My Comfort Meal.

Most people choose mashed potatoes & gravy or chicken noodles or Lasagna as their comfort meal. Mine on the other hand is Salmon. Call me crazy but I crave it like someone craving a juicy burger. It's not just the Salmon itself, but the combination of grilled salmon served over a bed of pesto pasta that makes me feel at home. Now don't get me wrong, a cheeseburger is sometimes what the doctor orders when needed. Like on a weekend when it's "ok" to indulge in a double cheeseburger from McDonald's (bonding time with Katy)...

Tonight, we needed a meal that had a mix of lean protein and carbs for miss Elie who is swimming in the 12 & under USA swim meet this weekend in Marshalltown, Iowa. Now, the meal had to be tailored a bit to make Elie happy since she doesn't find Salmon to be her comfort food. So I switched her portion up and served Tilapia with a rich parmesan, butter, mayo, lemon juice mixture. So much for the "lean" in her meal. The meal was gobbled up with a side of Asparagus and Broccoli.  Healthy meal night before meet, check it off!

We discussed morning breakfast meal with Elie since we have to hit the road at 6am. I suggested an Omelet with nothing in it served on an English Muffin. It sounds funny but the kid doesn't like cheese melted in anything! She thought about it and then mentioned a slice of canadian bacon would go good with it. So, I was off to the grocery store to pick up canadian bacon for my swimmer, thinking this is really an Egg McMuffin without the cheese...hhhmm. I guess the egg is mixed so she doesn't see the yolk.

Dedication, not only from the athlete but from the parents is what makes a winner!  Good Luck Elie!!!!

Broiled Salmon (usually grilled in summer)
Purchase.
Slice.
Season.
Broil on low.
We left the skin on to broil and then cut away the skin once cooked. This lets you broil without having to flip.

Pesto Pasta
Noodles-boiled
We use frozen pesto cubes from our summer harvest. You make fresh pesto from your homegrown basil plants and place in ice cube trays, placing in freezer. Once frozen, you pop them out and place in baggies and store in freezer. So convenient and cheap to have fresh pesto all year long.