Dateline: December 18, 2020 Maple Baked Salmon

 I saw this recipe in the NYTCooking section, and decided after reading the comments, I would try it.  Maple Baked Salmon 

This is a really wonderful recipe for a marinade for the salmon.  I was afraid it would be too sweet, but it was perfect.  Even Bill liked it a little.  He hates mustard.  The maple helped on that front!

I had opened a bottle that just arrived from Last Bottle, a susumaniello.  This is a rare grape varietal that grows in Italy.  It is a lovely wine.  Last Bottle buys of lots of wines and then sells them via the internet. They are based in Napa, CA and have great deals on wine.  The difficulty is that once the lot is sold, you are out of luck.  Sometimes the wine comes around again, or another vintage shows up, but once they sell out, that is generally it.  I love them.  I have boxes and boxes of wine that I have ordered through them stashed around the house, as I am known to quip, "I don't have a drinking problem, I have a buying problem."

So the first glass of the wine led to another, which is why there are no photos of the meal, I only have a photo of the wine bottle!

Despite the wine consumption, the rest of the meal did get made.  We ate the lovely salmon with roasted corn with artichoke hearts and baked potatoes.  It was a two thumbs up from Bill.