Shaz by the Sea

I was on Pinterest the other day and stopped at a salmon dish that looked unbelievable. It was a long sockeye salmon, baked with bright crisp asparagus and fingerling potatoes alongside it. It looked divine (can you tell I'm hungry??). In my head I thought wow that is stunning. And then another part of me thought how simple that was - placing it all on one baking sheet and walking away. The best part? It was all laid out on a piece of parchment paper making cleanup a piece of cake. Ok - now I want cake. But all that had me thinking about "one pot meals" or "one sheet dishes" - not crockpot or anything that sits and cooks all day - I will save that for another post (if you have any crockpot soups or dishes, let me know and I'll add it to the list!). So here we go:  lets start with that dish as #1... 1. Sockeye salmon, asparagus, fingerling potatoes. Take a baking sheet and drape it with a long piece of parchment paper. Open up your salmon, salt/pepper ei...

First off and most importantly, a HUGE congratulations to our great friends John and Suzanne Bosch on the birth of their amazing daughter, Victoria "Tori" Bosch!!!!  We are soooo happy for them and cannot wait to meet her soon! As far as my day was concerned, it was a bit less exciting. In fact, I have a lot of time on my hands since Jim is studying for the bar exam next month. While skimming through Pinterest, I came across this scrumptious macaroni salad  and knew I needed to make it immediately (I mean, doesn't that just look amazing?). I ventured to the grocery store to pick up a few things. The large avocados were on sale for $1...so I bought five. I picked up five avocados, fresh thyme and the applewood bacon. I grabbed a few other items to make a delicious avocado dip (since they were on sale). When I got home, I gathered my ingredients, started boiling the elbow macaroni and tossed the bacon in the saute pan on the stove. T he cooking didn't take m...