Grilled Salmon scallion pancake tacos with a fresh apple relish

"Something smells fishy"

I am still trying to get the hang of this motherhood blogger thing. It’s been quite a task to do these recipes and these blog posts with my little Elizabeth. According to The Bump, at 10 weeks old, she should be taking longer naps, sleeping even up to 6 hours. Today I got the longest sleep from her ever. She gave me roughly four and a half hours. This is the one and the only reason why I had time to make, eat, photograph and blog this recipe all in the same day. YAY ME!

Smoked salmon spread

Brunch knows best

Can it be a brunch without a smoked salmon spread? No I think not.  There are some foods that just scream brunch; mimosas, chicken n waffles and smoked salmon spread or dip, call it what you want. This recipe is incredibly easy to make, and most of all delicious.

Salmon in a lemon dill coconut cream sauce

"Christmas is coming"
 

It’s shocking how far I’ve come in the development of my palate.  There was a time where I would never put rosemary or dill anything to my mouth. Even salmon I hated at one point. And now what do we have here? Salmon and dill? It’s a miracle, a extremely delicious creamy and flavorful miracle.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

 

 Something Smells Fishy...

I have been trying to post this recipe since good Friday (such are the perils of Flows less than stellar internet service) It is with great pleasure that I finally post this Smoked salmon pasta, yum! Last year I made cedar planked salmon with a bacon jam, this year I smoked the salmon, mixed it with a rich cream sauce filled with herbs and pasta. It’s a great main dish or as a seafood side dish.

Lemon Butter Salmon

Something Smells Fishy...

Everyone has their own version of lemon butter salmon. It’s a classic way to dress a beautiful piece of fish, Paired with mashed potatoes and sauté broccoli and asparagus with a glass of wine, and that all you need for a perfect dinner.

Salmon burger with sweet dill cream

Burger Showdown!

I always have to find a way to implement vegetarian and seafood dishes into my monthly blog postings. So a salmon burger is a natural addition to the list of burgers I will be doing this month. The yummy salmon burger for today is topped with grilled onions, broccoli sprouts and smothered in a simple creamy dill sauce.

Cedar planked salmon with bacon onion jam

Something Smells Fishy...

I find it so funny how I am constantly cooking salmon, the fish that I hated not so long ago. I am constantly on a quest to cook it in different ways, each being better than the last. Not to sound like a broken record yet again, but this is the best salmon I’ve ever made; even better than the honey mustard herb salmon. And if you have ever had the honey mustard herb broiled salmon then you know this is the salmon of every salmon lover’s dream!

Jerk Salmon

Something Smells Fishy...

The first time I had jerk fish was on the eve of my 29^th birthday. We went to Oswald’s at alligator pond and as usual I ordered my escovitch fish. We were about to order another when someone suggested I try their Jerk fish. It was spectacular and I have never ordered anything else from them since that day.

Salmon filled Corn Muffins

Breakfast is served

I think there is something nice about fillings. Twinkies, cupcakes, doughnuts, hot pockets, tarts, egg rolls, all these foods have some form of wrapper with a filling inside. For the most part, its rare that a muffin gets a filling, and even more rare to see it filled with fish. I have made a chicken pot cornbread muffin before, but that was a mixed batter and not a filling, so I decided with this recipe that I wanted the salmon to be a surprise inside. Meet the breakfast Twinkie

Salmon Wellington

Something smells fishy....

“Bwoy me nah tell nuh lie “This is the ultimate way to have salmon, I kid you not if you know a salmon whore, they may need to add this to their repertoire. In Jamaica we eat a lot of seafood on a weekly if not daily basis. My father in particular will have salt fish or mackerel and boiled dumplings with a side of brown stew fish every day. However we always stick to the usual, stew fish, steam fish, roast, escovitch ect. (I was actually going to make brown stew fish for this post :/ ) It was really nice to try something new and for everyone to actually love it.

Red Salmon Flatbread Pizza

Something smells fishy...

I always wondered why people hate canned salmon. It’s my favorite kind of salmon, normally we have it sautéed with onions tomatoes and peppers for breakfast with fried dumplings, or for dinner over rice. It’s just so versatile and yummy, but I have heard from multiple persons that they find it disgusting. Do you know someone who feels the same way? This recipe was made for them, it will turn any person into a lover of canned salmon.

I hate salmon

 

A few months back I went on a pescaterian venture. The only form of animal protein i consumed was seafood. As a true island girl, I love all seafood with the exception of salmon and lobster (sigh, yes I said lobster, hate it!!!). For some reason the flavor of salmon is so strong and over powering I tend to eat very small pieces of it or none at all.

Can’t cook without

There are just some things you can’t live without, can’t do without. Likewise there are some kitchen utensils you can cook without. You don’t even realize how deep this unnatural dependency is until your rummaging through a friends kitchen drawer fighting back tears and wondering how she survives without a mallet.