Our Family

Our Family

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Salmon Chowder


I love this receipe!
It is fast and easy and hearty...yum:)

Ingredients
2 cups potatoes cubed
1/2 cup carrots cubed
2 cups water
2 tblsp onion chopped
3tblsp margarine (lactose free-duh!)
3 tblsp flour
2 cups milk (I use rice or So Good Soy)
7 oz can salmon (I also make this soup if I have left over salmon,
in which case it is not canned:)
1/2 celery, sliced
Worcestershire sauce

Instructions
1. Cook potatoes and carrots in water until soft-do not drain

2. In separate saucepan, saute onion butter. Blend in flour, then
gradually add milk(I hope my kids remember how to do this
when they read it:)

3.Add vegetables with its water, with salmon
celery and Worcestershire sauce

4. Heat thoroughly

Salt and pepper
and
add more milk if it is too think.

Feeds 4
(I double this receipe for our family

start to finish 20 minutes:)

I also serve with fresh bread!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cookies


1 cup peanut butter (I use an all natural version
you know, just peanuts)

1 egg

1/2 cup of brown sugar

that's it!!!

preheat oven to 325 F
and lightly grease a baking pan
bake 10-15 minutes

mix ingredients until smooth

scoop out small amounts with your fingers or a spoon
and press down onto sheet

i think this yields 24 bite sized cookies

I usually want to throw my face in these:)

Spring Maple Salmon



Spring Maple Salmon

1/3 cup of maple syrup
1 clove garlic, minced (I often use 2)
1 tbsp. dijon mustard (I used the kind with seeds)
2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme
dash of salt and pepper

Line baking dish with parchment paper. It helps to fold the parchment up and over, tenting it over the fish slightly.
Coat 4 portions of salmon (or one half of salmon approx.) with above marinade. Let stand in fridge for 30 minutes to 8 hours.
Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, or slightly more until salmon flakes lightly with a fork.
Toss 6 cups of spinich with 1 tbsp of olive oil and dash of salt and pepper. Serve spinach onto plate and place cooked salmon on top before serving!

Clearly, I did not use spinach here

I added rice, and asparagus and sliced mango
I use the left over sauce from the salmon
and drizzle over the rest of the dish

I cooked the asparagus on the stove
and just added our lactose free margarine
and salt to taste:)

Thanks to my friend Julie for passing this on to me

start to finish this meal is ready in 30 minutes:)