Found: Brussel Sprouts in Turkey Meatballs...

These were then cooked in homemade, garden-fresh tomato sauce.  My life will never be the same.  Recipe to follow.  Thank you to my Mama for cooking this fabulousness.  My son ate brussel sprouts and didn't even know it.  Mwwwa-haha ha ha ha!

Salmon With Apples and Onions

With all the abundance of fresh orchard apples and onions coming in from the garden, why not try a fun twist on fish?

Sauce ingredients:

• honey
• vinegar
• soy sauce
• oregano
• pepper
• olive oil
• *white wine may be a nice addition...

Main Ingredients:

• Fresh Salmon filet
• Fresh tart apple (Mac, Mac-cross, Granny smith)
• White onion

1.  Rinse salmon and place on foil in a broiling pan.
2. Mix sauce ingredients with a whisk (experiment with amounts- according to your preference for sweet/sour/savory). Drizzle 1/2 over the fish.
3. Saute onion in oil (chopped or in rings) until soft and translucent.
4. Thinly slice apple and place on fish with softened onion.
5. Drizzle remaining sauce on fish.
6. Broil until salmon is fully cooked.

Tomato-Spinach Cream Sauce

• Paste tomatoes, roasted and pureed (or 1 small can paste)
• Crushed tomatoes *20 or so, cooked, reduced, pureed (or 28 oz. can)
• Diced tomato (or 14 oz. can)
• 4 c. fresh spinach, chopped (or kale, Swiss chard, etc)
• splash of vinegar
• chili powder to taste
• 1-2 tsp. sugar
• Fresh: basil, oregano
• 4 oz. cream cheese
• 4. oz. sour cream
• garlic
• dash nutmeg
• capers (optional)

1. Bring tomatoes to a boil after roasting and peeling paste tomatoes.  Simmer until reduced to the thickness you prefer.

2. Add herbs, garlic, and spinach.  Cook until spinach is still green, but tender.

3. Blend in (an immersion blender works well, or a whisk) cheese and sour cream.

4. Stir in nutmeg and capers. Simmer (low) just until warmed through.

This tastes great on a heavy pasta or over chicken and pasta.  Vary to your taste!