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Quick Fish Dinner a.k.a. SALMON RUSHdie

2011-05-20T01:15:00.000-07:00

I'm not even going to apologize for that pun in the blog title!

Here's a quick way to prepare salmon that is so easy yet yields impressive results. I thought I'd share because I had never prepared salmon before (this is Paisley writing...Ally usually does the cooking and I do the eating) and on my first try I was proud of what I made. This is kind of an anti foodie friendz post in the respect that I made it just for myself but if you have a night off from your buds and just wanna make something easy and delicious...this is the dish to make!

I bought a small filet of salmon fresh from Sprouts, which is basically a cheap version of Whole Foods. I was intimidated by the skin on the fish but with the help of YouTube I learned how to remove the skin fairly easily:

Since I'm a newbie at this, I basically followed eHow's article on "How to Pan Fry Salmon". Here are the steps from the site if you don't feel like reading the entire article:

1. Season both sides of your salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Let it rest 5 minutes.
2. Drizzle olive oil over the top and bottom of the salmon fillet, rubbing it into the meat. Let rest 5 minutes.
3. Preheat your frying pan over high heat until droplets of water "dance" on the metal, then turn the heat down to medium.
4. Place 1 tsp. butter into the frying pan and allow to melt.
5. Add the salmon to the hot butter in center of the pan.
6. Let sizzle for 2 minutes, then use your tongs to loosen the fillet from the pan to avoid the flesh from sticking (unless using a non-stick pan).
7. Cook the salmon for 5 minutes on each side, then check for doneness by inserting a tooth pick or paring knife into the center of the fillet and pulling it out. If it comes out clean, the salmon is ready.
8. Using your tongs, remove the fillet to the serving plate and serve.

To add some extra flavor I cut up a few green onions and heated them with Mama's Best Soy Ginger Marinade while I was cooking the salmon and drizzled over the salmon when it was finished cooking. Mama's Best is a Southern California brand and I was really into their sauce (I met them at Sprouts when they were giving out samples and they basically inspired me to venture out and make salmon). I added a handful of arugula on top of the salmon for some extra greens and it paired perfectly with the marinade and fish.

This dish probably took me about 15-20 minutes total and I'm sure those of you who actually know how to cook will be even quicker. Thanks for letting me share my first venture into preparing salmon....but that's what (foodie) friends are for, right?

Crock Pot Pulled Pork Tacos

2010-01-20T11:20:00.000-08:00

This is my step mom's famous dish, but she's not answering her phone. So without a recipe, I'm winging it and let me just say there's passion fruit juice involved!

I know, riiiiiiight.

So many of you are going to need to mentally prepare like I did before you make this scrumptious meal. So let's get it over with an look at this meat.

Ingredients:
1) Meat: 2lb-3lb Pork Shoulder (gross name but it quality, swomise)
2) Liquids: 1 1/2 cup of water
3) : 1/2 cup of passion fruit juice
4) Veg: Half Red Onion & 1 Green Onion
5) Fruits: 1 apple (any kind but I like Fuji)
6) Spices: Garlic Salt, Pepper, & Cayenne Pepper

To Do List
Step 1: Put pork in crock pot
Step 2: Add spices on top of pork
Step 3: Pour water around
Step 4: Add Onions
Let cook on high 2 hours
After 2 hours, put it on low for the remaining time...maybe about 3 hours...depending.

That's 5 hours folks so make sure you start early if you want dinner before midnight.

Falling Right Off That Bone

Step 5: Once it's fully cooked take 2 forks and shred that pork! Get the fat out of there because it ruins a bite for sure.

Step 6: Get some tortillas, thinly slice those apples to add to taco along with onions, cheese, & cilantro.

Option: If you like tomatos, buy a can of premixed dixced tomatos, onion, garlic, and whatever else is in there. It's great for a salsa if you don't have time to make your own.

ALERT: MY STEPMOM JUST CALLED SHE SAYS SHE JUST PUTS THE PORK IN WITH NOT EVEN WATER! It cooks in it's own juices!!!!

I'm trying that next for pulled pork & homemade bbq sauce...stay tuned!

Veggie Friendly Macho Nachos

2009-09-14T00:48:00.000-07:00

After a 30 mile bike ride, there's really only one way to satisfy a group of friends' hunger: MACHO NACHOS!!!

Ingredients:

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Soyrizo
Morningstar Mealstarters Crumbles
Cheddar Cheese Mix
Cuban Black Beans
Diced Green Peppers
A dash of corn for color
Michelle's Mom's Secret Salsa (you can make your own suckaz)
Sour Cream
Avocado (CRUCIAL!!!)

Optional Add For Flavor:

Heated debate about the movie It.
A&W Cream Soda

Layer ingredients on baking pan however you see fit, cook until the cheese melts (we heated up the soyrizo, crumbles and beans ahead of time).

For extra fun and added friendship bonding, ditch the plates and share the nachos on the baking pan (plus, that means less dishes to clean! yay!)

Looks Who's Coming To Breakfast

2009-09-14T00:47:00.000-07:00

What do you get when you mix pancake batter, a friend returning from Germany, and Zac Effron?

This morning's meal:

CHERRY STUFFED PANCAKES & 17 AGAIN

Ingredients:

1 Trader Joes Pancake Mix

---1 part water 1 part milk (no eggs needed, fool!)

1/2 bag dried cherries

If you do it right, there won't be anything to clean off the plates.

Optional Add For Flavor

-Jet lagged Polish roommate

-off putting, incestuous sexual advances (see 17 Again)

Welcome Welcome Welcome

2009-09-12T02:35:00.000-07:00

Testing Testing 1 2 3!!!!

This is our Foodie Friendz Blog. It's where we make food. With our friends. This aint no boring blog. We got goat cheese stuffed bell peppers drizzled with honey. We got roasted asparagus apple garlic. We got more in store.