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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Petrale Sole in Parchment

Nugget grocery store (not the casino) had freshly wild caught petrale sole. It looked good. Petrale sole is firm with a mild taste, not mushy like regular sole. I wanted to bake it in parchment paper. I find cooking fish in the house even with my fan going full blast tends to leave an odor in the air. Baking it in parchment really limits the smell, plus it tastes divine. Hubby is not fond of fish. So I, sometimes, cook mild flavored fish and make a sauce.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Orange Jam


five jars of orange jam
Ever since we moved to a house with a navel orange tree in the back, I've looked for ways to use the oranges. Some years we get a bumper crop, other years just a few. This year it was just a enough to have fresh oranges for a few months. If you have never had backyard oranges, you are missing out. They are juicy, brightly flavored and gorgeous. One of the things I found to do with them is make orange jam. Not marmalade, I'm not a marmalade fan, it is too bitter. Instead this jam tastes like fresh orange juice on your English muffin.