Perfect Old Bay Baked Salmon

26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! 

27 Let them know that this is your hand; you, O LORD, have done it!  - Psalm 109:26-27

Salmon filet ( I buy mine at Costco) cut into serving size, tuck thin sides under

1/2 of a lemon 

Juice lemon over salmon.

Cook immediately, lemon juice will dry the fish out.

Put seasoning on.

Seasoning:

1/2 t Old bay seasoning, each filet

Smoked salt, to taste

Cracked black pepper, to taste

1/2 t Clarified butter on each filet  

Bake on parchment in preheat 425 degree oven for 14 minutes.

Serve with lemon wedge.

The sides I make are ginger rice and  gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)

Recipes this blog.

https://aintnocookinglikemommas.blogspot.com/2017/09/lime-ginger-garlic-cilantro-rice.html

https://aintnocookinglikemommas.blogspot.com/2016/10/gurkensalat-german-marinated-cucumbers.html

Buttered Filet Hobo Packs

17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!-

21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,

22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. - Ephesians 4:17-24

1 Filet, sliced thin ( I keep cooked sliced filet in the freezer, so I used that)

Skinny Green beans, Broccoli or squash

Onions, leeks or shallots

Baby potatoes, sliced ( I used left over) 

Seasonings of your choice ( I used onion powder, smoked paprika, Sumac) 

Salt and pepper( I used seasoned salt and Malabar cracked pepper)

Clarified butter

Wrap in heavy duty foil.

Bake or grill, preheated 400 degree for 30 minutes.

If you are using raw, 45 minutes up to a hour!

Crispy Squash Rounds

This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.  - Psalm 119:50

2 Yellow squash, cut into rounds

Batter

1 c flour

1/2 t baking powder

1 t toasted cumin

1/2 t Seasoned salt

1/2 t Pepper

1 t sumac

1/2 t Onion powder

1 t Coriander 

1/2 t oil

1- 1/2 c water

Olive Oil for frying

Place into medium hot oil.

Fry 4 minutes on each side.

You should have a crispy crust.

Delicious!

Crispy Fried Eggplant

16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Oh my goodness, these were amazing!!!

My grand kids loved them and said they tasted like a cross between fried okra and fried green tomatoes!

1 large purple eggplant, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch rounds

Salt

Salt each round and set aside on 2 plates.

15 or 20 minutes should be adequate.

The salt draws any bitterness and excess moisture out.

Batter

1 c flour

1 c water, might have to add more 

1/2 t baking powder

1 t smoked cumin

1 t sumac

1/2 t onion powder

1/2 t seasoned salt

1/2 t coriander 

1/2 t black pepper

1/2 t olive oil

Mix in a small bowl.

This batter is really thick.

Dip and hold over bowl.

Add to hot oil.

In a large skillet, heat oil until medium.

Add 4 or 5 eggplant rounds at a time.

Fry 4 or 5 minutes on each side until it's crispy. 

Keep skillet bottom covered with oil.

If skillet starts to smoke, turn heat off until it slightly cools.

I used olive oil.

Drain on paper towels.

Smoking Hot Bourbon Pork Sloppy Joe's

1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. - Romans 12:1-2

1&1/2 ground pork

1 Onion 

1 T roasted garlic

Sauce

1 T Bourbon 

2 T BBQ sauce

2 T tomato paste concentrate 

1 t Molasses 

1 t apple cider vinegar 

1 t Corn syrup 

1/2 t paprika

1 t roasted Garlic, smashed

1/2 t Seasoned Salt

1/2 t Sriracha 

1/2 t yellow mustard

1/2 t Cajun seasoning

1 t mesquite liquid smoke

1/2 c water

Brown meat, garlic and onion.

Add all sauce ingredients to meat mixture, cook until thickened. 

Serve on toasted buns with pickles.

Spicy delicious!