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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Salmon Marinade

So I usually just put honey mustard on my salmon and bake it, but I wanted to mix it up a little. After browsing online a little I found this great salmon marinade. The salmon was light, yet full of flavor. I served it with salad and garlic mashed potatoes.
Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets (with skin)
pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
salt to taste
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions
1.Season salmon fillets with pepper, garlic powder, and salt.
2.In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, water, and vegetable oil until sugar is dissolved. Place fish in a large resealable plastic bag with the soy sauce mixture, seal, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hr.

On the grill: preheat to medium heat.
Lightly oil grill grate. Place salmon on the preheated grill, and discard marinade. Cook salmon for 6 to 8 minutes per side, or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

In the oven:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Discard salmon marinade; place salmon fillets on the foil and bake uncovered for about 20 minutes.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

German Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are so amazing!!!

Try this great German chocolate cake topping on top of a rich brownie base. It is by far one of the best cookies I've ever had!

1/3 cup butter
3 squares unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup light cream
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions:
Brownies:
Melt butter and chocolate together. Set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

In a large bowl beat eggs. Blend in sugar. Add chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture.

Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for about 20 minutes. Cool.

Topping:
Cream butter and sugar together. Stir in cream and coconut.

Spread over the cooled cake. Preheat broiler.

Place brownies under broiler for 2 to 4 minutes, until topping is bubbly. Cool and cut into squares. Store in refrigerator.

Sylt Kakor (Jam Cookies)

These are delicious! Perfect for a picnic or at Christmas time.
Makes 30 cookies

4.5 dl flour
175 g softened butter
2 dl sugar
jam (strawberry, raspberry, or marionberry are best)

Mix all the ingredients in a food processor. Divide the dough in two and roll into logs (about the width of your thumb), cut into 7 mm pieces. Use your finger to create a little hole at the center of each cookie (do not go all the way through). Put the cookies on a cookie sheet with wax paper, and place in fridge for about an hour.
Take out your cookie sheet, and fill each cookie with a small spoonful of jam (do not overfill or it will leak out). Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. They should be lightly golden on the bottom, but the top will not get much color. Leave them to cool on the cookie sheet or they will be too soft to move. Enjoy!