Salmon and Mushroom-Spinach Salad

I had to get groceries on the way home, which is fine but it makes for a late supper. Now, what is super-speedy to cook up, healthy, and also something I haven't done for a while? Salmon! I think we had it way too often for a while since the past year or so we've barely had it a few times at home. But after eating tons of white fish and shrimp, it was time again.  To go with it, a nice healthy green salad (is there another colour of salad?).  Apart from a not too healthy Caesar, my fav salad is spinach and mushrooms with just a bit of creamy dressing of some kind. So why not cook the salmon and put it on that?

Salmon and Mushroom-Spinach Salad

After we were finished eating this (5 minutes flat I think it was), we were both pretty excited. It was so delish, and took no time at all to cook.  The mushrooms were "triple-washed" and pre-sliced, the spinach was also pre-washed, and even the salmon came in these perfect portion sizes (fresh, pre-cut at the fish counter). For the sauce, SO at the idea to simply mix together some of that seafood sauce (the kind you use to dip shrimp) with some sour cream. I put some seafood rub on the salmon, and cooked it in a tiny bit of oil on medium heat with the lid on.

Next Time: can't think of anything!

Me: 10/10
SO: 10/10
SSO: n/a

Cabbage and Sausage Pasta

Necessity is the Mother of Invention, as they say.  Freezing rain forced me home early, but I therefore had time to cook something for dinner.  SO had a great idea to do chicken and shrimp with walnuts and broccoli, but unfortunately for us we had no chicken or broccoli. We actually had very little left in the fridge - so it was going to be challenging. We had a half a head of cabbage and practically no other veggies, and no proteins at all except for some frozen sausages in the freezer. Well OK then, let's make a go of it.

Cabbage and Sausage Pasta

Cabbage is fairly versatile it turns out - it is benefiting from a sort of renaissance in our house. Crumbling sausage will go with just about anything, so then add a bit of onion, some spices, and throw it on pasta. How bad could it be?  Actually it was fairly decent. In the end, what made it successful in my mind was a moderate seasoning with some cajun spices, and then at the last minute I thought that offsetting that with some sweet frozen corn would make a good counterpoint. Good call, I think.

Next Time: my ratio of pasta and sausage was way off, so more sausage

Me: 8/10
SO: 7/10
SSO: 2/10

Breaded Chicken Meatballs

This one started as me wanting to use my new ice cream scoop (the kind with the thumb knob to flip out the contents).  I saw a picture of chicken croquettes. They looked good, but too big.  I like these because leftovers can be reused in interesting ways, such as crumbled in a pasta, on rice with a sauce, or maybe a casserole.

My assembly line

They turned out pretty good, but as SO pointed out it needs a sauce; not because it was dry, but because they were fried.

Breaded Chicken Meatballs

Next time: will make a sauce

Me: 7/10, Probably 8/10 with sauce
SO: 8/10
SSO: 3/10