7 Minute Pan Seared Salmon

You heard it here first, or second, you can cook a salmon dinner in 7 minutes. I mean, if you want to, it's totally possible. I'll tell you how...

First of all, start with some salmon... obviously. I have the amazing luck of living in the Pacific Northwest and have the privilege of having a father who is quite a fisherman. He is always calling me and letting me know he has a drawer full of fresh salmon, or crab, or halibut, or some other amazing that I can help myself to. So, naturally I drive right over and grab a beautiful, caught-that-day, king salmon fillet. If you can think of something that represents the western coast of Washington better than salmon I would be shocked. I mean, I guess there's Starbucks, and Micro Soft, and Amazon... But whatever, we're talking about SALMON, people, don't get smart!
In the beginning there was a salmon fillet:

Fizzy Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail

First of all, I would like to say that I am so happy to finally be posting again! I was out of town for 2 weeks then really busy when I got back to real life. So, here I am, posting a cocktail recipe in the middle of the day on a Tuesday- just as it should be.

Fresh Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Lemon is bright and fresh and delicious!

This is a recipe for a delicious, fresh, and simple lemon butter-cream frosting!
Butter-cream is my favorite kind of frosting to make because it is simple and you can make virtually any flavor you can think of. This recipe is quick and simple and only has 5 ingredients! Anyone can make this and be proud of creating something so delicious from scratch!




Lemon is a great flavor to use for frosting because it pairs well with many other flavors and adds freshness to any recipe. I used it to frost some vanilla cupcakes and it really made them pop! Here is how to make it:

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup- Butter Softened (room temperature, not melted)
• 3 3/4 Cup- Confectioner's Sugar
• 1 Lemon (you will use the juice and the zest)
• 1 tsp- Vanilla Extract (use gluten free vanilla extract for g-free recipes)
• 1/8 tsp- Salt

Directions:

1. Combine butter, sugar, and salt and beat until well combined
2. Add lemon juice, zest, and vanilla and continue to beat until light and creamy

Here is the result! YUM!

I hope you enjoy trying this recipe out!