Cooking with Eowyn

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Oi. This has been the busiest week EVER. Between trying to put together a big event for work and writing final papers for school and my friends deciding to be social this weekend, of all times, I am about ready to fall over dead.

I haven't had much time for cooking experiments, but I did try this recipe for Halibut with Mustard-Nut Crust earlier this week. It was really good. I used the key lime mustard that I bought in Key West. I emailed the recipe to my mother, and she replied back, saying, "Did you shell, skin, and toast the hazelnuts??" No, Mother, I did not. I did what any sane person would do and bought a bag of chopped hazelnuts (already shelled and skinned) and then smashed 'em up with a salt shaker.

I think I need to invest in a set of stovetop pans that can go in the oven. For this recipe, I had to start out cooking it in a pan on the stove, and then transfer the whole thing to a baking dish to put it in the oven. Which wasn't awful, but it's one more thing to clean, you know? It took quite a bit longer to cook than the recipe said - I think I baked it for about 17 minutes, because it wasn't even close to done when I checked it after 10 minutes.

Also, halibut has bones in it. Consider that lesson learned.

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

That sounds delicious. It really does make clean up easier having pans that can go from stove top to oven and they don't have to be that pricey. A well seasoned cast iron skillet would have done the job.

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Someday I will have all the cookware one could ever want! :)

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

It sounds delicious!!!

LOL at your mum's comment about the hazelnuts!!

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LOL, I wonder sometimes what exactly goes through her head. :)