Out of Pod Experience

covered a pan with extra virgin olive oil, set the flame as low as it would stay lit (it went out a couple times)

threw in half a salmon, skin down

mixed (separately)
more olive oil
3 halves of yellow, orange, and red bell peppers
1/4 of a large red onion
a lot of chopped almonds
a few shakes of tumeric
what looked like way too much black pepper
few shakes of cayenne pepper
sliced beets from a can (no salt added)

left it on for a while, spent time at the computer chatting with kate and browsing paulchristopherart.blogspot.com/, came out a couple times to poke at the salmon and now...

i've finished the first half, and i'm about to go back out to the kitchen for the rest.

the salmon peels away from the skin like it was never attached.

this was a collection of ingredients I picked from different diet sites that listed anti-inflammatory foods...
chatting at the computer into the wee hours of the morning was a little hard on my wrist, and it ached all day...

I've shared the pantydropper smoothie, and I seem to have discovered another date night winner. trust me, it is a no-brainer

it's so easy to do it just right, in under 20 minutes~!

the olive oil makes it smooth yet guilt free, and the tumeric adds a hint of a curry taste, throwing off the italian/mediterranean thing just a little bit. I thought about geography a few times, actually

the best part is... I was going to eat it no matter how it turned out. you can't just toss $30+ food into a pan and then chuck it, you know?

Wont anyone think of the salmons......



Hmmmmm.. salmons

oooh for sure, orange juice... that's a good one. I was wondering where tangy could come from. thanks~ you answered a question I sorta... didn't ask because I didn't want to sound all foodie about it.

the chopped bell peppers, onions, beets, and salmon had a skittles-type look on the cutting board, but I didn't take a picture because I knew I would post it and basically my point is it looks like you're one of those people

ah. the purpose of the virgin olive oil is the anti inflammatory benefit of it. that's what all these ingredients are. I kinda need it after working with my hands (art) and being on the computer so much. (purpose driven food )

also: update. I'm pretty sure this thread marks the beginning of my semi vegan life. I need salmon for the protein but i'm going to limit it to every other day or every three days. in the meantime, the veggie mix is delicious.

Alpheias, i tried your OJ suggestion, and it's excellent. it makes the whole thing saucy while adding a faint tart. <-[switching the t and f is funny]

I spread a handful of raspberries around the edge of the plate for random, extra tart but I think it's too much. I'd rather not cook them into the thing, either, because it would just become mush. next time i'm at the supermarket I'm going to pick up strawberries to replace the raspberries.

about texture: I found myself wanting water chestnuts. [water chestnuts in my mouth] the almonds and the bell peppers have crunchiness to them, and the onion is really great for the slimy texture at the bottom [of the crunchy scale]... but I need that extra satisfying crunchiness that only water chestnuts can provide [at the top].

texture scale in this:
saucy orange juice / olive oil
slimy cooked onion
sorta crunchy cooked bell peppers
meaty crunchy almonds
sharp crunchy water chestnuts

sliced strawberries on the side

...possibly sliced bananas as well.

PS: go light on the cayenne or skip it altogether if you don't enjoy spicy. it stays out of the way until after you swallow, but it's pretty strong and I probably won't include it every time.

no no without oil would be all wrong. it keeps things from burning

virgin olive oil. better for inflammation indah. that's the reason behind using it at all.

using other stuff is bad, so the goal is to avoid it.