Slider...Slider...Slider

For dinner this week I made 3 different types of sliders with recipes I found at Foodnetwork.com. The first was a simple ground chuck seasoned with salt and pepper. Then I added cheddar cheese, red onions, pickles, and chipolte sauce.

Next, I made a pulled chicken slider topped with cabbage.


Finally, a seafood slider made from chopped sea scallops and seasoning and bread crumbs. I made homemade bread with a very simple recipe and served the sliders with a simple green salad with oil and vinegar.


The sliders turned out ok. The chipolte sauce made the ground chuck way too hot. The seafood slider was my least favorite. It just did not have the flavor I was hoping for. The chicken was my favorite. I liked it a lot with the cabbage. Both were seasoned just right.

For an appetizer I made potato bites with sour cream and bacon. What a pain. The were good just not worth the trouble.

And finally dessert was blueberry turnovers sprinkled with sugar. I deep fried them and that was tricky. They did turn out very good though.

Another ok meal. I still haven't created a masterpiece yet.

Pan Seared Salmon

OK... Quick blog time.

We had Maggies dad and sister over this time so i ended up not taking a lot of photos and hurrying myself a bit.

Also, decided to cook a fish dish for the first time in my life.
Since i dont eat fish or seafood its just kind of a random, "im out of time" decision based on how good the dish sounded when reading reviews online.

So with that in mind...

Pan Seared Salmon Filets with Dill Cream Sauce

First time cooking,preparing fish so i just kind of went with what i found online for preparation/execution. Everyone said they loved it and most had seconds. I even liked the taste, the cream sauce was fantastic, and went with the salmon flavor really well.

I served this with Cauliflour, Parsnip Puree, Pan Flashed Asparugus, and fresh Strawberry Shortcake for desert.

The Cauliflour/Parsnip puree was awesome (if i do say so myself) tasted like seasoned mashed potatoes and everyone seemed to clean their plate. (I had 3 helpings).

I also served some pan flashed asparagus tips that were simply seasoned with salt/pepper and lemon juice. They came out looking a little sad, but surprisingly tasted pretty good!


Desert consisted of a fresh strawberry shortcake i kind of made up on the spot, the cake i bought (hangs head in shame) but i sliced fresh berries, made up a strawberry compote with grand marnier to serve warm over the cold sliced berries, and made fresh whipped cream to top the whole thing. came out great, tasted fresh and light and not overly sweet (which is easy to do with this desert)

All in all, I think it was pretty tasty, probably not the best presentation, but for a rookie meal who really doesn't know fish or the profiles to shoot for with it. it felt like a success, Maggie said she loved it and she is a fish eater, so that made me feel great.

til next time...

Brian