I fantasized that I could cook meals long before I made it a reality. Refer to my “About” page. I never observed my own mothers amazing cooking and had little interest. She was a true caretaker or maybe I was a hysteric with little interest. I ate her delicious meals and it didn’t matter to me how it ended up on my plate.
I was, however, a hopeless romantic. And as each Valentines Day approached even as a teenager I PLANNED to make a heart shaped cake or something special for a boy I loved. I’m sorry for them that it never happened and if any of them find their way to this blog, I invite those boys/now men to take me up on the offer. You know who you are and I will make you a damned good cake-come and get it!
The first meal I made of any substance was at the age of 32. It is Gourmet Grandma’s secret and easy way to cook salmon. For me, part of the beauty is the little preparation involved- and I almost feel like that little girl waiting for my mothers meal to magically arrive; that’s how easy it is.
Stop fantasizing and start doing, it doesn’t matter at what age you start. I’m being forced into that as my new motto.
Gourmet Grandma’s salmon recipe
I use two, but fine, take one, I don’t care…sheet of aluminum foil
place the salmon fillet on the sheet of foil
I drizzle good olive oil, just a touch and only a touch of salt and pepper
Gourmet Grandma used to add julienned carrots, carrots sliced thinly
very thin sliced onion
thin slices of lemon and some dill
you can add any vegetables, I only cook the salmon, no vegetables, onions, dill or lemon
fold the foil into a pouch, nothing genius about this….play with it and figure it out, if I can do it, you can
cook the salmon in the pouch of foil in a 400 oven for 15 minutes
if it’s very thick, you might have to go a few more minutes