last nights sunset

I can enjoy a sunset almost every night from the same spot at my house and each one paints it's own artistic interpretation of night fall.  This night the sun started it's descent towards the ocean but it was impossible to see because a blanket of fog was thrown over the most western part of the sky.  What seemed like only minutes the fog started to move and shift exposing the blues, pinks, and purples of the sky.........with a hazy twist. 

 

After snappin' a few photos I turned around to walk back inside and the moon was all like "Hey, what about me?"  "Take a picture of me!" 

 

i'm gonna try that!

Yes, more salmon.  We have lots and lots of salmon to eat and we still need to get through some of our venison in the freezer!  I can't eat fast enough!! 

The other day I was browsing through my Cooks Illustrated and I noticed a sweet little idea for preparing a salmon steak for cooking.  So, I gave it a shot.

It seemed to work fairly well but the salmon was a little slippery so it was hard to get the string to stay in one place while tying a knot.  Oh, and my salmon steak wasn't cut perfectly so it was a little hard to coil the tail but I managed somehow.  I liked this technique and even better I like that I could cook a steak evenly. I would most definitely do this again.



something sweet-rhubarb and blackberry crisp

My mother in law Leslie has been growing rhubarb in her garden (among other things) and she was kind enough to supply me with some.  I washed, chopped, and tossed the stalks in the freezer to chill and wait until I bought strawberries.  Once the day had come for me to bake something rhubarbie the strawberries I bought were mush and Steve managed to eat most of them, crap! I needed to think fast.  By this point I was jonesing for something sweet and I wanted it now!  In a cold sweat, hands shaking, heart beating fast, I tore through the cupboards searching for something ANYTHING!  I ripped open the freezer door and there they were sitting under the glow of the freezer light........my very last bag of blackberries from last year!!!!  Aaaaaammmmmeeeennnnnnn

wash, chop, and pop in the freezer (keeps rhubarb firm when baking) this recipe was about 8 cups

pre heat oven to 375 degrees

combine 3 cups blackberries 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup flour juice of 1/2 a lemon

make sure it's well combined but gently you don't want it mushy, place in a baking dish and set aside

for topping: mix together 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup brown sugar 1 stick melted butter

layer topping over prepared fruit then top that with 2 tablespoons cubed butter 

bake for 45 minutes until juices bubble, topping is golden brown, and fruit is tender

holy crap it turned out good

course I would tweak the recipe here and there but it wasn't bad for pullin' it out of my.......eerrrr...freezer, ya freezer.
If anyone has any rhubarb recipes to share (cause I could use em') post them on www.recipesfromthewild.com

cumin and chipotle crusted salmon with blackberry sauce

Yes, salmon AGAIN.  I know that sounds crazy for me to say but when the fishin's good we eat a lot of it and frankly, it can get old.  I'm always looking for creative, easy, yummy recipes for salmon and this one is one of my favorites.  The recipe is super duper simple.



start with a fresh filet of salmon-season with a pinch or two of kosher salt

coat filet with cumin and chipotle mixture-then broil

while fish is broiling-start making the sauce

Want the recipe?

click  Chipotle and Cumin Crusted Salmon with Blackberry Sauce