Baked Salmon with Spinach Cream Puff and Steamed Vegatbles           With my mom visiting her family back home, and my sister exploring Europe, I have decided to undertake my own adventure… in the kitchen. Allow me to clarify, I do know my way around a kitchen and have some culinary skills under my belt. Most importantly I have a love for baking and have mastered the basic meals - chicken and pasta- but now I am stepping up to new challenges. I am rolling up my sleeves, preparing for any mess that may cross my path, but expecting delicious mouth watering meals to greet me at the end of the day.       One of my first experiments was a salmon dish with zucchini and a spinach cream puff. I first start with preheating the oven to 375*F place the fish on a foil-lined pan. To add a kick of flavor I added lemon and pepper spice along with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Let that cook for about 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, steam the zucchini along with any other vegetables on high once it boils turn it off.  For the spinach puff sauté butter and flour on low until it makes a cream color then add ½ cup of milk. It is important to make sure you are continuously mixing to avoid lumps. Then add cheese, salt, and pepper. While you are making the filling go ahead and take the frozen puff pastry package and place in the oven-follow the instructions on the back of the box. Once it is done add the spinach filling into the puff pastry. Recipe Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Spinach Puff- 1 bunch of spinach 1 tablespoon butter 1 spoon white flour ½ cup milk 2 slices American cheese Dash of salt and pepper Frozen puff pastry package   Salmon- Fresh lemon juice Dash of seasoning   Vegetables- Zucchini (sliced in half)   Steps   Spinach Puff-   1.  Rinse and steam the spinach (place on the side for later) 2.  Make white sauce      a. Sauté white flour and butter on low      b. When turned cream color add ½ cup of milk           i. * Continuously mix to avoid lumps      c.  Add cheese, salt, pepper, and spinach 3.  Bake puff pastry following directions on the box 4.  Add spinach filling into the puff pastries   Salmon-   1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees 2.  Place salmon on a foil-lined baking sheet 3.  Add lemon juice and seasoning 4.  Bake for 10-15 minutes Vegetables- 1.  Steam desired vegetables 2.  Put pot on high, once it boils turn it off 3. Vegetables should be slightly tender

     Baked Salmon with Spinach Cream Puff and Steamed Vegatbles     
     With my mom visiting her family back home, and my sister exploring Europe, I have decided to undertake my own adventure… in the kitchen. Allow me to clarify, I do know my way around a kitchen and have some culinary skills under my belt. Most importantly I have a love for baking and have mastered the basic meals - chicken and pasta- but now I am stepping up to new challenges. I am rolling up my sleeves, preparing for any mess that may cross my path, but expecting delicious mouth watering meals to greet me at the end of the day.
      One of my first experiments was a salmon dish with zucchini and a spinach cream puff. I first start with preheating the oven to 375*F place the fish on a foil-lined pan. To add a kick of flavor I added lemon and pepper spice along with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Let that cook for about 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, steam the zucchini along with any other vegetables on high once it boils turn it off.  For the spinach puff sauté butter and flour on low until it makes a cream color then add ½ cup of milk. It is important to make sure you are continuously mixing to avoid lumps. Then add cheese, salt, and pepper. While you are making the filling go ahead and take the frozen puff pastry package and place in the oven-follow the instructions on the back of the box. Once it is done add the spinach filling into the puff pastry.

Recipe
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Spinach Puff-
1 bunch of spinach
1 tablespoon butter
1 spoon white flour
½ cup milk
2 slices American cheese
Dash of salt and pepper
Frozen puff pastry package
 
Salmon-
Fresh lemon juice
Dash of seasoning
 
Vegetables-
Zucchini (sliced in half)
 
Steps
 
Spinach Puff-
 
1.  Rinse and steam the spinach (place on the side for later)
2.  Make white sauce
     a. Sauté white flour and butter on low
     b. When turned cream color add ½ cup of milk
          i. * Continuously mix to avoid lumps
     c.  Add cheese, salt, pepper, and spinach
3.  Bake puff pastry following directions on the box
4.  Add spinach filling into the puff pastries
 
Salmon-
 
1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2.  Place salmon on a foil-lined baking sheet
3.  Add lemon juice and seasoning
4.  Bake for 10-15 minutes

Vegetables-
1.  Steam desired vegetables
2.  Put pot on high, once it boils turn it off
3. Vegetables should be slightly tender

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