Baked Salmon & Couscous

Salmon is by far my favorite type of fish. It's inexpensive, versatile, and cooks pretty quickly. I marinated this beautiful filet in a mixture of olive oil, soy sauce, and various spices/herbs. I probably would have let it sit longer than I did, but I was quite hungry and didn't feel like waiting. It still turned out to be very delicious. Couscous is definitely a quick and easy food to make, and can be spiced according to your liking. I used Mediterranean/Italian seasoning to go with the flavors of the salmon. The best way to get everything out on time and together is to get the couscous going about half way through the baking of the salmon. This particular cut took about 12 minutes to bake, and the couscous only takes 5 minutes to fluff. I think I ended up eating this faster than it took to cook.

Here's to gourmet cooking...fast!  

What's in it:
 -Salmon: Atlantic salmon filet, olive oil, dark soy sauce, cilantro, coriander, paprika, garlic powder, oregano, parsley flakes, salt
-Couscous: olive oil, pine nuts, onion powder, salt, dried leeks, crushed oregano                                                                                  

Brown Butter Cookies

Brown Butter mixture! yummm

Yes folks, I have finally updated over a month later. Things got quite crazy for me, so I didn't do much real cooking or baking. Anyways, yesterday I was feeling rather festive (and was avoiding school work at all costs). The slightly colder weather put me in the sit-indoors-make-cookies-watch-tv mood.
To make brown butter you need to heat butter in a saucepan on medium heat and continuously stir it. You'll notice some brownish black flakes starting to form in it as the butter continues to break down. Once the liquid is completely brown, remove it from the heat, and separate the supernatant (yes, I'm using a science term here...hyperlinked for your benefit). Then let it solidify again before using it. You can make it in large batches and keep it in the fridge for future baking needs. If I wasn't already on a high from leftover halloween candy, I would have eaten them all by myself. Don't judge me.

What's in it:
-flour, baking soda, brown sugar, granulated sugar, browned butter, salt, vanilla extract, baker's chocolate, milk, eggs
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