Wow - No one in the Cafe today. Everyone is out hiking on a fine Fall day. We had brunch at our favorite restaurant which sadly is closing next month - not due to lack of business, it's packed every day. But the owner wants do do other things so it is closing. Then we went to Art Prize - the World's largest art competition. We walk all over town looking at art and voting for your favorites. Some is bad, - some is good.
But tonight, for dinner I for the first time made Cedar Plank Salmon. I've had it in restaurants (I think its a Pacific NW thing), but never made it for myself. The recipe is from Curtis Stone's recent cookbook. It's pretty simple. You soak a cedar plank in water and brine the salmon in a solution of salt, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Then you grill it on the plank over indirect heat. Son had a strip steak as he isn't a fish eater. Accompanied by a rice pilaf from my Indian cookbook, boiled green beans, and a Rose from Provence. Yum
But tonight, for dinner I for the first time made Cedar Plank Salmon. I've had it in restaurants (I think its a Pacific NW thing), but never made it for myself. The recipe is from Curtis Stone's recent cookbook. It's pretty simple. You soak a cedar plank in water and brine the salmon in a solution of salt, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Then you grill it on the plank over indirect heat. Son had a strip steak as he isn't a fish eater. Accompanied by a rice pilaf from my Indian cookbook, boiled green beans, and a Rose from Provence. Yum