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Posted: April 30 2010 at 7:44am \| IP Logged

Not sure what is for dinner here. I may have to go to the store for some salmon.

what are you having? Inspire me.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 8:50am \| IP Logged

I'm not sure its very inspiring, lol. Canned clam chowder for lunch and tuna salad on garden lettuce for dinner!

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 8:52am \| IP Logged

i don't have any fish left! argh. and i don't have a car today. pasta for lunch with marinara sauce, i guess. i'll have to ask hubby to stop for some trout or something for dinner. maybe i'll roast it.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 9:11am \| IP Logged

My plans aren't terribly inspiring, I'm afraid.

Crab cakes for lunch.

Veggie lasagna for dinner.

stef wrote:

i'll have to ask hubby to stop for some trout or something for dinner. maybe i'll roast it.

Stef, how do you roast fish? Just a little olive oil and put it in the oven? Wrapped in parchment? foil? Seems like that would steam it. I don't think I know how to roast fish. Would you share what you do?

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 9:17am \| IP Logged

I'm not Stef, but while I've never cooked a trout, we bake/roast salmon often. My husband actually prefers it to be a little dry and flakey (but with butter!) to poached or steamed, so, we bake it "longish." I just put it on the pan (or in a glass dish), salt and pepper, put dabs of butter, squeeze some lemon, sprinkle some dill, and stick it in the oven (350ish) for 20 minutes or so.

Because of my husband's preferences, I will turn off the oven, but leave the fish in for a bit, but you don't *have* to dry it out, lol. (My husband also likes his eggs cooked completely dry, so I sacrifice being a gourmet to please him

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 9:54am \| IP Logged

yes, jen, very similar to lindsay's instructions. higher heat though, 400 degrees (for whole trout anyway). some herbs in the cavity and chopped on top, lemon juice, salt and pepper. i sometimes follow julia child's intructions and coat lightly in flour, then turn halfway through cooking time.

as for salmon, i marinate it first in the olive oil, THEN roast it. it turns out so moist that way.

i do teriyaki salmon this way too -- but use coconut oil or canola oil instead of olive, plus soy sauce, grated ginger and a bit of sake, a bit of sugar the last 5 minutes of roasting, or it will burn.

COD is awesome roasted! with some potatoes, kalamata olives, parsley, onions, lemon juice. YUM YUM YUM.

i roast blackened catfish too.

ETA: my favorite roast fish recipe:

olive oil at the bottom
then the fish
salt and pepper
a bit of mayo and lemon juice
bread crumbs + herbs and/or cheese

if you're using the cheese some tomatoes would be good too

and BACON! bacon on roasting fish is great, since it keeps the fish moist while the fish is baking -- kinda like what it does for lean meatloaves.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 9:55am \| IP Logged

oh -- as for wrapping. i don't wrap it in foil. sometimes i wrap fish in banana leaves. but yeah, that's more like steaming it.

banana leaves and fish = awesome grilling partners though.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 10:38am \| IP Logged

Why is called roasted? Stef, I would love to come to your house someday.

The latest salmon filet recipe we have really enjoyed

salmon in glass dish
covered with olive oil
sprinkled little kosher salt, dill
garlic powder or crushed garlic
chopped onions covering the fish
and then lemon juice generously over it all

bake at 350 oven. I dislike dry fish, Lindsay, and the onions keep it very moist. This is allergy safe for us and easy.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 10:45am \| IP Logged

We are having pizza. I am hoping to make it, but if that doesn't work out then we will order out for pizza

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 10:47am \| IP Logged

JennGM wrote:

Why is called roasted?

Roasting vs. baking -- is this what you're asking, Jenn?

more from oChef if you like -- for sticklers like me

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 3:32pm \| IP Logged

Zucchini and cheddar crust-less quiche. The kids and hubby like rice with it; I'll probably have some toast on the side.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 4:20pm \| IP Logged

Another pizza family here - after co-op, dance practice, grocery shopping and a fun day of blowing my nose 200,000 times

, cooking sounds, well, so not fun.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 5:43pm \| IP Logged

Shrimp Creole...yummy!

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 5:56pm \| IP Logged

Pizza here - we had a yard sale today so dinner needed to be easy.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 6:07pm \| IP Logged

I guess I'm not cooking! dd-18 got paid today, and she's treating! the week was just

for dh, her and me -- so we're going out to de-stress and have a relaxing dinner somewhere.

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 6:10pm \| IP Logged

stefoodie wrote:

I guess I'm not cooking! dd-18 got paid today, and she's treating! the week was just

for dh, her and me -- so we're going out to de-stress and have a relaxing dinner somewhere.

Too fun! I took everyone out with my paycheck (I just took on 3 piano students) last Friday for Fish and Chips at the local British pub!

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 7:27pm \| IP Logged

CrunchyMom wrote:

stefoodie wrote:

I guess I'm not cooking! dd-18 got paid today, and she's treating! the week was just

for dh, her and me -- so we're going out to de-stress and have a relaxing dinner somewhere.

Too fun! I took everyone out with my paycheck (I just took on 3 piano students) last Friday for Fish and Chips at the local British pub!

Oh, fun, Ladies!

Lindsay, congrats on the piano students! I'll have to bug you about that.

I wish we had a good fish and chips place here. I LOVE them when they are done correctly. Yummy!

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 7:46pm \| IP Logged

Malt vinegar is the best!!!

By the way, I tried a Kashi frozen pizza for the first time and was quite impressed! (I'm a pizza snob, so that is hard to do...)

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Posted: April 30 2010 at 9:53pm \| IP Logged

gave up.. ordered pizza.. but in my defense.. dh and oldest son are on a boy scout overnight camping trip.. so I only had to order two large pizzas and I had a coupon for buy one get one free

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Posted: May 01 2010 at 4:40pm \| IP Logged

I'm working on my spring menus right now...and just wanted to come back and say a big...

Thank you!!!!

...to Lindsay, Stef, and Jenn!!!!

I'm including Roast Fish on my menus and with your suggestions I now have 5 variations to work with!!!!

Thanks, ladies! It all sounds delicious!

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