Buckwheat Groat Cereal

Buckwheat Groat Cereal

1 cup water
1/2 cup buckwheat groats
pinch of salt

Cook the groats about 10 minutes in the water.

Let sit for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with cinnamon, a drizzle of honey,
and a splash of milk and maybe some blueberries.
An easy to cook, wholesome breakfast meal.

Warm Cabbage Salad with Mushrooms

Warm Cabbage Salad with Mushrooms

1 head of Napa cabbage shredded fine
2 shallots sliced in rings then in half
6 orange mini peppers slivered then chopped in half
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce or aminos
2 tablespoons mirin
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
chili oil to taste
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Sauté shallots till starting to caramelize, then add peppers till they soften, then garlic for one more minute. Remove and add to salad greens. Sauté mushrooms till soft and add to salad. Warm up the remainder of the dressing ingredients, pour over salad, toss well, and serve.

Shallot Lemon Garlic Salmon with Coriander

Shallot, Garlic, Lemon Salmon with Coriander

4 salmon fillets

salt and pepper to taste
1 large shallot sliced in half and then half rings
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves minced fine
1-1/2 teaspoons coriander seed
1 tablespoon dried parsley
zest and juice of two lemons
4 tablespoons unsalted butter

Salt and pepper salmon fillets and set aside. In a large frying pan, on medium heat sauté shallot in olive oil. When shallot is slightly caramelized, add minced garlic, parsley and coriander seed. Add lemon juice, zest, parsley, and butter.  Cook till sauce is thick. Set aside. In more olive oil sauté salmon fillets till just barely done. Serve with sauce over the top and fresh vegetable of your choice. I had leftover beans, salmon and sauce. So I layered them all together to make a salad for tomorrow. The salad looks rather delicious if I do say so myself, sorry no photo. 

Huntsville Botanical Gardens

Huntsville Botanical Gardens

I was intrigued of this photo of the troll
taken in the Huntsville Botanical Gardens.
 I learned this is Mama Zelda a resident in the gardens.

Might be a place to visit one of these days.
Click on the link to learn more about visiting.