Have you kept your resolutions so far? If you are like most of the world, no. I stopped making resolutions many years ago. But, I did like the idea of finding one word to guide your intentions in 2016. I immediately thought of three words (I always was an overachiever.) that I really liked but finally narrowed it down to one. JOY! Joy will be my guiding star this year with my life, my family and my friends. I think that joy being my guiding word will bring about the same thing as some of the other words I considering such as calm, peace and energy.
Did you choose a word or make resolutions? How is it going so far?
I know many people want to eat “healthier” this year. I am trying to always make better choices for my family but often fall short of what I think I “should” be doing. Gone are those expectations. We will eat food that makes us feel good and healthy. I will not feel guilty when we eat pizza, spaghetti or hot dogs. This is about life and having treats is part of life.
Verdict:
This salmon dish made me feel good about what I was serving my family. The salmon was perfectly cooked and not dry. I served the extra sauce over the brown rice, a serving of green beans, and a green salad on the side. Both kids ate one and a half servings of the salmon. It had a nice sweet, tangy taste to it.
Cooking the fish in the foil made clean up extra easy.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon ginger, powdered
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 lbs. salmon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- For each piece of salmon create a little foil packet of heavy-duty aluminum foil on a cookie sheet. Fold the four sides up to the salmon but do not fold to seal.
- Mix honey, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger and black pepper in a bowl. Divide the mixture among the packets of salmon evenly.
- Fold the sides of the packet closed so none of the sauce leaks out.
- Bake 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of your salmon) until cooked through. Open packets and place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to caramelize.
- Serve over rice, if desired, with sauce drizzled over the top.
What's for Dinner Moms? 
I went for three words too – the 3 D’s. so’s I would remember them. Then I spoiled it all by having to go, right now, to look up what I’d written as I couldn’t remember one of them! Determination, discipline and (the one I couldn’t remember) direction. No surprise there. I;m hopeless at direction in all sorts of ways. Better focus on that one I think. 😉
I’ve just been eating salmon although nothing as prepared as this – smoked salmon pate from a packet, with crackers. This looks and sounds delicious. 🙂
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Thank you! Try writing your words down and posting them around your house – bathroom mirror, refrigerator, corner of your computer screen, etc. I have done it to keep my word right in front of me to be my directive!
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I stuck them on my desk, just before writing to you, after looking them up. 🙂 And yet, some things I remember no problem! Figures.
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I don’t make resolutions, as I’m terrible at following through with them… lol
This looks very tasty, even though I actually dislike Salmon!
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Thank you! It’s actually one of the fish my kids like best. Lol.
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This really sounds delicious and tasty with the honey! Looks very lovely!
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Thank you! My kids love Salmon.
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I have not cooked it, but this sounds full of flavors I would love! I have to try it!
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Hope you like it!
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I am sure I will!
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This sounds amazing! Definitely cooking it.
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Thank you! Hope you like it!
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I love Salmon 😊
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Thank you for this! I was just perusing different ways to prepare salmon and here was this post 🙂
I’m trying this out on Tuesday.
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I hope you like it as much as we do!
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I was just thinking about buying salmon, it has been a while, but it is so pricey! Looks good 🙂
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I can get it on sale about once a month for $4 a pound. I try to stock up then. It seems as if all groceries are going up and the size of packages are going down! 🙂
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