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Cra-Z-Cook'n Sweet Sensation Station (6 in 1 Baking Center) This 6 in 1 Deluxe Baking Center features a Mixing Station, a Cookie & Brownie Station, and a Decorating Station. Makes Cakes, Cookies, Brownies and Cupcakes. Easy and Safe Microwave Trays! 6 in 1 Baking Center includes: Sprinkle station Mixing station Frosting station Cookie station Brownie station Storage station Safe and easy microwave baking. Sweet Sensation Station includes: Sweet Sensation Station unit Microwavable cake pan Microwavable cupcake mold Microwavable cookie and brownie pan Mixing bowl Double ended spatula Double ended spoon Revolving cake tray Instructions White cake mix (1.06 oz) Chocolate cake mix (1.06 oz) Chocolate brownie mix (1.06 oz) Sugar cookie mix (1.06 oz) Chocolate frosting mix (0.71 oz) Strawberry frosting mix (0.71 oz) Rainbow sprinkles (0.53 oz) Sugar crystals (0.53 oz)

I love that Publix puts recipes in the packages of meat and fish. Sometimes they are just general cooking instructions, but other times it is a full easy and delicious recipe, such as this one. I used the bake option because it somehow seemed wrong to microwave this (and it seemed like wrapping it would get messy--plus baking it gave me time to clean the dishes I used and the counter before sitting down to eat).

Ingredients:
- 1 lb salmon fillet, skin removed
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 1 package of prepared refrigerated pesto sauce

Instructions:
1) Rinse salmon fillet under cold water and pat dry.

2) Place in a glass pie plate and baste with olive oil and minced garlic. (Although fresh garlic is always best, I think the pesto sauce was flavorful and oily enough that you probably do not need this step. I may just season it with some garlic powder next time before adding the sauce.)

3) Spread an even amount of pesto sauce until the fillet is well coated with approximately 1/4 inch layer of sauce (I don't think I used this much and it was plenty rich and tasty).

4a) Cover in plastic wrap and place in microwave for 3 - 3 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

OR

4b) Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Do not cover or turn if baking.

5) Serve hot. I served it with the leftover veggies from last night, which where skillet potatoes and green beans.

(After seeing how well the last picture of the pita pizza came out against the wood background, I realized that my food pics looked like crap because I was trying to get the whole plate for some stupid reason. So in this photo I arranged the veggies closer to the fish and got in close to make for a more appealing food photo)

I wish I knew more than I did. I think our experiences completely shape us into who we are. If I had it my way, I’d go in a time machine and visit the year 10,000 BC. I’d take a ride on a wooly mammoth and try to communicate with a prehistoric homosapien. Just to spend time on planet earth without all the bullshit seen in the middle of this photo would be great. All the buildings, cranes, pollution, and trash that we have produced on this planet really blind us.

I’d love to go to the year zero and go hang out in Egypt and Italy and see what life is like there. Most of all I’d want to see how people lived in cities and got along without electricity. Electricity is such a staple part of everything we do in life that most of us don’t realize that just a few generations ago that we lived completely without electricity. Even in the mid 1800’s most of us didn’t have light bulbs, cars, microwaves, outlets to plug anything into, hair dryers, laptops, telephones, washing machines, ovens, heaters, air conditioners, I could go on and on. These are things we just take for granted.

I think all this crap has just made us lazier. We don’t appreciate the fact that we get home from work and push a tiny switch and all our light comes on. Imagine having to come home from work and just worry about whether your home will still be there. Then you’d have to find enough wood to keep a fire going all night to give you light, keep you warm, and to use to cook the food you’d be lucky to have in the first place.

December 19th, 2008

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