MONDAY MAPLE SALMON

There is quite an assortment of vessels to watch

out on the water now that everyone is coming

back to town. At any time you can watch mega

yachts driving by next to commercial fishing

boats and the huge Coast Guard cutter.

Today I thought this was interesting:

The first barge had 2 huge mounds of sand or gravel and

is headed towards the airport.

The 2nd barge has a huge crane on it, along with assorted

other vehicles and equipment. We only have one road

through town, so it probably makes a whole lot more

sense to move this stuff on the water rather than

getting out and blocking traffic for miles.

Our part-time neighbor is here now and has been out

fishing a few times. He doesn't keep all of the salmon

he catches, he brings us quite a bit of it. I am always

looking for new ways to fix salmon and came across

this recipe that is kind of a teriyaki that is made

with maple syrup. It is really good and very easy.

It is as simple as mixing a few ingredients

pour them over the fish in the pan, marinate

for 30 minutes and cook for 20 minutes

at 400 degrees.

Delicious!

MAPLE SALMON

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound salmon

Directions

1. In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.
2. Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture.
3. Cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
5. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes,
6. or until easily flaked with a fork.

THE GREAT WEATHER CONTINUES

It has not rained in so long! The weather is unusual

everywhere and we are fortunate enough to be on

the receiving end of unusually NICE weather.

Everyday we come upstairs and see this:

It is so hard to believe that parts of the country are

being pounded by tornadoes!

Check out the eagles on the breakwater in front of

my daughter's school. I counted 36 and that doesn't

include the ones flying around. If you click the

picture it should get larger:

The darker birds are also Bald Eagles, they are just

immature. The signature white head of the Bald Eagle

comes later.

I found this in the store the other day and thought it

was interesting--Beef Bacon. I read the label and there

are no nitrates or nitrites because it isn't made

like regular bacon. There is almost no fat and it

is made down in WA state.

The ingredients are Beef, Water, Sea Salt,

Organic Honey and Celery Powder--that's it.

I bought a package (on sale for $4.99) and it was

really good! I can't stand that fake bacon in the

vegetarian aisle. This texture is almost the same

as regular bacon and it has a nice flavor without

being at all greasy.

I can't remember the regular price, but I will

be buying this from now on when I have a

recipe that calls for bacon.

I leave you with another cream puff from here in town.

This person was driving ahead of us. Although it looks

like he is heading left, he was actually driving straight.

I suppose it is kind of balanced by the way it is leaning

down towards the right...

Have a great day!