I like to cook. No, I LOVE to cook. Good thing since I need to feed my family. But I only really learned to cook about 10 years ago or so. Beautiful Daughter used to come home and ask me what I was burning for supper that night. I know. But I love her anyway. Cooking was just something I did. NOW it’s something I DO!! And thanks to blogs like Living the Gourmet, which was my Secret Recipe Club ‘assignment” this month, it gets easier all the time. Catherine, Tammy, and Michael Pappas are the people behind the blog. Catherine is the founder who wanted a way to leave recipes for her children. Tammy, her daughter, is the photographer (and her photos are beautiful). Michael, her son, is in charge of interviews and product reviews. The three of them are quite a team.
As usual it was hard to find just one recipe, so as is my habit I narrowed it down to three. (Why three? Once I get my assignment I take a week to read and then try to cook one recipe each week until the reveal. Makes it easier.)
The first recipe I tried was
ASIAN STYLE MARINATED SALMON FILET
A wonderfully flavored salmon fillet marinated in
- 3 tbs. teriyaki sauce
- 2 tbs. rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. orange marmalade or apricot sauce
- ¼ cup of Italian parsley – chopped
- 1 large clove of garlic – chopped
- 1 inch piece of fresh ginger – chopped
- 1 tbs. sesame oil
- 2 tbs. soy sauce
then baked grilled until the fish is flaky. I’m glad I made two fillets because it was delicious.
Next came
YELLOW SQUASH WITH SAUSAGE AND PASTA
A delicious mix of pasta, Italian sausage, yellow squash {I subbed in a zucchini}
Catherine’s recipe called for Italian sausage, yellow squash, lots of garlic, red onion, Italian parsley, fresh basil, red pepper flakes and dried oregano for flavor. There is no way you would not like this one.
And THEN there’s dessert….
This is no-churn HONEY VANILLA AND BROWN SUGAR ICE CREAM.
I love making no-churn ice cream. I’ve made ice cream in a table top churn for eons but sometimes you just want something easier. And these no-churn definitely are. If you have made this you know it is super simple. Whip together 2 cups of heavy cream with 1 can sweetened condensed milk and a 1 tsp vanilla. Catherine added in ¼ cup brown sugar and 3-4 tbs. honey. Catherine garnished hers with mini cookies but I didn’t have any so I used turbinado sugar. The honey definitely adds an extra layer of flavor.
I think this one just became my favorite one.
Thanks, Living the Gourmet for some great recipes still to come.
There’s more for Secret Recipe Club. Click on the frog.
January 18, 2016 at 9:54 AM
Dear Dorie, I am so pleased that you enjoyed these recipes! They are some of my favorites too. My daughter absolutely loves the salmon and like you, the ice cream is one of my personal favorites as well.
It is so good and easy enough to make and have on hand all year round. Everything looks delicious…I wish I had been there to enjoy this meal with you. Thank you for the kind words. xo, Catherine
January 18, 2016 at 10:25 AM
These look Yummy!!!! Sometimes I’m tempted to make more than one also and have done so…by the way, I had your blog 🙂
January 18, 2016 at 10:29 AM
oh, I am a sucker for anything salmon. This recipe is great as I almost have everything for it in my pantry!
January 18, 2016 at 10:53 AM
All three recipes look delicious! (Especially the dessert)!
January 18, 2016 at 12:55 PM
Wow – three recipes! They all look terrific, especially the ice cream. I’m so glad to be part of the SRC starting this month!
January 18, 2016 at 3:31 PM
I love how you always do three unique, wonderful recipes. It’s so good to see what you’ve done this month for SRC!
January 18, 2016 at 6:44 PM
Wow that dessert looks incredible. I’ve made a pledge to eat more fish this year so will definitely be checking out that lovely looking salmon x
January 18, 2016 at 10:43 PM
Oh that ice cream! I mean, you had a great meal there, but that ice cream!
January 19, 2016 at 9:06 PM
Everything looks delicious! And that ice cream looks especially tempting in our hot weather over here!
You could use cooking magazines for Cookbook Countdown. I myself love collecting cooking magazines and they are really cookbooks, only thinner! 🙂 Looking forward to have you in CC!
January 19, 2016 at 9:27 PM
Everything looks like it turned out delicious. And that ice cream, yum!
January 20, 2016 at 5:07 AM
I love that salmon, I totally crave some right now….