DAY Recipe

Here’s a beautiful, easy main course. It goes well with a fennel and orange salad with olives and orange vinaigrette, the couscous, a sauté of spinach and pine nuts, and an Oregon Pinot Noir. For the finale, top purchased baklava with whipped cream that has been mixed with a touch of ground cardamom.

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Serves 4 or 5

INGREDIENTS
for potato pancakes

2 lb russet (baking) potatoes (about 4 large)

1/2 cup finely chopped scallion greens

5 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

3/4 lb sliced smoked salmon

1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons capers, rinsed

1/2 cup [...]

Canned salmon (with soft, edible bones) and potatoes are good sources of calcium.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
nonstick vegetable oil spray
114.75-ounce can pink salmon (with bones), drained2 1/2pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
1cup low-fat (1%) milk
4ounces soft fresh goat [...]

In this delicious dish from Asterix & Obelix, the orzo is toasted before it’s cooked, giving the pasta a nice nutty flavor.

Makes 6 servings.

INGREDIENTS
7tablespoons olive oil
1large onion, sliced
2cups dry red wine
2cupscanned beef broth
8fresh thyme sprigs
2bay leaves1pound orzo6shallots, minced
1pound mushrooms, [...]

“Dinner at the Montauk Seafood Grill was an ideal way to cap off a day of skiing in Vail,” Julie Harris of Redwood City, California. “The salmon covered with an unusual breadcrumb coating is something I would like to make for a dinner party.”

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