Food In The Fort

I love cooking together with Catherine. Yes, because of our schedules it’s often harried and sometimes things don’t turn out quite as good as we might like. Such is life. But, and I think this is important, the time we take in planning and preparing meals nourishes our love for one another just as we are nourishing each other with the food we cook. We work hard to keep it interesting too by trying to anticipate each other’s tastes, making old favorites, trying out something exciting and new, indulging each other in decadent desserts, or just a heaping serving of comfort food. Everyone needs a little comfort now and then.

It doesn’t have to be complicated either. Just like in love, a plain and simple screw is exactly what you need once in a while. So it goes that sometimes the simplest meals are the best ones. Last night was like this. All we did was pan fry some salmon that had been hanging out in the freezer and served it with this uncomplicated and unpresuming lemon-dill sauce that I threw together at lunch time. On the side we had steamed asparagus because asparagus was on sale this week and I bought a mountain of it (we both love the pointy green veggie).

And you know what? The lemon-dill sauce was as good on the asparagus as it was on the fish.So here’s the recipe, but by all means, don’t feel like you have to restrict this sauce to just fish. I imagine it’d be just as good on some chicken, pork or beef. And if you don’t have a lemon to grate, don’t worry! Remember, we’re keeping it simple here and it’s going to taste as good whether you use bottled lemon juice or the real deal. Read the rest of this entry »