I decided to have a simple dinner tonight because I've been eating way too many carbs lately. Really, my diet is probably more than half carbs. Vegies and meat are probably about equal. Anyways, I'd already eaten enough bread. I tried that new crumpet toast. Very nice. Looks like bread, tastes like crumpet and porous like Spongebob. I smeared Nutella and honey on it, but I'd be interested to see how it soaks up some maple or golden syrup.
Yesterday I scored some fresh salmon on sale for $5 so tonight I decided to fry it. Get my protein and feed my brain with fish nutrients. I pondered for awhile about how to cook this salmon but decided on a somewhat Italian method. I did it in the frying pan because the stove is my friend. I cooked some garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil, then sprinkled the salmon with thyme and oregano before frying it in the garlic oil. I then laid it out on a bed of lettuce with a light coating of parmesan cheese and a sprinkling of the extra garlic oil.
 It turned out pretty good and tasted very healthy. However, I could have done with more garlic. I couldn't really taste it and I love my garlic. Also, the salmon could have been cooked through a little more. If I wanted to make this dish less healthy, I could have added a nice creamy sauce or dressing. But next time I get salmon, I think I'm gonna make some kinda Cajun pasta.
I ate my cool purple taro cake today. It was pretty good but not amazing. It really just tasted like coloured spongecake. There was no particular taro taste. I'd make my own but the taro at the store doesn't look like the type of taro used to make cake (as in it doesn't look the least bit purple although I know they do add food colouring). Anyway, cake is good. I like cake especially when it looks like a pretty purple log.
 Labels: home-cooking, snacks |
