nerd’s eye view

Fish Wednesday: Salmon, Swiss Chard, and Sparrows Edition

July 17, 2008 – 9:44 am | by nerd's eye view

We have sparrow issues. The little brown birds have found my swiss chard and they will not get out of it. It’s like a salad bar to them. Do they care if I chase them off? No. Do they care if I am sitting right there? No?  They give me the stink eye and then, they just help themselves. They have punched holes in half of my gorgeous swiss chard. I pulled up and tossed out an entire plant, so transformed from swiss chard to swiss cheese it was.  I have to build a scare-sparrow.

The sockeye are running - we were up at the Fish Ladder the other day and the numbers were small but the fish were big and gorgeous. There’s also fresh sockeye at Costco for 7.99/pound - a good price. I could eat salmon every day, I think, so we were fine with buying a Costco sized package. In addition to swiss chard, we have a lot of peas and I love peas and salmon on pasta. Because we have enough salmon, that’s on the menu for either lunch today or tomorrow, and yes, I will grill the salmon again.

The chard, I sautéed in olive oil - stems first, they take a little longer - and then tossed in a can of organic tomatoes. This is one of my favorite ways to eat swiss chard. The fish, I tossed in a little olive oil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, and tossed a few capers on top. All that went on a very hot grill. Simple, no fuss.

Crosscut has a swell story up about subsistence fishing for salmon. And the other day I found Beyond Salmon, a blog that Fish Wednesday could totally make friends with.

Eat your fish, it’s good for you.