Tomato Basil Salmon

This recipe was sent to me by my best bud Lu. I believe she found it on the awesome recipe exchange site "Group Recipes." It was a delicious weeknight dinner and it was too good not NOT to share. Enjoy!

Tomato Basil Salmon

Ingredients

• 2 (6 oz.) fresh boneless salmon fillets (on sale at Lowe's Foods this week!)

• 1 Tbsp. dried basil

• 1 tomato, thinly sliced

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

• 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese (or eye ball it - I made a nice crust of parm cheese - freshly grated)

-->I also added a dash of salt & pepper to the fillets before topping them with tomato



Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Line a baking sheet with a piece of aluminum foil, and spray with non-stick cooking spray (or use the awesome non-stick aluminum foil).

3. Place the salmon fillets onto the foil, sprinkle with basil (and salt & pepper if desire), top with tomato slices, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until the salmon is opaque in the center, and the Parmesan cheese is lightly browned on top, about 20 minutes.

Simple Berry Cobbler

Berry Cobbler
(Blueberry, blackberry, raspberry or all of the above!)

1 cup milk
1 stick butter melted
1 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 cup self rising flour (this is key!)
2 cups fresh berries (I used closer to 2 1/2)
Juice from 1 small lemon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Wash and drain berries (I used a mix of blueberries, blackberries and raspberries).

Butter a baking dish (I like to use a longer, shallower dish)

Whisk flour, sugar, melted butter and milk together in a bowl (makes a fairly thin mixture). Pour into buttered baking dish.

Add lemon juice to berries and a dash of sugar (if desired). Evenly distribute berries across the batter in dish (they will sink a little). Sprinkle sugar over top of berries.

Bake for about 45-55 minutes until light golden brown and bubbly. Serve with whipped cream and/or scoop of vanilla ice cream.

This recipe courtesy of many people - our mothers (yes, even mine!), old southern recipe books and The Pioneer Woman.

Cheeseburgers - oldmarrieds style

Yeah, so I posted a picture below and never got around to posting an actual recipe. So here goes (a little late for the big grilling weekend)



Cheeseburgers
1lb ground beef (we like ground sirloin or lean 90/10 or 93/7)
1/2 packet Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix (dry)
1 egg beaten
2 Tbs Montreal Steak Seasoning
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
salt & pepper
4 buns

Toppings
2 tomatoes, thickly sliced
1 Vidalia (or sweet yellow) onion, thickly sliced
4 slices sharp cheddar cheese
Bunch of green leaf lettuce, washed & torn

Preheat grill to 400-450 degrees (pretty darn hot)

In a bowl, beat 1 egg and mix in the dry Ranch dressing and steak seasoning.

Add ground beef and mix well (hands work best!) Divide into 4 even sections and roll/flatten into hamburger patties.

Cook hamburger patties on the grill with a dash of Worcestershire sauce on each side (turning once) to desired doneness. Top with cheese last 45 seconds of cooking (will melt quickly depending on thickness of the slice)

While cooking burgers, place thick slices of tomatoes & vidalia onions on a grill sheet*. Season lightly with salt & pepper. Cook for 3 minutes per side, turning once.

Lightly toast buns on grill after removing burgers to rest.

Top with grilled onions, tomatoes and lettuce as desired and enjoy!



*Grill sheet