easy to roll out. Maxed out the oven temperature and baked quickly. Perfect weekend meal.
Half and half: pepperoni/mushrooms and pesto/sausage
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Posted by mainlyfood on January 21, 2012
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Good thing the whole family loves salmon as it seems to be an almost-weekly staple. This time marinated in mustard sauce and quickly fried in a hot pan. Garlic steamed broccoli and sautéed brussels sprouts with lemon on the side.
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Good and good for you
Posted by mainlyfood on January 16, 2012
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Butter-marinated salmon with grilled fennel and potatoes
While the potatoes were boiling, fennel grilling and salmon marinating the other night, there was time to chop and prep the next evening’s meal.
We all know soup tastes better the next day! A pile of leeks sautéed slowly with some garlic, potatoes, chicken stock, salt and white pepper. Didn’t have the dill I usually use, but added crème fraîche at the end and some leftover Gruyère which worked like a charm.
Puréed leek and potato soup
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Posted by mainlyfood on January 13, 2012
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We did end up with some leftovers following the New Year’s Day bash, most of it cheese (that’s what happens when buying in bulk). I picked up a baguette on my way home, needed to stop for milk anyway, and went hunting in the freezer for dinner options.
Found a couple of pieces of haddock and a few of salmon. Fresh fennel in the fridge: fish stew! Onion simmered in butter, flour and milk made a roux, a pinch of curry, then the fennel and some chopped potatoes. Added some sliced tomatoes for colour and finished off with a bit of dill, salt and pepper after 20ish minutes of simmering.
Son #1 had Friulano, #2 Asiago, hubby blue cheese…and I had three slices of baguette so I could sample one of each. The only drawback: nothing left for my lunch the next day!
Fish “soup”
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Posted by mainlyfood on January 4, 2012
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Butter bath
After the Christmas weekend and before New Year’s, lighter fare is both required and desired. Simple sautéed spinach with grated citrus, red potatoes and…sole meunière, the not-so-light portion of the meal, as the fish is fried in clarified Butter.
Simply spinach
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Posted by mainlyfood on December 29, 2011
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Traditional Norwegian “kransekake”
Norwegian kransekake. A few days in a cool dark place, then we’ll decorate with flags and Christmas crackers and finally be ready for the holidays. GOD JUL!
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Posted by mainlyfood on December 21, 2011
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Pies ready for the oven
Son #1 turned 13 in early December and as is tradition, the birthday boy selects the day’s menu. It was a pie-fest! Steak and Guinness pie, chicken pot pie, minted peas — all recipes from Jamie Oliver. Dessert was apple pie and blueberry tart, generously made and brought by two of the guests. Another guest brought a large green salad and I was grateful for the help. We needed some serious re-arranging to fit all 15 around the table.
Steak and Guinnes pie
Our house is small, but the kitchen’s the biggest room, so with an extra table and moving of shoes and other kids’ paraphernalia, it worked. Needless to say, I don’t have dinner sets for 15, but mis-matched silver and inherited china looked pretty good even though the table cloth didn’t quite cover the length of the makeshift table. What was important were the people around it.
Birthday meal
Posted by mainlyfood on December 18, 2011
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