Alright. It has been a BUSY week. We survived the first week of school and are ready to get back to it on Monday. Despite the craziness of school this week, I still managed to make some delicious dishes.
Thursday night my husband and his parents were "gettin' up the cows" to take to auction. We do this a few times a year when we have calves big enough to take to the sale. While this was going on I searched through the cupboards for something to make for dinner. When I looked though the fridge... there wasn't much there. So, I dig in the pantry. I came up with this:
Rainbow Animal Cracker Dip
Salmon Patties and Home-made Biscuits
Thursday night my husband and his parents were "gettin' up the cows" to take to auction. We do this a few times a year when we have calves big enough to take to the sale. While this was going on I searched through the cupboards for something to make for dinner. When I looked though the fridge... there wasn't much there. So, I dig in the pantry. I came up with this:
Yup. That is a can of salmon. And now for operation Salmon Patties!
Time to get started. The first step is a little nasty. Open the can and you will see what I mean. I open the can and dump out a can-shaped wad of fishiness. Then I open that mass of fish and pull out all the bones and skin and any dark parts that look gross.
After "cleaning" the fish toss all the good parts into a mixing bowl and add 2 eggs, 2 or 3 tablespoons of flour, a dash of salt and pepper, and mix it all together.
And now for the secret ingredient - Premium Saltine Crackers! I crush about 3 handfulls, maybe 12 to 15 crackers, into the fishy concoction to make a thick paste.
Mold the paste into 3 inch patties and fry in canola oil until they are golden brown. Yummm.
But, you cannot have salmon patties without home-made biscuits. So, let's make some of those as well! We begin with a bowl of self rising flour. Then I add about equal amounts to milk and oil. And to give them a little extra fluff I add a spoonful of Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder.
Bake the biscuits and fry the salmon patties. I also cooked up a pot of rice and warmed up some left-over butter beans on the side. Ta-da! Dinner is served.
Rainbow Animal Cracker Dip
And now for dessert. Simply mix these three ingredients together in a bowl. I actually only made half of a batch (this is HALF of each of these ingredients). Fun for dipping animal crackers! Low-fat and delicious.
Bon Apetit!
