Friday:
I used a new recipe to create Friday night's dinner. We had one of my favorites.... Salmon!! I used to work at this delicious restaurant and we made a Salmon with a bourbon glaze, so I decided I would try to recreate the glaze to spice up plain salmon. I really liked this recipe, but it made A LOT of glaze. I would recommend quartering the recipe for just two people. 1/2 the recipe would be good for a larger crowd. The recipe is really easy to follow and the ingredients are some commonly stored kitchen items, so you won't have to make a special trip to the store to make it. Here is the recipe and some pictures to show you how it turns out.
Bourbon Glaze
1c. bourbon (we chose jim beam)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1c. ketchup
2 tsp Worcestershire
1/4c. white vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice (we used the juice of 1/2 of one lemon)
1/2 tsp garlic (we substituted for garlic powder)
*in the recipe we found they did not "cook" the glaze, but we
heated the glaze to a simmer for about 5-10min.
After the glaze was created, we just poured some over the salmon and then broiled it (about 10min/inch of thickness). I chose to broil it because that is how we did it in the restaurant, and also because broiling kind of caramelizes the sugar in the sauce. We added some more of the glaze when it was done cooking and it was delicious!! For the rice, I just cooked brown rice per box instructions and then added chopped carrots, red and orange peppers as it was steaming so they became tender.
Saturday:
This day was full of car work. First we needed a special tool, so we went to sears (Gary's favorite store) and got a star tool... Gary calls it a torx bit. :) When we got home the real work began. First we hit my front brakes. Having done my rear brakes a few years ago, we were feeling like veterans. It still took a long time, but we cut our time from 4hrs to do the rear to just 2hrs to do the front! We worked so hard that we decided to save the second project until Sunday. We went to the pool the rest of the day, which is probably a good thing because I got a terrible tan line from working on the car all day. :/
Sunday:
Back to the automotive grind. A few weeks prior to moving to MD, Gary and I found out that my left front swaybar end link was sheared off. This doesn't make the car immovable, but it does make it more prone to sway in strong winds or hitting a pot hole or something. We went to work and luckily this repair didn't take all day. We removed the bad part, slapped on the new, and we were done. Since this repair only took about 30 minutes (way less than we were figuring), I decided to take on a new "home beautification" project. The couches we just bought came with some pillows. Not ugly ones, but definitely not cute. Our living room needed more color and I was not about to let it suffer. So Gary and I both went to the fabric store and picked out a fabric to cover the old pillows with. I am proud to say we agreed on the same one!! Now, I don't have a sewing machine, so I am sewing all the pillows by hand. This takes a while, especially because you want to make the stitches as close together and as equal as possible to ensure a tight stitch and a clean finished product. I will say I am quite proud of the pillows.
p.s. I AM wearing my swimsuit in this picture although it may not look like it.
After/Before
1c. bourbon (we chose jim beam)
1/2 c. brown sugar
1c. ketchup
2 tsp Worcestershire
1/4c. white vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice (we used the juice of 1/2 of one lemon)
1/2 tsp garlic (we substituted for garlic powder)
*in the recipe we found they did not "cook" the glaze, but we
heated the glaze to a simmer for about 5-10min.
After the glaze was created, we just poured some over the salmon and then broiled it (about 10min/inch of thickness). I chose to broil it because that is how we did it in the restaurant, and also because broiling kind of caramelizes the sugar in the sauce. We added some more of the glaze when it was done cooking and it was delicious!! For the rice, I just cooked brown rice per box instructions and then added chopped carrots, red and orange peppers as it was steaming so they became tender.
Saturday:
This day was full of car work. First we needed a special tool, so we went to sears (Gary's favorite store) and got a star tool... Gary calls it a torx bit. :) When we got home the real work began. First we hit my front brakes. Having done my rear brakes a few years ago, we were feeling like veterans. It still took a long time, but we cut our time from 4hrs to do the rear to just 2hrs to do the front! We worked so hard that we decided to save the second project until Sunday. We went to the pool the rest of the day, which is probably a good thing because I got a terrible tan line from working on the car all day. :/
Sunday:
Back to the automotive grind. A few weeks prior to moving to MD, Gary and I found out that my left front swaybar end link was sheared off. This doesn't make the car immovable, but it does make it more prone to sway in strong winds or hitting a pot hole or something. We went to work and luckily this repair didn't take all day. We removed the bad part, slapped on the new, and we were done. Since this repair only took about 30 minutes (way less than we were figuring), I decided to take on a new "home beautification" project. The couches we just bought came with some pillows. Not ugly ones, but definitely not cute. Our living room needed more color and I was not about to let it suffer. So Gary and I both went to the fabric store and picked out a fabric to cover the old pillows with. I am proud to say we agreed on the same one!! Now, I don't have a sewing machine, so I am sewing all the pillows by hand. This takes a while, especially because you want to make the stitches as close together and as equal as possible to ensure a tight stitch and a clean finished product. I will say I am quite proud of the pillows.
p.s. I AM wearing my swimsuit in this picture although it may not look like it.
After/Before
And lastly, today (Monday) is my grocery store day when I stock up for the week. I am very excited to announce that I have reached my highest bonus card savings of all time. Please review my receipt to take part in my rejoicing!!
yay!!
until next time....
until next time....
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