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March 19, 2008

Hit of the Day: Sweet Orange Salmon

Of the dishes that I made today, my favorite was Sweet Orange Salmon. The salmon is rubbed with a mixture of brown sugar, chili powder, orange zest, cumin, paprika, coriander, and black pepper. I let the salmon "marinate" with the rub for 30 minutes before broiling it. The sweet and spicy rub caramelized beautifully under the broiler. I paired the salmon with roasted sesame zucchini and yellow squash.

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Posted March 19, 2008 9:50 PM | Comments (0)

March 10, 2008

A Day in the Life ...

Have you ever wondered what my work days are like? Here's a diary of a recent cook date.

I start smiling as soon as I opened my car door. In spite of the house being all buttoned up, I can hear Poe, my client's bird, singing up a storm. As soon as he hears the car pull in the driveway, he starts singing. I always talk to him as I bring in my gear and the groceries. He rewards me by singing to me. I can't remember what type of bird Poe is, but this is what he looks like.

Poe

After unpacking the groceries, the first thing I do is to use painter's tape to tape the menu and the recipes to the cupboards so that I can see them at the same time. I use Mastercook to plan my cook dates. It's a huge time saver. I store all of my recipes in Mastercook, then I can add recipes to menus and print shopping lists from menus.

Poe

Next I wash all the veggies. When I wash the veggies, I give Poe a snack of greens. Today he got cilantro.

I'm cooking five entrees without side dishes. This client selects their dishes from my menu. Here's what they selected:

Mustard-Thyme Lamb Chops
Rioja Chicken (a Spanish chicken stew)
Lavender, Thyme, and Rosemary Chicken Breasts
Haddock with Cilantro Butter
Sloppy Joes

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