zen: one geek clapping » cooking http://www.acvox.com What is the sound of one geek clapping? Wed, 11 May 2011 20:01:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Mother’s Day Weekend http://www.acvox.com/2009/05/mothers-day-weekend/ http://www.acvox.com/2009/05/mothers-day-weekend/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 03:22:48 +0000 Andrew http://www.acvox.com/?p=422 was there was also fifteen bucks a pound. I don't think so. So instead, I got some salmon, thinking that it was a similar type of meat and would cook nicely without changing too many of my plans. What I hadn't planned on, though, is that apparently my mother hates salmon]]> Went up to Vermont to spend some time with my mom and the other various family members left in my place of birth. Of course, I got some photos of Olivia, and quite a few of my dad, who happened to be over at the house while I was there. Sunday, I thought I would do something for my mother and cook her dinner, so I set off to the grocery store in search for some swordfish steaks, only to find out that not only was the fish market almost completely out of swordfish, but what was there was also fifteen bucks a pound. I don’t think so. So instead, I got some salmon, thinking that it was a similar type of meat and would cook nicely without changing too many of my plans.

What I hadn’t planned on, though, is that apparently my mother hates salmon. D’oh.

I do have to say, though, that despite that one little snafu, I completely rocked the meal: salmon steaks with lemon garlic herb butter, fresh brussels sprouts and rice pilaf. Three out of four of us loved it. Unfortunately, the one person who didn’t was the one I was cooking for. :)

And now, the aforementioned photos:

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