Adapt & Overcome: Menu Planning Tips & What To Do With Leftovers
#1) Baked Salmon
I don't know about you, but in our house fish is a contentious issue. My husband doesn't like it (unless it comes in a shell) and I do. Sometimes. I do not like my house smelling like fish for days after cooking, so it is generally relegated to something I throw on the bbq after burgers are finished cooking, OR I bake it. This time I used a very simple recipe from Natasha's Kitchen.
I will buy a portion of salmon on sale divide it up, bake it, & stick all but one serving in the fridge for lunches later in the week. This week, Ralph's was offering a digital coupon on top of the club card price which made the fish under $6/lb. 1.39 lb of salmon (which is about 3 servings) was $8.12.
A Tattie Scone (or Potato Scone) is made by simply mixing mashed potatoes & flour (a little salt & seasoning if you desire) and dry-frying it in a skillet until golden brown. It is not as fluffy as an English scone. Actually, it's more of a latke in consistency, but it is moist and delicious--and a wonderful use for leftovers! Hurrah for the legendary Scottish Thrift!
We had about 2 cups left of mashed potatoes left over from dinner recently, which is a ridiculous amount of potato! I divided the batch in two, seasoned one with chopped, dried chives (for the husband), and the second with za'atar (for me).
I have been informed that the proper way to eat these is on a fluffy roll smeared with brown sauce and butter. I can reliably report that they are just as delicious plain as a side to curry or some other saucy dish, or smeared with butter and eaten as a snack.
I had trouble finding a recipe that I liked, but here are a couple that I combined and used: The American version from The Spruce Eats, and the Scottish version from Scottish Scran.
Has anyone else tried making Tattie Scones? What did you think?
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