After the first week of camp was vaguely warm, Summer welcomed herself in the Chicago area with a 93 degree day with a 106 degree heat index! How did we spend our day? OUTSIDE!!! We got 2 hours of swimming, a treasure hunt, and lots of bug catching in, and I officially cannot wear a strapless dress without some serious self-tanner. While I felt like I was melting most of the day, one thing (oddly, I know, I’m a nerd) that really kept me going was the pound of wild Sockeye salmon I had in my fridge, just SCREAMING (no, not really) for a sesame crust and teriyaki glaze.
The color of this salmon was unbelievable, and I cooked it medium-rare, so that the true flavor came through. All I did was heat about 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a pan, sprinkled the sesame seeds on top of the flesh side of the salmon, then placed the fish skin-side up in the hot pan. I cooked it about 4 minutes on each side, then drizzled some teriyaki glaze on top. I ended up with this:
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I’d never stop reading your blog b/c you didn’t have time to comment!
Cute camper quote, as always. When I was little a customer’s dog jumped out of the back of their pick-up truch (hey, it was North Carolina) and ran into the store to find his owner. I thought it was the funniest thing to see a big golden retriever run by.
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You haven’t been commenting?! I’m never reading your blog again!!!! Or at least not until your next post…
I love the kiddo quotes. I can’t wait for a good poop story!
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love fresh salmon!
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The salmon sounds awesome!
OMG your camper quotes are too much – I LOVE THEM!!! Salmon looks amazing
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My goodness. Does that ever look good.
(I will keep reading!!)
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I wished I liked salmon – it always looks so good!
OMG, I haven’t thought of Kiddieland in ages – I grew up in River Forest so we went there when I was little – it will be a hot one today!!
Hope you wear lots of sunscreen!
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mm…salmon
that store does sound fun! I would love to see a dog shopping!
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OMG..that salmon looked phenomenal!
PS….you package is ready to go out tomorrow! HEHEHE!
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I feel ya on the commenting! Why is it that summer ‘vacation’ is busier than the school year? Stay safe in the heat!! HUGE DOG? Once I was at Starbucks in Santa Monica and this man had his dog. The dog could stare me in the eye – it was HUGE!
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Don’t worry I’ll still be reading no matter what
Love your salmon it looks perfect!
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I sometimes have a hard time keeping up with reading all of the great entries but I will keep on reading! Sounds like you’re having a fun time over there and that salmon looks amazing (and yes, a little bit weird too… haha)
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Sockeye is the best Pacific salmon, hands down. Interesting fact – all sockeye is wild, because you cannot farm sockeye (or any Pacific salmon for that matter). I know, I’m a fish nerd.