S is for Salmon

TIP: {Before starting any salmon recipe, always rinse the fish very well after filleting. If your fish is sticking to your grill, raise the temp to 350 - 375 degrees}

Simple Salmon Recipe

Sprinkle lightly with Salt, Pepper, & Seasoned Salt.

Grill, skin side down, at 325 degrees for 5 minutes. Flip to other side and grill for 5 minutes. Flip back to skin side and finish grilling until light, and flakey all the way through {10-12 minutes or less of total grilling time}

~lovely with spinach salad, and fresh melons

Pacific Northwest Salmon Recipe

Soak in gallon zip bag for 30 minutes with:

1 cup Worcestershire Sauce

2 Tbls. Mesquite Liquid Smoke

1 Tbls. Fresh minced garlic

Remove from bag and lightly sprinkle with seasoned salt. Place on 325 degree grill, skin side down and cook for 5 minutes. Flip to other side and cook for 5 minutes. Flip back over to skin side and while it finishes up the cooking process, place 1 Tbls. pats of butter on fish {3 on each fillet}. Grill until salmon is light, and flakey all the way through {10-12 minutes or less total grill time}.

~ lovely with grilled {sugar dot} corn-on-the-cob, fresh fruit salad, and summer salad

Baja Style Salmon Recipe

Soak in gallon zip bag for 30 minutes with:

2 cups Yoshida Sauce

1 cup soy sauce

2 Tbls. Garlic

1/4 cup freshly peeled and chopped ginger

1 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice

1/2 cup freshly chopped cilantro

Remove from bag and place skin side down on a 325 degree grill and cook for 5 minutes. Flip to other side and cook for 5 minutes. Flip back to skin side and grill until fish is light and flakey {10-12 minutes or less of total gill time}.

S is for Stroganoff

2 lbs beef (cubed round steak, or ground beef are my favorite)
1 onion; diced
2 tbls. minced garlic

1/2 cup fresh mushrooms
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 pint sour cream
2 tbls. parsley
beef broth

curly egg noodles

Cook in crock pot for 6 hours: beef, onion, and garlic. OR Saute' in a pan with butter and flour.  I like the crock pot because the meat is much more tender.  When finished in crock pot, place in a large fry pan and add soup, mushrooms, and paprika.  Simmer for 20 minutes.  Add sour cream and beef stock to thin out if desired.  Heat thoroughly but do not boil.  Sprinkle with parsley and serve over egg noodles prepared according to package directions.

S is for Strawberry Smoothie!

It would be nice to be here right now, drinking this, but alas, we are not! But here's the recipe -

Strawberry Smoothie

1 1/2 cups ice

7 strawberries

1/2 cup pineapple

1 banana

1/4 cup of sugar free mango syrup

Blend well! and enjoy!

B is for Buttermilk Syrup

Delicious Buttermilk Syrup is great on any pancakes.  But, my favorite is on pumpkin pancakes topped with roasted pecans in the fall, and on whole wheat pancakes topped with fresh berries on the 4th of July!

Here's the how-to ~

Buttermilk Syrup

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 Tbls. Karo Syrup

1/2 cup butter

boil together (use a large pot, it will grow)  for 1 minute and then add:

1 teaspoon vanilla &

1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Use immediately or store in fridge for up to 2 weeks