Croissants
When I prepared the salmon for supper last night, I added garlic. I should have marinated it properly, but it was too darned hot! 🎝The fillets cooked quickly in the air fryer but were rather tasteless and disappointing. The colourful salad more than compensated for it.
I put the air fryer drawer back while it was still hot, intending to clean it up later. Of course, I forgot. I’m blaming everything on the unseasonable, unreasonable weather at present.
You know how it is when something triggers your memory and you find yourself thinking, ‘That would be nice for a change.’ I may have seen croissants on someone’s blog and the thought lodged in my brain, so I bought some for a treat.
It’s convenient to warm them quickly in the air fryer. This morning, we decided to have one each. We sat quietly eating them. Neither of us said a word, until Barry said, ‘Did you cook the fish in the air fryer last night?’
The croissants had been warmed in the fish-redolent basket that I had neglected to wash. Garlic-flavoured croissants are interesting but not to be recommended, even though we tried to persuade ourselves that they were quintessentially French.
I’m not cooking anything tonight! Supper will be a rainbow salad with blueberries, red and green grapes, cucumber, chicory, lettuce, sliced raw Brussels sprouts, baby corn, tenderstem broccoli, shredded cabbage, grated carrot, celery. yellow pepper, cream cheese, walnuts, and tinned salmon(!)
I shall put all that together while I listen to ‘Rather Be the Devil’ by Ian Rankin. It’s read entertainingly by James Macpherson, though I have had to slow down the reading speed to understand all the different Scottish accents.
I wanted a change from military history, having just finished the excellent ‘Brothers in Arms’ by James Holland. That was read by Al Murray, who is interested in and knowledgeable about Second World War campaigns but is a better comedian than narrator.
I love a croissant for breakfast. I know I have forgotten to wash things in the past, or maybe not rinsed off dish soap very well and having strange tasting food because of it. Couple of good reads there, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCroissants for breakfast sounds delicious, but not garlic fish flavor. Your Summer salad sounds amazing. Kindly send your unseasonably warm weather West across the Pond. Merci beaucoup.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a croissant in years! They are a pastry and I am not supposed to eat pastries because of the high sugar/fat content. i don't miss them as I never ate them regularly anyway.
ReplyDeleteYour salad certainly is a rainbow!
A good reader of an audio book makes listening such a pleasure. It seems the hot weather is improving your diet, except for fish flavoured croissants.
ReplyDeleteI have a croissant for breakfast usually several times a week. Indeed the croissant spread with cream cheese and a bowl of fruit on the side is one of my favorite breakfasts. I can't remember if I've read "Rather Be the Devil" although I've read most of Rankin's books. I'll have to check on that. He was my favorite writer for a period of time and I still enjoy him.
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