Salmon with Tomato Bearnaise Sauce

This recipe is restaurant worthy!  

Doesn't it look beautify on the plate?

And so easy to make-in just under 40 minutes you can have this on the table!

This recipe is right off the KNORR Bearnaise sauce package

Salmon with Tomato Bearnaise

4 salmon fillets-about 5 oz each

1 Tbsp. olive oil

4 Tbsp. butter

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

about 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes or 1 medium chopped tomato 

1 cup milk

1 package Knorr Bearnaise Sauce mix

1 tsp. capers

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees

Generously rush salmon with olive oil and arrange on the broiler pan

Season with salt and pepper

Bake for about 20 minutes or until fish flakes apart easily (I like to broil it to get a nice brown char on the fish)

Meanwhile

Make the Bearnaise sauce according to package directions

Add tomatoes and bring to a boil

Stir in capers and serve over fish with wild rice

YUMMY!

Lima Beans

My dad gave me a MESS of Lima beans (about 3/4 of a 5 gallon bucket full).  I love to eat Lima beans but hate to shell them so I employed the entire family.  DD2 seems to actually enjoy this chore and never finds an excuse not to help (unusual for a teenager!)  For this I am extremely grateful!  

Even the Lima beans whose shells look bad can yield good beans so don't discriminate.  When we shell beans we lay down newspapers and several plastic garbage bags to catch the shells.  A large bowl goes in the center and the shelled beans are placed there.  

Rinse the beans well several times to remove any grit, dirt or small insects (yum!)

Once all the beans are shelled I par boil them for 3 minutes.

Bring a large container of water to a rolling boil.  Add the beans, allow the water to return to a boil for 3 minutes.  Drain, rinse with cold water and place into clean freezer containers.  I allow the beans to cool to reduce condensation inside the containers which create ice crystals.  I pack in quart containers and leave about an inch of head room.

BEST LIMAs EVER

one container of frozen beans

place in a large pot and cover with water

Add minced onions (dehydrated are fine), 

Sprinkle liberally with garlic powder, Lawrys season salt and add a heaping tablespoon of bacon grease.

Allow to simmer for about 45 minutes, adding water as necessary.  I like my beans DONE!

These can be cooked several days in advance and reheated for dinner.

Enjoy!