Category Archives: Fish
Salmon with tarragon sauce. 10/12/20
Today I had to be extra careful calorie-wise because John was making me a Negroni Sbagliato for our before-sies. That is a combination of 1.5 oz. Campari, 1.5 oz. sweet vermouth, 3 oz. sparkling wine, 2 olives, and orange peel. … Continue reading
Chilean sea bass, glazed carrots, rice. 10/1/20
Wow, was this delicious! John cooked these thick chunks of fish for fourteen minutes in a 400F oven topped with a little olive oil, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and bay leaf. They came out perfectly! To accompany the fish I … Continue reading
Tuna and white bean gratin. 9/30/20
Another new dinner entree tonight. This is a mixture of canned tuna, white beans, refried beans, garlic, Gruyere, and panko breadcrumbs. The original recipe calls for cream and milk and for purée-ing the beans. We were able to get by … Continue reading
Eat more fish! It is good for you! 9/21/20
Since I have lost over 50 lbs. my overall cholesterol is great. One thing that is not so great is my HDL (good cholesterol) reading. It is lower than it should be. My doctor told me to eat less fat … Continue reading
Roasted Chilean sea bass with mango salsa. 9/12/20
John roasted three pieces of sea bass for 12-15 minutes depending on their thickness. How’s that for a fast delicious dinner?! I made a mango salsa to go with the dinner by combining mango, a chiffonade of kale, Fresno chile, … Continue reading
Pan-seared salmon with tartar/parsley sauce, rice, and snow peas. 9/2/20
Tonight’s dinner of salmon, rice, and snow peas is really easy and really tasty. John cooked the salmon to perfection. I doubt that it took more than five minutes in the pan. To accompany it I made a tartar and … Continue reading
Pan-seared salmon. 8/20/20
This was a quick cooking dinner. There was, of course, some prep time for making the sauce, seasoning the fish, cutting up the veg, and steaming the rice. John took care of the rice in the morning so all we … Continue reading
Tropical salmon. 8/3/20
John said, first thing, that salmon was not a fish you find in the tropics. This was followed by broccoli not being a tropical vegetable. Undaunted I continued with my plans and I think that this colorful plate looks inviting … Continue reading
Sea bass, Vichy carrots, new potatoes, parsley sauce. 7/28/20
This was a stellar dinner. We bought these Chilean sea bass individually frozen fillets from Costco and they were great. It is on the expensive side since the per meal cost of the fish is about $13 for the two … Continue reading
Salmon with rice and snow peas. 7/23/20
We are eating more salmon to help support our HDL with omega-3 fatty acids. Tonight’s salmon was quickly pan fried in a spray of olive oil. It took less than 10 minutes to cook. Along with snow peas and rice … Continue reading
