Another Delicious Valentine's Day
For my first single Valentine's Day in a couple years, I felt I owed it to myself to keep up the tradition, and cook myself a nice meal. My roommate was also home last Tuesday, so we teamed up and made a meal that we could be proud of. This salmon recipe from Giada De Laurentiis was perfect for our purposes. By the time we got home from work, we didn't have much patience to wait around for a nice meal. Really, this is a perfect every day meal, but we felt like we were eating gourmet food just the same. I made it even easier for myself, and instead of mixing all of those vegetables, I just steamed up some snow peas, and covered them with glaze too. Couscous was an easy addition as well. After dinner, we made cupcakes :) Giada's Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Ingredients Glaze: 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed or chopped 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (optional) Salmon: Four 6-ounce center-cut salmon fillets, skinn...