A Valentine's Fish Story

I took Michele away for a romantic getaway upward to Mendocino Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Valentine's Fish Story

Many years ago, I took Michele away for a romantic getaway upward to Mendocino, CA. I told her I had arranged everything, merely existence a typical male, I procrastinated in addition to assumed dinner reservations would last no problem. Much to my horror, at that spot were solely a handful of restaurants opened upward that fourth dimension of year, all of which were booked. How was I going to operate out of this one?

Luckily the Bed in addition to Breakfast nosotros were staying at had a fireplace. I had a brainstorm...I told my married adult woman I had a surprise for her, in addition to that I was going to laid upward her a romantic dinner inward the room, inward the fireplace. She loved the idea! Now, I had to abide by the food.

Fortunately, this expanse is habitation to about groovy salmon fishing, in addition to I flora about amazing wild salmon at a local store. I bought about foil, in addition to did a uncomplicated salmon filet wrapped amongst butter in addition to fresh herbs. I also wrapped upward about babe potatoes seasoned solely amongst salt. I tossed these foil pouches into the hot ashes, in addition to inward no fourth dimension nosotros were enjoying i of the most delicious, sexiest, in addition to romantic repast of our lives.

The nutrient Gods were rooting for me that night. The salmon was cooked beautifully - infused amongst the aromatic herb butter, amongst a texture in addition to thus perfect for a few moments I swore never to laid upward salmon again.

But, the jeopardy didn't cease there. I had also bought a niggling baggie of wild huckleberries at a fruit stand, in addition to a unmarried frozen piecrust at the primary store. I poured the berries into the piecrust, in addition to tossed them amongst all 12 of the niggling saccharide packets from our java kit. This was carefully wrapped inward lots of foil in addition to placed on the dying coals.

As nosotros waited for dessert, nosotros finished what was i also many bottles of wine, in addition to both brutal asleep. I woke upward well-nigh four hours after to the acrid olfactory holding of burnt piecrust. Oh no, I had burned the pie! I pulled it out of the spent ashes in addition to tore it open.

Much to my amazement it was perfectly cooked! The burned olfactory holding was from about of the syrup that had leaked out into the ashes, merely the pie itself was a perfectly crisp, golden brown, in addition to the sugared berries had caramelized into a beautiful warm jam. It was ethereal.

I woke Michele, in addition to nosotros ate the pie amongst dark java - toasting this incredible eve of nutrient in addition to improvisation.

Coast Photo (c) Flickr Lee Coursey, Fireplace Photo (c) Flickr iwona_kellie, Salmon Photo (c) Flickr VirtualErn, Berry Photo (c) Flickr Cheryl Dudley