Day 3: Pescatarian Day

So, today I spent a lot of time making a craft for someone's Christmas present, so I was a bit lazy and didn't make the full meal from scratch. I used a pre-made mix for a wild rice pilaf with cranberries (sorry, already forget what it's called). I also served fish--so yes (Geoff) I'm a pescatarian. I marinated salmon in a teriyaki-based marinade for a couple hours, and then baked it at 400 for about 20 minutes. The marinade:

• About 1 1/2 cups tariyaki base
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• Pinch of garlic salt
• Some sesame seeds

As I said, the rice was pre-mixed and not too complicated, so I don't think it's worth explaining.

Mom's plate. Prettiest salmon portion, accompanied by plum wine.

The meal, surprisingly, turned out really well. My dad couldn't stop complimenting me. (I think it's because he wants me to keep including meat... ;) ) The salmon did turn out really well. Super super flavorful (it did marinate for 2 1/2 hours) and moist. And, the sweet/spicy mix in the marinade was interesting. One thing I learned today: I should never buy salmon that's not already scaled. Cutting the scales off was a total pain in the butt.