2 for 2

ok, so tonight's post is 90% not worth writing, but the 10% that is works for me.

like i said last night, we are short on cash until thursday. as a result of our fast, we had a huge piece of frozen salmon in the fridge that needed to be eaten. i pulled it out of the freezer this morning before leaving for work. i figured instead of checking my myspace and gmail 10 times throughout the day, i'd run a couple search engines for salmon recipes. the main reason being that i'm tired of always cooking something sweet and sugary with salmon! i've gone 3 days without anything spicy and i think i'm about to convulse!

so as the day wears on, i see all sorts of recipes and concepts about flavors that go with salmon. the thing for me though is that no matter what kind of glaze or sauce i cook with/for salmon, i ALWAYS taste pure salmon. what could possibly mask the bold flavor of this wonderful fish...then, i find it...scotch bonnet herb sauce for salmon! are you kidding me!!! scotch bonnet??? well, i unfortunately didn't have any scotch bonnet chile's in my fridge, but i did have a wilted old habanero left over from the fast and thought this couldn't be more perfect!

so, to make this dish, cook the salmon however you like. while it cooks, reduce a 1/2 cup of riesling down to about a 1/4 cup and set a side to cool. meanwhile, dice a tablespoon or so of cilantro (left over from some homemade salsa!!), a tablespoon of chives, and a tablespoon of basil. all of these are better if fresh, but if not, dry will certainly do. then, mix 2 tablespoons of mayo with a tablespoon of olive oil in a bowl. add the cooled wine reduction and the rest of the herbs. plate the salmon and drizzle the dressing/sauce over the top. we added a couple slices of sourdough that i actually had marcela buy fresh tonight. i know, it makes me a hypocrite, but she was at the store buying ingredients for a dinner we're making our small group leaders to thank them for their hospitality and commitment and i thought hey, a loaf of bread can't be that much right? would they really confiscate my car for a loaf of bread?

anyway, i don't mean to lower the standards of this blog by writing every night, but i thought this was a good meal as well as a worthy story to tell. also, does it really matter? are there any rules about posting to a blog? isn't the purpose of a blog to post to? well, even if i'm wrong, i'm gonna keep cooking and writing!