Citrus Baked Salmon

"Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish." - Ovid

 

Ingredients: 

1 salmon filet (1/2-1 pound)

½ orange

½ lime

½ lemon

3 tablespoons honey

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil

Instructions:

Step 1: Place the salmon, skin down, in a greased oven safe baking dish. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2: In a small bowl, squeeze the juices from the lime, lemon, and orange. Mix with honey, salt, pepper, and oil.  Pour onto the salmon.

Step 3: Bake the salmon for 6 minutes, then baste again with the sauce in the pan.  Cook an additional 6-10 minutes until done (flaky).

Serves 2.

Honey-Orange Glazed Carrots

“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.” - Oscar Wilde

I was about to squeeze lemon juice on my carrots, making myself a traditional parsley carrot dish, when I thought waaaiiiitt...I have half an orange in the fridge. I wonder how that would taste on carrots? The answer...sweet and wonderful. I hope you enjoy it too. 

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 cups water

1 lb baby carrots
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 fresh orange
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
dash of pepper

Directions:

Step 1: Bring the water to a boil in a medium sized pan and cook the carrots on medium-high heat, covered, for 10-15 minutes or until they are tender. Drain the excess water.

Step 2: To the pan add butter or margarine, honey,  juice from ½ orange, seasoned salt, and dash of pepper. Simmer on low an additional 2-5 minutes before serving.

Serves 3-4 sides.