More Cooking

It's been fun trying new recipes in cooking; and it's great when the dishes turn out fairly well.   This weekend I made:

• Salmon with mango salsa - I found that ginger actually helped to bring out the mango flavor, and the onion &  cilantro/parsley is what makes it a "salsa"
• Beef with chimichurri sauce - I made the sauce with olive oil, lemon juice, italian parsley, garlic, shallots, basil, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, and chili flakes.   When spooned over the beef (which was marinated with steak seasoning, worchestershire sauce, and smoke flavor), it is really a great mix of different strong flavors
• Cucumber and Lentil coconut curry - I made the curry sauce with coconut milk, curry spice, coconut flakes, and raisins.   If one likes sweet curry, it really gives a nice middle eastern type taste to the cucumber and lentils
• Tex Mex soup - It was a pretty simple soup with tomato, cilantro, onion, and corn; but, had good flavor and color
• Broccoli - I baked the broccoli, similar to the easy asparagus recipe, with just olive oil, salt, pepper, onions, and lemon.  The broccoli stems come out a little crunchy, but is quite good 

It is a blessing, not only to be provided with food, but also to have a chance to enjoy cooking it and trying new recipes.