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Seafood Series: 1

Posted on by Samantha Dedea

If you’re wondering how to fillet a fish, I have no idea, I just have the guy at Publix do everything for me. But, I love seafood. Even though I am picky about the fish I enjoy eating, I could probably eat seafood every single day. Off the top of my head, I know I like trout, salmon, tuna, and sea bass. That’s pretty much it and it’s not a whole lot of variety. But up until recently, I only really liked sushi and not cooked fish at all. The photo I attached is of some salmon fillets I made last night. I don’t really use recipes or write them down, but here is my best guess as to what I used:

Wild Sockeye Salmon FIllets:

  • 1lb of salmon skinned and cut into 4 fillets
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 bunch of fresh thyme
  • 1 bunch of fresh basil
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • juice of 2 limes
  • A dash of Pinot Grigio

So here’s the thing… I didn’t really have the ingredients I wanted to make the salmon dish I had in mind, but you make do with what you have because #ballinonabudget. The salmon was actually pretty thin, so I didn’t have time to cook the sauce with the fillets still in the pan. Instead, what I did was season the fillets with salt and pepper on both sides, cook them until they were nearly done, and then took them off the pan just slightly undercooked so that they could finish cooking in the sauce. I then added the chopped shallot, garlic, cilantro, basil, and thyme to the pan and let it cook for a couple of minutes. I added a little more salt and pepper just to enhance the herbs natural flavors. After about 2 minutes, I added the juice of 2 limes and a little white wine and let it cook for about 5 minutes. I then added the salmon fillets back into the pan letting it finish cook while absorbing all of the flavors in the pan.

It was a way of cooking salmon I have never tried before, but it actually turned out really good. I hear a lot of people don’t like cilantro but I think it tastes much better after it’s cooked. What are some of your favorite recipes? Leave a comment down below with some of your favorite seafood dishes and I’ll try to make it!

What to Do When Baking Doesn’t Go As Planned

Posted on by Samantha Dedea

When it comes to cooking, I don’t usually follow recipes. I read recipes all the time, but usually just for inspiration. And sometimes I get a little carried away and think I can bake without following a recipe, but that doesn’t usually work out. Take the photo I attached to this post for instance, I was trying to turn my banana bread muffin recipe into a paleo banana bread muffin recipe. But what I didn’t realize and therefore did not prepare for, was the difference in texture between regular enriched flour and coconut flour. The muffins came out really dense and liquid like at the bottom. Don’t get me wrong, they tasted great, but there was no way to store them or to keep them for a day without them falling apart. Since the recipe didn’t turn out how I wanted, I had no other choice but to add all of the muffins to a lined baking sheet, smash them together, and make failed banana bread muffin sheet cake. It turned out so good that there wasn’t even a chance to photograph it. I personally steer clear from baking unless it’s the holiday season because it doesn’t bring me as much joy as experimenting with different ingredients to make new and delicious meals. Do you have any recipes that didn’t turn out as planned but still made a great dish?