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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Salmon Baked on inspired by one baked in Aromatic Salt
If you read my Vegas Uncorkd recap, you heard me raving about the fish baked in an aromatic salt crust as demonstrated by Chef Paul Bartolotta at the All-Star Interactive Luncheon, held at the Wynn/Encore.It was truly amazing, and I will be showing that ancient seafood technique sometime in the future on Food Wishes. While I didnt go for the full fish-baked-in-salt thing here, Chef Bartolottas recipe reminded me of a salmon dish Michele used to make for me years ago.
Thick center-cut salmon filets, skin-on, are simply placed over coarse salt, which has been liberally studded with aromatic spices, such as cinnamon, clove and star anise. As the salmon bakes on the heat absorbing and distributing salt, the aromas from the spices subtly permeate the fish.
As youll see in the video, this is so easy and makes for a pretty impressive presentation for a dinner party. You can bring the salmon, still sitting on the aromatic salt, out to the table to serve. You can even dress up the salt more creatively than Ive done here, as almost any dried herb or spice is a candidate.This is a fun technique to play around with and see if you can come up with your own signature blend. I really hope you give it a try. Enjoy!
Ingredients: (makes enough salt mix for 4 pieces)
7-8 oz center-cut salmon filets, skin-on
2 cups coarse kosher salt
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 teaspoon whole cloves
8 whole star anise
4 cinnamon sticks, broken up
Friday, April 11, 2014
CupcakesOMG! Turns One Year Old
Today is this little blogs birthday. Can you believe it?? I finally found something I didnt want to quit after a few weeks. My mom is surely very proud.
How did I celebrate the birth of my virtual child? Well, sadly, Im on one of the boring-est diets known to man, so alas, there were no cupcakes. I did however buy these:
Image via Tillys
Yep, those are key covers...in the shape of cupcakes. Cupcakes with personality, I might add. Right now, Im really favoring the mustacheod cupcake. I imagine his name would be Senor Cupcake, Manuel, or Rrrrrrrrrricarrrrrrdo.
My celebratory purchase came from Urban Outfitters, but in cassic hipster mass-produced fashion, I overpaid. They were $8 at the store, but I found them for $5.99 here.
So how are you celebrating CupcakesOMG!s one year anniversary? More importantly, what flavor did you celebrate with??
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