Daring Dinners: Salmon Two Ways

To me fish is very intimidating in the kitchen. When Danny brought home a really nice salmon, I kind of anticipated on leaving the preparation up to him.

He decided to make a sushi spread, ranging from simple, like this roll with shaved scallions, and the more elaborate "everything rolls" with crab red peppers, cucumbers and avocado. He left the rest of the fish in the fridge for me to use up during the week. After a little reluctance, I turned to Martha for some inspiration.
I started with her Soy Glazed Salmon recipe, and made subtle changes to cut down on the sugar. Add with that the sushi rice, home made miso dressing, and carrots glazed in the extra sauce, and you have a pretty successful dinner.

Haute Pizza

I am a self proclaimed pizza lover. Be it a plain or topping heavy, I am open to any good slice. We make pizza dough pretty frequently around my place. I make enough dough for four personal size pies. The kids usually devour theirs topped with barbeque & cheddar, but I tend to be a little more daring.
Like sauteed onion, garlic, porcini mushrooms, chick peas, thyme and parmesan.

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When we moved in I was really lost when it came to the local pizza hot spots. The best "house warming" gift that we received came from our new and totally awesome neighbor, who gave us a list of her favorite pizza places with a star rating. Did I mention how awesome she is?

Daring Dinners: Falafel at Home

Whenever I talk about falafel, even in person, I usually end my sentence with the word "yum". I can't help it, I am just crazy about fried chick pea patties.