BIZZY BAKES

I am a bit late posting this.  Last Friday was Ina Fridays starring appetizers from Ina Garten.  I chose this salmon recipe, topped with such good additions.  Ina calls it Panko crusted but to make it gluten-free, I had to substitute.  This is really good crunchy on top but soft in the body.  Nice flavors. Crusted Salmon (adapted from Ina Garten ) Ingredients: 2/3 cup sweet potato chip crumbs (in place of panko) 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons  olive oil 4 (6- to 8-ounce) salmon fillets 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard Method: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. In a small bowl, mix together the crumbs, parsley, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Drizzle with the olive oil and stir until the crumbs are evenly coated. Set aside. Place the salmon fillets, skin side down, on a board. Generously brush the top of the fillets with mustard and then sprinkl...

A new group, cooking Ina Garten recipes has started and you are welcome to join us.  We are posting the first Friday of the month and we will have a broad topic, each month.  This is the schedule. This year's focus by type of dish: APPETIZERS: April, August, December, April ('14) SALADS/SOUPS/SIDES: May, September, January MAIN COURSES: June, October, February DESSERTS/OTHER: July, November, March I selected a favorite of mine, Guacamole.  Ina has several recipes for the dish and I chose her chunky one. You can find this recipe here. I love guacamole and it would be hard to find one that I don't like and this passed with flying colors.  I realized, I like a smoother guacamole.  I did like the addition of hot sauce  and the red onion.  I usually add tomato to mine so that was not a new ingredient. Here are the Ingredients . 2 ripe Haas avocados 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon) 4 dashes Tabasco sauce 1...