Getting my groove back

I didn't think about shooting this dish until I was about to eat it so I didn't style it. The pictures aren't great but it was too good not to share.


I just had three days of staff training where I didn't eat breakfast and barely had time for even a small bite of lunch after wrangling Nigel. I was ready for a really good meal. I am finally feeling better so I actually had enough energy to cook tonight. And I made a feast! Mikaela turned up her nose at it and the damn husband said the salmon was cooked well but shrugged off any other comments. Nigel and I loved it. I made miso-crusted salmon with fennel salad from Donna Hay's book, Cooking Off the Shelf and I partnered it with Double Broccoli Quinoa from Heidi's 101 Cookbook. I improvised on both a bit. On the quinoa I skipped the lemon juice and used a dash of milk instead of heavy cream. I topped it with fresh basil. The fennel salad called for fish oil which I was out of so I used a bit of hoisin sauce instead. They both came out great and I served them with mashed sweet potatoes. I can't wait to have the leftovers tomorrow. All this and I am up past 10pm too. Wow, I must be getting my groove back. It will be a long time before I take my health for granted.