. . . in the distant, early morning . . .

My first real cooking adventure

(sorry for the photo blur!)

Tonight I decided to experiment in the kitchen.  I don’t normally cook, so this is huge.

I picked up some fresh salmon, lemon, and garlic from New Season.  Diced up the garlic, sliced the lemon, and then sliced some mushrooms I bought yesterday for this.

I squeezed the lemon out and then put the whole concoction on my grill.  I put some canola oil on top to give it some spreadability and grilled for 10 minutes.

I ended up having to cook the middle a few minutes longer since it was very thick in the middle of my salmon piece.

The whole thing fell apart.  So I lose points for presentation.

However, it tasted delicious.  I didn’t even need to put more lemon on.  Yes, I charred the garlic a little but it still tasted delicious. 

Things I learned:

• Buy salmon that is of consistent thickness.
• 2 cloves of garlic are better than 1
• Cooking the lemon slices with the salmon is perfect, separate to serve
• Triple the mushrooms, use larger mushrooms to avoid charring
• Charred things can still taste delicious
• To clean, put on high heat for a few minutes, the sticky pieces will peel right off after (thanks Tiayr!)
• Even if you’ve never really cooked before, don’t be scared.  It’s fun and yummy!

Using fresh ingredient undoubtedly helped.  Canola oil is a healthy alternative to butter, and the garlic accented the salmon’s taste, and took the “fishy edge” off.  Fresh fish makes a humongous difference.  I would have liked more garlic - only used one clove.  And I was way skimpy on the mushrooms.

This was easily the healthiest meal I’ve ever eaten.  Nothing in it was unhealthy, and it was cooked for the correct amount and moderation.

I think I may need to cook more.

-Lisa, on July 29, 2010 at 7:50 pm

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