Not Everything

Not EVERYTHING I eat is bad for me. Take, for example, the dinner I made last night.

Asian Salmon and Steamed Broccoli

This is Asian Salmon and Steamed Broccoli. The salmon is a recipe from Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, and probably my favorite Food TV personality now that Paula's off the air. Don't even get me started on that whole fiasco, though. I just love Ina. So simple, yet so sophisticated and elegant. She always makes everything look oh so easy and delicious. Stuff I'd never even think about wanting to try, she's able to tempt me with.

Leslie Peel gave me this recipe for salmon. Her husband, Hollis, is diabetic. When Leslie heard about my diagnosis, she shared a few of her recipes with me. I showed all the recipes to Abby and she tweaked them a bit for me. For instance, instead of soy sauce as the recipe calls for, I use Bragg's Amino Acids (which sounds far less healthy than just plain ole soy sauce to me), but Abby says Amino Acids, so I buy and use Amino Acids. To the best of my remembery (my very own favorite made-up word), I think that's the whole change Abby made to the recipe. 

Nickey made this the first time several weeks and she overcooked the salmon a bit. This time, I think I undercooked it a bit. It tasted better overcooked, I'll just say. Hopefully, the third time's a charm and the next time we make it, it will be perfect. I'm just not so adept at cooking fresh fish. My salmon (pronounced "SAL-men") has always been from a can and fried as patties, served with mashed potatoes and corn. Now, my salmon (pronounced "sammen" is fresh and is served with steamed broccoli.

The broccoli was really good and so easy. Just cut up the florets, toss them in the Pampered Chef Large Micro Cooker (which is a very handy kitchen product and if you don't have one, you need one... I happen to be a consultant, so contact me to order yours). Steam 3-4 minutes in the microwave, drain off any excess liquid and season with freshly grated lemon zest, a little butter and Crazy Jane's Mixed-Up Seasoning Salt or Cavender's Greek Seasoning. Yum.

So, see... it's not all crazy terrible food choices for this girl!