I had some errands to run today and decided I was in the mood for some fish. Not tuna, of course, which I just got 16 cans of on sale from Amazon, and not a fish sandwich from McDonalds. I wanted something more...refined.
今天要跑几件事，决定来点鱼。不是金枪鱼——我刚在亚马逊特价囤了 16 罐——也不是麦当劳的鱼堡。我想要更……精致的东西。
I had these two packages of Atlantic Cod that I chiseled out of the deep freeze and thought I would serve them with something aggressively pedestrian, like rice and green beans.
我从冰柜深处刨出两包大西洋鳕鱼，本来打算配点极其朴素的主食，比如米饭和四季豆。
But then I decided I wasn't in the mood to try to cook rice - remember, I'm not good at it - and mac & cheese was off the menu. Instead, I got one of those instant microwave packs of mashed potatoes so I was able to microwave the potatoes and the green beans at the same time.
但随后我决定没心情煮饭——记住，我煮饭不行——芝士通心粉也出局了。于是我拿了一包微波即食土豆泥，这样土豆泥和四季豆能同时进微波炉。
To liven things up a bit, I had a small container of popcorn shrimp that I threw in the airfryer to give a little crunch to the otherwise simple meal.
为了提提气氛，我还有一小盒爆米花虾，扔进空气炸锅，给这顿朴素晚餐添点脆感。
But, even then, I knew I didn't want to bread the fish and fry it, I wanted something elegant so I poached it in a beurre blanc.
但即便如此，我知道我不想裹粉煎鱼，我想要优雅一点，所以用白黄油酱(beurre blanc)低温煮。
This one was half a stick of butter in a nonstick pan, with the juice of one whole lemon. Then, what you have to do is cook the sauce until it reduces to the consistency of maple syrup. This can take ten or twenty minutes depending on the size of your pan. ONLY when you've reduced it properly do you add your fillets of cod. Just plop them on top of the sauce and cover with a lid and let the simmering sauce steam the fish. This is done fairly quickly, about two minutes on each side, depending on how thick your fillets are.
这款是半条黄油在不粘锅里，加一整个柠檬的汁。然后你要做的是把酱熬到枫糖浆般的稠度。视锅的大小可能要十到二十分钟。只有熬到浓稠合适才下鳕鱼柳。把鱼柳直接放到酱上、盖上盖子，让微沸的酱把鱼蒸熟。很快，每面约两分钟，取决于鱼柳厚度。
When you serve the cod, make sure you pour some of the beurre blanc over top! I actually poured the sauce over everything on the plate - it was fantastic with the potatoes and green beans too. I didn't put it on the shrimp, I used my favorite shrimp dipping sauce for that: Peter Luger's Steak Sauce!
上桌时记得浇一点白黄油酱在鱼上！我其实把酱浇在了盘里所有东西上——配土豆泥和四季豆也绝了。虾没浇，虾用我最爱的蘸酱：Peter Luger 牛排酱！
It was a great dinner, not too heavy. Ideal for the type of day we had.
晚餐很棒，不重口。完美适配今天这种日子。
I stopped by my favorite donut shop and got some donuts for dessert! I still haven't been able to find the coconut donuts that I fell for a few weeks ago, but at least I was able to find some lemon creme donuts again! I love those! I never understood why people go crazy over raspberry filled ones. Not that raspberry is bad, but when it comes to donuts, who wants fruit!? Whipped cream, yes! Chocolate, definitely! But fruit!? Nah... Lemon is the compromise.
顺路去了我最爱的甜甜圈店，买了几个当甜点！几周前爱上的椰子甜甜圈还是没找到，但至少又买到了柠檬奶油甜甜圈！我爱那种！我一直不懂人们为什么狂热覆盆子夹心。不是覆盆子不好，但甜甜圈嘛，谁要水果！奶油是好的！巧克力当然好！水果！？不……柠檬算妥协。
But that makes me wonder...since tomatoes are technically a fruit...what if we made a savory donut with a tomato-based filling?
但那让我想到……番茄严格来说是水果……如果我们做一款番茄馅的咸味甜甜圈呢？
The more I think about it the more I feel like that could be a winner! A portable, easy to eat calzone? Or, rather, a MORE portable and SLIGHTLY easier to eat one?
越想越觉得这主意能成！一种便携、好下口的卡尔佐内(calzone)？说得更准确点，是“更便携、稍微好下口一点”的那种？
But, as I type that, I am reminded that there is already savory donuts called Pirozhki...which are delicious.
不过打这行字的时候我想起来了，已经有叫皮罗什基(Pirozhki)的咸味甜甜圈了……还挺好吃的。
And, I'm pretty sure if I google "pizza donuts" it'll have been done...
而且我很确定，搜一下“pizza donuts”估计早就有人做过了……
Yep.