I made salmon for some friends tonight, and thought it’d be nice to share the recipe with all of you. I’ve been making this dish for over ten years now, and it’s always a handy recipe for entertaining, or if you’re just in the mood for some seafood. The salmon will ALWAYS come out tender and perfectly cooked, without any dryness. I used salmon steaks tonight, instead of fillets, because the market didn’t have them. It works fine, but fillets are preferable.

As always, the measurements are in the American standard system, but I have put together a conversion chart that can help approximations for metric system users.

Ingredients:

4 salmon fillets (or steaks, though fillets produce better results)
1/2 cup minced onion
4 tsp. olive oil
6 tbs. white wine
2 tbs. minced fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tbs. minced fresh dill (or about 3/4 tbs. dried)
1 large lemon, quartered

Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a small saucepan, gently saute onions in 2 tsp. of olive oil. When the onion softens, add the wine, parsley, salt and pepper. Simmer for 4 minutes. Add the dill, and simmer for 1 minute more. Remove from heat.

   
3. Cut 4 sheets of aluminum foil for the salmon. Sprinkle and spread (brush) over each foil the remaining olive oil. Lay one fillet on each foil sheet.

   
4. Spoon the onion-herb mixture on top of each fillet. Fold the foil over the fish and crimp the ends together, making a closed packet. With a fork, prick the top of each packet several times.



   
5. Place the packets on a baking sheet, and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Remove the fish onto a plate, preserving the onion mixture on top. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.



I guess you could say I had a nice weekend…

Let’s look inside, shall we?



What’s that? Could it be? Finally??….[cue Wagner thundering in the background]



Yes, after all of my complaining, I have finally gotten a beautiful digital SLR camera that I am so very, very happy with - the Nikon D40. As someone who enjoys photography as a hobby, and is just getting started in the digital SLR world, this camera is the perfect equipment for me - easy to carry around, light (perfect for travel), feels great in my hands, and with all of the adjustments and controls that I need for now.

I spent yesterday taking some pictures, and am very pleased with it so far. With this new camera, I have also decided to participate in the very cool Project 365, and will attempt to take a photo a day over the next year. Because of time constraints, I won’t be able to post the photos daily, but will upload them in small batches on my Project 365 page, and on my Flickr page. Hopefully, I’ll be able to learn and grow in my understanding of photography as I complete the project.

…. Have I mentioned how deliciously happy I am about this?

Some photos from yesterday taken with the new Nikon: