quick and healthy summer dinner

After a long day's work, the last thing I want to do is think about what to make for dinner! Summer is great because there are so many healthy and fresh choices that, with a little planning, can be made quickly. This is literally an 8 minute meal... eat that, Rachael Ray. So anyway,

Wild caught Alaskan salmon is in season! yay! I cannot stomach buying or eating farmed salmon because of the environmental repercussions but I LOVE it when the grocery store has wild salmon in. Salmon is full of omega 3 fatty acids, good cholesterol, protein and a variety of other things that makes it great to eat! It also makes you full!

Here is a super easy way to marinate it and throw it on the grill if plain is a little to "fishy" for you. Please excuse the casual nature of this recipe, my bro is the chef, I do things a little more loosely!

-get two decent sized fillets if feeding two people

- in the bottom of a 9x12 ish pan put:

-enough soy sauce to almost cover the bottom

- 2 shots of bourbon/whisky (i use jack daniels)

- a squeeze of lemon juice

- about 4 tablespoons of honey (local if you have it- thats another post unto itself)

- a spoon full of minced garlic (optional)

-stir up ingredients until the bourbon starts to dissolve the honey

-slap the salmon in there face down, skin up

-refrigerate overnight for best results

- throw it on the grill the next day- about 3 minutes per side- do NOT overcook it.

I use a fish cooking basket for the grill so it doesn't stick to the grill when I turn it over. Great investment, I promise.

goes great with:

-cauliflower (i cannot say enough about the steamfresh in the bag kind- yum and easy)

- fresh wilted spinach- get the salad kind and wilt it in a pan with a little butter and salt and pepper

*remember, if you buy farmed salmon, this recipe will turn out badly and you will be doomed to spend eternity in a vat of warm salmon guts! Hungry Bears will be released daily.

Enjoy!