Green Granny Pancakes

A nice twist on a regular pancake. This recipe comes from the website www.healthyalberta.com

1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnnamon
2 large eggs
3 tbsp. melted butter
2 apples peeled and thinly sliced
2 cups milk
2 tbsp.lemon juice
2 cups flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda

1. Whisk eggs, melted butter, and soured milk in a medium bowl. Add to flour mixture with the apples. Cook and serve! MMMMM!

Salmon with Thai Rice Salad

This recipe is from Food and Wine Magazine's Quick from scratch one-dish meals. The wine they suggest is a rieslings, and more specifically, a kabinett from Gremany.

1 1/2 cups long grain rice

3 tbsp lime juice

3 tbsp Asian fish sauce

2 tbsp cooking oil

3 1/2 tsp sugar

pinch cayenne

1 cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into 1/4 inch dice

3 carrots, grated

4 scallions including green tops, chopped

6 tbsp chopped cilantro or fresh parsley

2 lbs skinless center-cut salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp fresh-ground black pepper

1. Stir rice into a medium pot of boiling water and cook until done. Drain and rinse with cold water.

2. In a large glass bowl, combine the lime juice, fish sauce, 1 tbsp of the oil, sugar, and cauenne. Let sit for about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice, cucumber, carrots, scallions, and cilantro.

3. Heat the broiler. Oil a broiler pan or baking sheet. Coat the salmon with the remaining oil and sprinkle with the alt and pepper. Put the salmon on the pan (does this step not seem a little um....duh). Broil until just done. Put the rice sald on plates and top with salmon.

Curry Grilled Salmon with Creamy Cucumber Sauce

This one is from Canadian Living Magazine:

4 wild Pacific pink salmon fillets
2 tbsp. olive oil, divided
1/2 tsp. salt, divided
1/4 tsp. pepper, divided
1 tbsp. curry powder
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup diced English cucumber
2 tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
2 tbsp. fresh mint, chopped
1 tbsp. each lemon zest and lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. sugar

1. Heat barbecue to high. Pat the salmon dry with paper towel and rub with 1 tbsp. olice oil. Season with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. of pepper. Sprinkle with the curry powder, patting it onto all sides of the salmon. Set aside.

2. In a bowl, combine the yogurt, remaining olive oil, cucumber, basil, mint, lemon zest and juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

3. Grill the salmon with the lid closed for 4 to 5 minutes or until it is just cooked through. Serve with the yogurt sauce.

If it is not barbecue season you can cook the salmon unter the broiler!