Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Salmon Patties

A big thank you to my coworker Lisa for sharing this recipe! She had brought in leftovers one day, shared a bite and I knew right away I needed to get the recipe. Delicious!



Serve over a bed of Spring Green sprinkled with fresh blueberries and Annie's organic roasted garlic dressing. (I couldn't find the specific dressing she suggested, so I substituted in a creamy Trader Joe's 'Goddess Dressing' instead.

2 6-7 oz. cans boneless, skinless wild Alaskan salmon, drained (Trader Joe's)
1/2 C finely chopped red onion (try yellow)
2 Lg. eggs plus 1 Lg egg white, lightly beaten
1 T. whole-grain mustard
3 T. choppped fresh dill or 3 t. dried, divided
1/2 t. freshly ground pepper
1/4 t. salt
4 C frozen hash-browns shredded potatoes (Trader Joe's)
2 T. EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1/3 C sour cream
1 T. capers, rinsed & chopped (I kept them whole)
1 t. fresh lemon juice

1. Combine salmon, onion, eggs & egg white, mustard, 2 T. fresh dill, S&P in a large bowl. Add potatoes and stir to combine
 
2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
3. Heat 1 T. oil in large, nonstick skillet over med heat until simmering. Fill a 1 C measuring cup 2/3 full with the salmon mixture and firmly pack it down. Unmold into the pan and pat to form a 3-inch cake. Repeat, making 3 more cakes. Cover and cook until browned on the bottom, 3-5 minutes. Gently turn over and cook, covered until crispy on the other side, 3-5 minutes more. Transfer the cakes to a baking dish; keep warm in the oven. Wipe out the skillet and cook 4 more cakes with the remaining 1 T. of oil and the remaining salmon mixture.


4. Combine sour cream, capers, lemon juice and the remaining dill in a small bowl. Serve with the salmon cakes.

Enjoy! :)

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Cajun Beef Casserole

Tried something new for dinner tonight...Cajun Beef Casserole, or should I say Cajun Venison Casserole! I substituted in David's deer meat in for the ground beef. It was delicious! Thank you Grandma Van Loon for the magazine :)


Christmas!

Yes, I know it's a little late, but I thought I'd still share it with you! David and I had a busy few days visiting both families. It's pretty nice when our parents live 2 minutes away from each other! Christmas started with the Gunderson side on Christmas Eve. Traditions include...

Playing/singing Christmas carols! :)


Dinner, cookies and death by chocolate...





 and opening presents!








On to Christmas Day...!
Woke up to breakfast with the Karsjens, dog playing and present opening! Rachel was the lucky one who got their picture taken. :) Apparently I took a lot more pictures of the dogs than of the people...




On to my parents!
Present opening and visiting with my Grandpa :)




Merry Christmas from the Karsjens! Oh Bear...