Saturday, September 20, 2008

Brie and Pear Sandwich

I went to costco yesterday. This means today, I have too much of everything. I bought a full round of brie, and a case of pears.
So for lunch? Pear and brie sandwich.
I'm not gonna bother with a full recipe, because if you know how to use the internet, you should know how to make a sandwich.
Slice a pair thinly. Take some bread. Spread some brie on the bread. I put about four pieces of brie on each piece of bread, then melted them in the toaster oven. Once melted, the brie spreads easily. Layer sliced pears between bread and toast for another minute.

Yummy!

What is your favorite thing to do with brie? I have 9/10ths of a round left!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Baked Salmon with Coconut or Chile Crust

Last night I was looking for a new thing to do with salmon. So I hunted on Allrecipes and came up with a recipe for baked salmon with coconut crust. I love coconut, but somebody I live with doesn't. So I changed the recipe.
Coconut Crust Ingredients:
  • 1 6oz. salmon fillet (I buy them frozen from costco or trader joes, but fresh is probably fine too)
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/8cup dried coconut flakes
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Cooking oil spray
Chile Crust Ingredients:
  • 1 6oz salmon fillet
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • chile powder, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • Cooking oil spray
Equipment
  • shallow pan
  • nonstick cooking pan
  • Oven at 400
Procedure:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Combine bread crumbs, salt, pepper and dried coconut flakes or chili mix into a shallow container (I use a lid of a tupperware, a plate or something will work.)
  3. Brush salmon with juice
  4. Dredge salmon in crumb mixture to coat both sides. Place on pan. Pat extra crumb mixture over top of salmon. (Really stick it on there.)
  5. Cook for 12-15 minutes until delicious.