I love lemons as you can see from my blog’s banner picture. They are my go to ingredient for almost everything I cook. I buy them regularly at the grocery store (lots of them!) and always have fresh lemons in my house. When people in the grocery store see me purchasing 15 lemons at a time, they think I’m going to make lemonade! I tell them that I use lemons in most of my recipes.  Green tea with fresh squeezed lemon is my daily drink. As a child, I remember eating lemon halves, much to the disapproval of my mother (she used to roll her eyes)! Old habits die hard and I still love them to this day (although I no longer eat them whole)!

Todays Hint: Cut lemons lengthwise. This makes them much easier to squeeze. Add a little lemon to anything–pasta sauces, salad dressing, marinades and all vegetables that you are roasting or sautéing- almost any recipe. It really adds a tangy kick and extra freshness to the dish.

This recipe is as easy as it gets! Fast and on the table in minutes.

Preheat oven to 350.

Ingredients for the Salmon
(2)½ pound center cut pieces of a good organic salmon (keep in mind that you can use ANY type of fish, but the cooking times will change)
Juice of 1 lemon
Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Magic Seasoning Blend, Blackend Redfish Magic

Place salmon in baking dish or aluminum dish (to cut down dishes to wash)

Squeeze lemon juice on salmon

Sprinkle Salmon with seasoning blend. The more you sprinkle on, the spicier it will be. It is a mild spicing, so if your family does not like it too spicy, a little is fine.

Place pan in oven.

For medium rare bake 20 minutes.

For medium well, bake 25 minutes.

Set the timer for 20 minutes for medium rare pieces, then reset timer for 5 minutes for medium well pieces.

Ingredients for Corn
2 bags frozen corn
6 tbsp. butter or margarine
2 handfuls basil
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
Juice of ½ lemon (or more if you would like)
1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Melt butter in skillet.

Add lemon juice and red pepper flakes.

Add corn, basil, salt and pepper.

Mix ingredients well. Then stop mixing corn for about 2-3 minutes. You want corn to brown and caramelize.

Stir again and keep repeating until corn is nicely browned all over.

Another Hint: If you have a gas stove top, put aluminum foil around all the burners you are not using. This protects other burners from getting dirty and cleanup is so easy!!!

It’s that simple! Enjoy! (Thank you, Simone!)