What I ate on the first day of Spring | Vegemite, smoked salmon, baked salmon and cheesecake

Happy Spring everyone. If only the subzero temperatures in the morning would stop and it would become warm and moist. Sadly that won’t happen anytime soon. Apparently this year has seen a net reduction in the population of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory). There’s lots of speculation on talk back radio with much of the blame being sheeted home to the increasing cost of living. I reckon it’s the weather. I’m not about to leave yet. I love my job, I like the people, I like that Canberra is a small quiet well laid out country town with no traffic and good restaurants. I hate the weather though and I’ll happily retire somewhere warmer closer to the ocean.

So for Spring breakfast I ate a plain bagel with vegemite and marmalade.

Tuesday breakfast. Bagel with vegemite and marmalade.
Tuesday breakfast. Bagel with vegemite and marmalade.

For lunch I was meant to eat Courtney with a mate but he was called away at the last moment so I ended up eating smoked salmon and salad leaves and then had a nutella cheesecake for lunch dessert.

Smoked salmon and leaves
Smoked salmon and leaves
Nutella cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar.
Nutella cheesecake from Urban Bean Espresso Bar.

For dinner I made baked Parmesan salmon on a slab of potato and served with some potato chips and steamed honey vegetables.

Tuesday dinner. Baked salmon with potato chips and honey steamed vegetables.
Tuesday dinner. Baked salmon with potato chips and honey steamed vegetables.
What I ate on the first day of Spring | Vegemite, smoked salmon, baked salmon and cheesecake
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: [url href=”https://about.me/garydlum” target=”_blank”]Gary Lum[/url]
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Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Fillet of salmon
  • Potato
  • Frozen vegetables
Instructions
  1. Cut up the spud and put into the oven to make hot chips
  2. Use two rectangular prisms of potato as a bed for the salmon
  3. After 40 minutes of baking place the salmon fillet on slabs of potato and cook for 12 minutes at 200 °C
  4. Steam the vegetables and stir in some honey
  5. Plate up and shoot a photograph
  6. Eat dinner
  7. Wash the dishes
  8. Write the recipe
  9. Blog (verb)

 

6 Responses

  1. The parmesan on salmon looks great, Gary. I’ve always wondered was there a particular kind of cheese that goes well with fish, or any kind of meat for that matter. I suppose it depends on one’s taste and what they prefer. You really do like salmon, do you 😀

    1. I think a small amount of Parmesan is okay. I wouldn’t use a lot. On the baked potato chips Parmesan is good.
      Yes I love salmon and I’m eating more fish in an effort to reduce saturated fats. That means less red meat, less processed food and more fresh food.

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