Maple Dijon Trout Fillets For Four

Now, how is that for a play with words? Okay, so I tried. This is a meal that takes 12-13 minutes. What more could you ask for. Add a crisp salad, perhaps some lovely mashed potatoes and you are the winner.

 

  • 1 lb. Trout fillet, bones removed and cut into 4 equal pieces
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 4 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. Teriyaki sauce

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange the trout on a 8 inch baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine the mustard and teriyaki sauce. Melt the butter for 15 seconds in the microwave and combine with the mustard mixture. Pour this over the trout. Bake for 12 minutes until it flakes with a fork.

*Note: If  you wish more sauce, simply double the ingredients and there you have it.

Serve with extra sauce, salad and mashed potatoes. In a word….YUM!

Shepherd’s Pie

Okay, you cooked a lovely roast on Sunday, ate leftovers Monday, Tuesday and maybe Wednesday and you STILL have leftover roast. What to do? The very same thing your mother did. Make Shepherd’s Pie.

 

  • 4 large potatoes
  • 1 garlic clove
  • whipping cream
  • 1 Laughing Cow triangle
  • 2 lbs. roast, put through a grinder
  • 1 tbs. herb de Provence
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1  1/2 cup frozen peas and/or whole kernal corn
  • grated monteray jack cheese for topping
  • 1 cup gravy
  • paprika

Peel and cut  the potatoes and put in a pot with water to cook. Add the garlic clove, peeled, but leave whole. When cooked, drain and with a potato masher, mash the garlic clove with the potatoes, put in a large dollop of butter and enough cream to make it smooth. Add the cheese, let it melt for a minute then mix to incorporate. Set aside.

With the grinder attachment on your electric mixer, cut the roast into pieces and put through. Mix in the herb and spices. With a wooden spoon add the gravy and mix in.

In a baking dish, spray with non-stick spray and layer the roast mixture, add the layer of peas and/or corn, top with the mashed potatoes, and sprinkle the cheese over the surface of the pie. Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

Bake in a 350 0ven for 35 minutes. Raise the temperature to 375 and cook a further 45 minutes. The top should be a lovely golden colour and the cheese should be melted. With the blade of a knife, check the center of the pie to ensure the internal temperature is hot.

Make more gravy (instant from Costco also works) and after making a crisp salad, pouring a glass of wine, sit down to a wonderful “comfort food” dinner.

Enjoy ‘cuz it is yummy!  Honey, will you bring the ketchup, please?