Life is rather busy at the moment, and my mind hasn’t really
been in the right place to be writing, I want to, but whenever I put pen to
paper or type. Despite my best intentions I end up grumbling about one thing or
another. If the truth be known, I think I am feeling a little stressed and I
certainly feel as though I have no control over my life at the moment, which
doesn’t help, I am a control freak! I am also REALLY grumpy at the moment and
have little to no patience for anyone or anything for that matter, and you can
forget any tact for customers. I get that certain things are
annoying and frustrating, like mail taking ages to get through, that however is
not my fault, I don’t get in my car and deliver your mail personally……. It’s
not possible, every customer that has come in, I have politely explained the
issues, I have also politely explained what’s being done to resolve said
issues, and I have empathised! Well I am done with polite and I am done with
empathy, you’d think that I either didn’t send mail or that for some reason I
didn’t have any mail issues. I shall take this opportunity to point out, my
mail takes just as long and I am just as frustrated, however I don’t have
anyone to shout at! (See my point I end up moaning about something)
Moving on, all last week I wanted to try out this wood block
thing I have, you soak it in water for at least an hour, and then you can place
it on your BBQ and smoke either, fish, chicken or pork. I felt a little dubious
about chicken and pork, but I was absolutely dying to smoke this really
beautiful piece of salmon I bought. So Wednesday before I went to work, I
pulled out the salmon and placed it in the fridge, and put my wooden plank in
the sink with water and placed my rather large vodka bottle on top. I got home
from work and discovered my salmon wasn’t salmon at all, but some kind of
delicate white fish, so out of the sink the plank came and I made a fish and
vegetable soup, a bit like chowder with out the potatoes. Thursday we ordered
pizza, so Friday comes along and I am really looking forward to smoked salmon,
husband soaked the plank in water all day long again….. Only I forgot to take
the fish out, so we had some pork steak things that I had in the fridge still
(I have conceded and started to eat a little pork) So out of the water the
plank comes, but I did remember to take the salmon out.
Saturday the plank goes back in the water and I lightly buttered
the salmon, seasoned it with a pinch of rosemary, salt and pepper, and a little
squeezed lemon juice. Then I placed it on the plank of wood which had been soaked
in water, yet again, and my husband put it on the BBQ. The smell coming from
the smoking cedar was lovely, but not as nice as the smoky cedar infused
salmon. I would definitely recommend cooking your fish this way, effortless
with about 20 minutes cooking time.
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