Morsels: Something’s fishy about this birthday dinner
In our house, birthdays are all about food.
The celebrant is showered with undivided attention as well as favorite meals. When the special day falls on a weekend, he or she achieves 无毛视频渂irthday weekend无毛视频� status, which entails more food, more attention. Admittedly, it can be exhausting!
We celebrated my husband无毛视频檚 birthday last week. Without fail, he requested the same thing he无毛视频檚 had on every birthday since childhood: salmon cakes made with canned salmon, macaroni and cheese and peas. Not fresh, mind you. Canned. Ugh.
I无毛视频檓 no fan of canned peas, and I really don无毛视频檛 care for canned salmon, but, hey, it wasn无毛视频檛 my birthday.
This year, I decided to change things up a little and use fresh salmon in place of canned. The peas were not negotiable. I didn无毛视频檛 want to rock his world too much. It was his birthday, after all.
At first, my husband was skeptical 无毛视频� disappointed even. But after one bite, he was a convert.
Granted, it无毛视频檚 more labor intensive: You have to dice the salmon into tiny pieces to ensure the patties bind together, but the flavor is worth the extra effort.
There are benefits, too, of eating fresh: It contains less sodium and fewer calories than canned salmon packed in oil.
But the deciding factor for me came down to taste. Fresh salmon simply tastes better.聽
I think I might have found my own new birthday favorite.
Salmon Cakes
Ingredients
1 to 录 pounds fresh salmon fillets
录 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
录 teaspoon salt
录 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil
1 to 1 陆 cups panko breadcrumbs
Dice salmon into pieces no larger than 录 inch. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, Old Bay, salt and pepper. Add salmon and 录 cup of breadcrumbs and mix. Place remaining breadcrumbs in shallow bowl. Using an ice cream scoop, shape patties. Roll patties in reserved breadcrumbs and place on plate. In a large saute pan, heat oil. Place patties in pan and cook 2 to 3 minutes; flip them and cook another 2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil. Serve.
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Valentine无毛视频檚 Day is Thursday, and the National Retail Federation expects more than $1.8 billion will be spent on candy alone.
Until this year, conversation hearts 无毛视频� those delightful little heart-shaped confections with romantic sayings like 无毛视频淏e Mine,无毛视频� 无毛视频淢y Love,无毛视频� and 无毛视频淢arry Me无毛视频� 无毛视频� eclipsed the heart-shaped boxes of chocolates as the top V-Day candy. That无毛视频檚 because New England Confectionery Co., the manufacturer of the most popular brand, SweetHearts, went out of business, taking with it 80 percent of the convo hearts business.
Take heart (pun intended), friends. They无毛视频檙e expected to return next year. Spangler Candy Co. is bringing the perennial Valentine无毛视频檚 Day favorite back to production.
Until then, it looks like M&Ms have taken the lead as the top Valentine无毛视频檚 Day candy in Pennsylvania, followed by heart-shaped boxes of chocolate.聽
Happy Valentine无毛视频檚 Day!