Yum, had to share what's for dinner.

We decided we wanted to eat a little more fish. Once a month would be "more" for us, so here's our first try for the month. Salmon is both of our favorite fish so we played it safe last night and had Salmon. Kent's Market puts it on sale for $2.99 lb all the time so it's even pretty good price wise. Hopefully they'll put some other kind of fish on sale soon so we can branch out. Last nights dinner was so good and SO easy I thought I'd share what we had. We had Salmon, green beans, and Parmesan/ramano rice pilaf. So for the salmon, we put a little lemon juice on it and then sprinkled it with Northwoods Spice from Penzeys Spices. Then wrapped it in foil and put it on the grill. I'm sure you could do it in a pan or the oven too, I just don't know how to use that thing in my kitchen during the summer. It was INCREDIBLE!!! My brother and Sister-in-Law sent us a mixed box of spices for Christmas and I would highly recommend all of the Penzeys blends, they are really good and fresh.
Next for the green beans. We got a whole bunch of fresh ones from our "garden". All we really have is about 5 bean plants up mixed in with my flower bed. So I threw them in the microwave to steam them first for about six min. with a little water in the bowl covered with saran wrap. Then I put a tiny bit of bacon in a skillet, but you could use a little olive oil instead. Then sauted the beans in the cooked bacon for about 6-8 min with a little onion powder and salt. Now I could have stopped there and they would have been great but I wanted something tangy. So I put a little splash of balsamic vinegar and cooked for another min. They were awesome. I'm hoping there are enough beans out there to have them again tonight.
Now the rice was awesome too. I'll tell you my secret to awesome Parmasan/Ramano cheese creamy rice pilaf. Rice-a-Roni Natures Way Mix in a box. I know it sounds terrible to top off such an awesome homeade meal with a box. But they are so good, and so easy.
So tonight's challenge for me will be to use up some of the tomatoes from my one little plant in a pot on the back porch. I have a whole bowl full of Romas from it and we're getting tired of BLTs so I need a new idea. If you have any ideas let me know, I'm thawing lamb chops so I need something to use tomatoes that will go with them.