What I Ate Wednesday: It’s Cold Out!

The snow started trickling in over the weekend and on Monday night it came down hard. I went from “Oh look there’s a little dusting of snow” to “Let me go back inside, get my snow boots on and grab the ice scraper for my windshield.” There is snow everywhere, I don’t even think these pictures do it justice! It truly turned into wintertime overnight up here.

And I’m flying to LA in 48 hours where the weather is 93 degrees. I think I might melt since my body is now so used to the cold!

Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats

7:00AM – Breakfast

A cold, dark, snowy morning was met with warm oats, raspberries and scheduling my day. With subbing, I’m busy basically everyday and need to keep track of which school I’m going to and when! The schools here all start and end at different times so the school busses can go to more than one school (some schools have a 7:30AM start and others a 9:30AM one).Lunch – 1:30PM

A homemade spicy black burger I had frozen last week. I topped it with pepper jack, tomato and avocado. Recipe to come!

Dinner – Sunday

I am a big seafood person. At home, my mom cooks fish 3-4 times a week. When I moved up to Alaska to my meat-loving fiancee, we made a deal that once a week we would do fish. I usually pick whatever looks freshest at the market (can be halibut, but usually Alaskan salmon) and make my menu around that. This week I decided on roasted asparagus and brown rice. I used this asian-esque marinade for the salmon and loved it.

Asian Marinated Salmon

Serves 2

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoons sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3/4 to 1 pound fresh Alaskan salmon (we used Sockeye, but like King the best)

Directions:

In a large ziploc bag, combine all ingredients except salmon. Mix well and add salmon to the bag. Seal bag and refrigerate for 4 hours (that’s ideal, if you have less time that’s fine!).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place fish and all the marinade in a 9×12 Pyrex making sure the top of the fish is covered with marinade. Bake for 10 minutes or until fish is cooked through. (Timing may vary depending on thickness of salmon, you want the salmon to cook through without drying out). Serve over brown rice and pour any remaining marinade on the top for added flavor.

Enjoy the warmth you LA people, see you soon!

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1 realitychic October 17, 2012 at 5:53 pm: LOL well your body is going to have some adjusting to do with the TEMP changes but your a healthy gal & you will be fine… THanks for the pics & memories.. The snow we got the otehr day is now gone but supposed to get another fall tomorrow. One day it will stick.. enjoy your week in LA..

2 Jessie October 18, 2012 at 2:05 am: Your salmon dinner looks and sounds fantastic. Love the ingredients used in the marinade.

Have a safe flight and enjoy your time in LA girl
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3 Maria @ Little Miss Cornucopia October 18, 2012 at 7:34 am: WOW! You got a ton of snow!! soooo pretty, I loooove it!! I’m in Ottawa and we only had a slight drizzle of snow your food looks fabulous by the way I’m especially lovin that black bean burger. Thanks for sharing!
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