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I should have looked at this post before I went shopping today..Looks like I was out shopping at the same time as Keith's wife....

Now I am reading back throught this and I want to cook some of the things here but don't quite have all the ingredients....  I guess the family will just have to suffer with the Chicken fried steak I was previously planning to cook tonight....

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Hey Keith, let me know how it turned out. I cooked for my friends over the long weekend, my new salmon recipe, and it turned out pretty well. Not as good as my chicken but it was gone by the end of the evening. It's such a simple recipe too.  Here it is.

Cut up side of salmon in to about 2" square. Get three deep dishes for coating. In one dish, put flour (I prefer Semolina flour but regular works fine) and mix in a bit of salt and fresh ground pepper. In second dish, crack two eggs and mixed it with salt and pepper. In the last dish, put in sesame seed. You want roasted or brown sesame seed. If you can't find them, just put the in the pan in high heat, stirring until you see some oil starting to form on the seeds and they start to turn slightly brown. Cool them then put them in the dish. You want the salmon to be first coated with the flour, then the egg then completely cover them in sesame oil.

Heat up a pan you can put in an over in a high heat. When it's hot, pour in 1/8 cup or so of extra virgin olive oil. When the oil gets hot, put the salmon pieces in there and cook it for about 2-3 minutes until the sesame seeds starts to get brown. Flip them over and put it in an over preheated to 325 degrees for about 2-3 minutes. Take them out and put them on a paper towel to dry.

Now to make sauce for it. Take about half cup of soy sauce. Add in 2-3 cloves of chopped garlic, about 1-2 teaspoons of ginger, two green onions or chives chopped up roughly, 3 table spoons of rice vinegar (can use wine vinegar also), and finally 2-3 table spoons of dark sesame oil. Mix thoroughly and add some honey to taste.

Cook up some plain rice or couscous and put a scoop in middle of the plate, put a couple of pieces of salmon then drizzle sauce over it. Garnish with some parsley.

Pretty simple. Give it a try. It's not too bad.

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One more quick desert recipe. Get some fresh figs, cut them in half, grill them over open flame for about 1 min, take them off, drizzle some honey over them and enjoy. They are to die for.

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Ooohhh... I love figs!  

I also happen to love grilled fruits and veggies!  Well just about grilled anything!

My husband, Danny, and I live on grilled foods and salads during the summer.  I'll have to try this before grilling season is over.  In winter we have an old cast iron stove that makes the kitchen the coziest spot in the house, so we eat lots of slow cooked stuff like soups and stews with home-made breads.  Love the variety!

Can't wait to try your grilled fig idea, eben!

Cool, let me know what you think. Grilled fig is not my original recipe. I saw it somewhere and tried it. It was just too good. One thing I did try that was pretty good was to grill canned pineapples and drizzle some honey and cinnamon on it. It sounds weird but it's actually not too bad.

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So she called the doctor woke him up, and said  "Doctor, is there nothing I can take" she said Doctor,  to relieve my belly-ache, and he said

"Sing two songs, and call me in the morning" ?

Lately alot of fatty, fried stuff get's me sick too.  I'm thinking it's probably Gall bladder probs..   Fry-o-lator intolerance of sorts

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OMG, I just discover that my neight has a huge fig tree and about 1/3 of it is on my side. I didn't realize it was a fig tree until I got close and saw a bunch of figs growing on it (never said I had green thums, just love to eat). I went and picked out a bunch of ripe ones and just washed them. Going to grill them and eat them later. What a treat, free figs for the entire summer/fall.  

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Well now you're makin' me drool, eben!  Hubby and I visited L.A. a few years ago while my sister was still living there. She had a fig tree in her back yard and (while all figs are good) there is nothing like the flavor of one that's been fresh picked!

You lucky Man

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Here’s a pot-luck appetizer recipe that Danny and I fixed ahead of time for sharing at a neighbor’s barbeque this summer.  We took a little hibachi style grill with us so we could cook them well before the main grilling event without bothering our host and hostess.

We were very surprised at how fast they disappeared and how much everyone loved them – even little kids!  Surprisingly enough they are just full of flavor and not all (spicy) hot to eat.  We have since tried them with other cheese variations – even mozzarella seasoned with a little leftover pizza sauce is absolutely delish!  


Grilled Jalapeno Pepper Appetizers*

12 – 24 large fresh jalapeno peppers
8 to 16 ounces of your favorite cheese (our fav is goat’s cheese with fresh herbs)
6 – 12 bacon slices (we prefer thin-slices to wrap peppers easily)

Warning: We always use gloves during prep - fresh jalapenos can *burn* your skin!

Slice peppers from stem to tip on 1 side only.  Remove all seeds and white veins with a small knife or spoon.  We double-check to make sure all seeds are out as that’s the main source of the peppers *heat*.  Stuff each pepper with your favorite cheese(s) and herbs. Cut bacon slices in half. Wrap each pepper with a half slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick.

Place wrapped peppers on grill with low to medium heat and watch carefully.  Use tongs to turn and rotate on grill fairly often to get even crisping and avoid burning.  We grill until bacon is crisped, jalapenos are fire-roasted soft, and cheese is melted to gooey. These are best when served directly off the grill.

*this recipe is similar to one found on Food Network but we have changed it enough to consider this to be “our version.”

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Fresh figs are good. I once got to try them on a friend of mine's 500 acre ranch. We noticed the tree and all the cows nearby. Those cows had eaten almost all the figs. Apparently they like them too. They are a bit hard on the trees. We were still able to find some a bit further up. After that it was back to drinking my Shiner Bock beer. Oddly the figs and beer went ok together. Or maybe just because I had already been primed with a beer.

Here's a variation on the jalapeno theme. I used to work for a sandwich shop back in the college days and we would make stuffed jalapenos. My family modified it and improved it. These are delish and easy to make. But like the girl above mentioned you might want to wear gloves, or at least wash your hands afterwards at least 3 times with dishwashing detergent. Hint: Don't rub your eyes after working with jalapenos  LMAO . This instructions will be fairly informal.

Instructions: Basically clean and prepare as above. Remove seeds and wash jalapenos. Note: You can either sliced them in halves, or just cut off the end with the stem.

Make a preparation of cream cheese, and cheddar, (or cream cheese with cheddar and monterey jack cheese), and crushed pecans. As for ratio I'd go for 1 pack of cream cheese, and about 1/2 that volume of cheddar / monterey jack cheese and probably about 1/2 to 1 cup of nuts. Just do it in the ratio that suits you and feels right. The cream cheese and nuts go well together and help to reduce the heat of the jalapenos.

Stuff the cream cheese mixture in the jalapenos, and put them preferably a sealable plastic container. Lay on wax paper and stack wax paper layers as you fill the container. You might want to put some dry paper towel in there as a dessicant to keep moisture down and store longer. Refrigerate.

Jalapeno lovers will love these, and they go fast. Once you get the taste for these you will eat many. Back in the day I once at about 25 at one sitting. I could tolerate hot spicy foods back then. Not so much nowadays. Nowadays, probably only 3 to 4 max. Anyway, enjoy!

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I may give this a try for that BBQ. I think if you add a couple of more items, it may liven up the dish. A little sweetness would help. How about a thin slice of mango to go with it? I will give that a try and see how it comes out. Maybe a bit of pinenut also to give it that texture. Hmm, time to experiment. Thanks for the recipe.

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Hey, eben, just wanted to let you know were having some folks over tonight and we're grilling both figs and pineapple for dessert.  We'll let you know how it goes for the guests, but the samples we just tried are as you said ..,just delish!

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So? How did it go? Did people like it so much they started to take their cloth off or what?  LOL

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