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So I do other things besides knitting. You knew that right? Well if you didn’t, consider yourself educated. These mysterious other hobbies that occasionally I have time for include cooking, dog agility (you knew that one), playing the violin (betcha’ didn’t know that one!), playing with robots and μcontrollers and drinking coffee.

Well last night I indulged in one of my favorites: cooking. I really love to cook, but I don’t get too much time with my crazy student schedule. Well now that I’ve finished school and things are settling down (for the summer only I suppose), I’m planning to get a lot more cooking in. Especially when I move, in the short period of only one week! But last night I got to indulge myself a bit.

Since it’s gardening season, Mom stays out in the garden until the sun goes down, and she often tries to convince me to make dinner ;) Last night, it was just Mom, Dad and I, so I went out shopping and bought all the stuff for a great meal. Here’s what we had (in bulleted format of course!):

• Maple-Dijon Salmon smoked on Cedar Planks
  If you’ve never tried cedar plank Salmon, you should, it’s amazing. You can buy the planks at Whole Foods, and reuse them a few times, so it’s worth it. And the Salmon comes out so perfect, and tastes amazing.
• Roasted Red Potatoes with Rosemary and Honey
  I love to drizzle the potatoes with some olive oil, honey and rosemary before roasting, it gives great flavor.
• Steamed Sugar Snap Peas with Mint
  These were so crisp and tender, and the mint gives them such a nice cool summer flavor.
• Mixed Greens with Tangy Citrus Dressing
  I like just to take some greens, like spinach, arugula and radicchio, and drizzle them with this dressing, which contains orange juice, white wine vinegar, olive oil and shallots. It’s a great tasting salad, with the tangy dressing complementing the bitter peppery flavor of the greens.
• Strawberry Tart
  This yummy tart has a homemade crust, with creamcheese spread and fresh red strawberries on top. (salivating.)

So I took some pictures of the dessert, but didn’t think to take pics of the rest of the food because I was so busy. Here’s a shot of the finished tart, doesn’t it look delicious? (let me assure you, it was.)

So as summer marches along, and I cook a lot more…expect some more cooking posts, and plenty of pictures!