Herb Roasted Salmon

Oh.my.word. Second dinner in a row that was SO tasty...and I quote Daniel, "The salmon is wonderful".

WHAT?

Huh, were YOU talking to ME?

I am still in shock. The boy doesn't like much and usually asks, "how many bites do I have to take"? HE ATE IT ALL! SALMON!!!!!!!!

The TSG Citrus Dill seasoning is awesome PLUS I added a smidge of my new favorite food "Newman's Own Low-Fat Sesame Ginger Salad Dressing". Insane, it is so good I could drink it!

So I made some notes on the recipe for next time so we can duplicate this one!

Costco Frozen Marinated Salmon & Roasted Asparagus & Christi's FRESH Homemade Bread & Pasta Wheels With Parmesan

Costco offers a fantastic marinated frozen wild salmon that is super easy to fix. A bit of olive oil in the fry pan and the flavor is out of this world! We are probably nearing the end of the asparagus, but while it's here, we'll keep eating! Love the roasted asparagus with olive oil, kosher salt and balsamic vinegar! This salad is just salad greens with spinach from Costco and ready made fat-free italian dressing. John's dinner (photo 2) is lean & green. He's lost FORTY pounds! Way to go honey! The rest of us enjoyed a slice of Christi's Fresh Homemade Bread-SUPER YUMMY, awesome flavor and texture! Also made some pasta wheels with parmesan cheese for the kids (and me)!

Salmon & Roasted Asparagus With Salad

This is another TSG recipe-can't remember so I need to look and write more. Kids and mom had baked potato and John ate pico de gallo that he bought for himself and it went well with the meal.

Broiled Ginger Salmon with Lime Butter

I like this recipe but I didn't like it broiled. It was kinda dry. I think a pan fry or poaching would give better flavor. Besides, this is frozen salmon which isn't the same as fresh! Of course, we have fresh Copper River Salmon at Costco for $10/lb. I plan one fish and one turkey meal per week so maybe we'll indulge since it is in season.

John ate a green salad, green beans and salmon. I added pasta w/ parmesan and butter for the rest of us. I think it super weird that my plate is hanging off the edge of the table in the top photo...was I in a hurry or what!? I like the flavor from this recipe though I really need to get a zester.

Salmon & Green Beans-Enter LEAN & GREEN

John has lost more than 20 pounds! He's doing Take Shape for Life and doing great!

So I've had a major change in the way I plan meals. Recently, I actually got my entire month planned! This was a huge milestone and I was very excited to not have to be planning all the time. But the reality is that the kids don't really eat my meals. Enter the BRAINWAVE-if they don't eat my meals anyway, why not cook for JOHN!? I can plan Lean & Green meals for his eating plan and they can not eat that!

So my new focus is to create a new meal plan for one month and just use it again and again. I'm guessing it will improve as we replace what we really like with the less desirable meals. John got the meat and beans and the kids ate a half of a baked potato and some leftover couscous. They didn't eat much, but DANIEL LIKED THE SALMON! Whooohooo!

These salmon patties were pretty good. Wild salmon patties from Trader Joes. I marinated in teriyaki sauce and pan fried them in some olive oil over medium heat for less than 10 minutes (about 4 minutes per side). Frozen green beans from Costco. Really easy meal!

I used the marinade from the PRISM cookbook (bottom of page). In 2004 I lost 40 pounds doing PRISM. I didn't cook in 2004 but I did try two recipes and they are really, really tasty!