Game night!
The Chicago Bulls are playing the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals and Ryan, his cousin Daniel and Sadie are suited up to cheer on the Bulls.
When Ryan and I first started dating in college, he was living with Daniel and I quickly learned that these two were big Bulls fans. As a former Chicago girl myself, I fit right into the mix and followed the games with Ryan and Daniel when the team was terrible. And when I say I “followed” the games, I mean that they had two side-by-side televisions in their apartment and would put The Real World on one for me to watch while they watched the games on the other one. That counts, right?
Well, now the Bulls are killin’ it and Ryan and Daniel are ecstatic. Cross your fingers for a win tonight!
Dinner
Before the big game tonight, we enjoyed an easy dinner of cashew-crusted salmon with corn on the cob.
I couldn’t stop eating the package of raw cashews we had in our apartment, so I knew I had to use them up before I devoured all of them in one day. I remember once loving a cashew-crusted mahi mahi dish and figured I could revamp the idea a bit and apply it to salmon.
Cashew Crusted Salmon (Serves 2)
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb. salmon filet
- 1/3 c. raw cashews
- 1/3 c. parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp. basil
- 3/4 tbsp. olive oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine cashews, parmesan cheese, basil and olive oil in a food processor and pulse until mixture is fine.
- Top a cookie sheet with foil and place salmon on top of the foil.
- Top salmon with cashew crumbs and place another sheet of foil over the salmon, sealing the fish within the foil.
- Bake for 12 minutes before removing foil and baking for another 3 – 5 minutes, until topping is slightly brown and fish is fully cooked.
This salmon was awesome! To quote Ryan, “This is right up there with the jelly salmon!”
Gotta go watch the game! Every time the two boys yell and cheer aloud it sends Sadie into a tailspin of excitement and I want in.
Enjoy your night!
this looks amazeeeee omg. going to write this lil recipe down! go bulls
Bess @ Bess Be Fit
GO BULLS! As a Chicagoan who hasn’t seen the bulls play this well since Jordan, this is big news!
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey
living in chicago back in the days of MJ, scottie pippen & dennis rodman was amazing!!
peanutbutterfingers
OMG i am laughing so hard about sadie’s face since i saw your post on facebook…i thought it was so funny that i didn’t even realize she was wearing a jersey too LOL
Jamie
Haha her face always cracks me up! So many words are said in just one look from her.
peanutbutterfingers
I’m a HUGE bulls fan and I’m watching right now! Love D Rose. And thats how i “follow” football.. flip the channel and just occasionally check the score. haha
Megan
Sadie is hilarious as always in this picture! That dog has such expressions!
Sarah
I think she was relishing the attention from the boys.
such a player…
peanutbutterfingers
The salmon looks delish!
However, I can’t root for the Bulls, being a Boston girl I’m still bummed that The Celtics are out!
Marykate
This recipe looks awesome!! Love that picture of Sadie and the boys!
Ali @ Ali Runs
Oh goodness! I’m loving Sadie’s jersey – that is too cute!
courtney @ the granola chronicles
Aw Sadie looks so happy to be included in the pic, so cute!!
Rachel
I love that sadie has a jersey too! and the boys look ok too haha
Kristen
My husband is a huge Bulls fan too. I grew up (and played bball) in the Boston area, and so I’ve always been a Celtics fan. It would have been tense in our house if the Bulls were playing the Celtics right now!
Emily
Ooo cashew fish sounds yummy! I’m loving fresh corn right now, too! So good!
Grace
Oh my gosh Sadie’s face is PRICELESS
Meg
I just saw that picture on Facebook and I almost died. She’s freakin’ hilarious!
Alexa @ SimpleEats
Yum, that salmon looks good!
Gina @ Runningtothekitchen
GO BULLLS!! I’m getting nervous so I keep flipping back to the Real World in case I’m “jinxing” the game.
Mel
amazing looking dinner! I always tend to leave salmon alone because it has such a delicious flavor as is but that may change now! Hello healthy fats
!
Khushboo
Good idea! I love salmon. I will be trying this recipe!
Kaitlyn @ 7 Plates
oh WOW, I love the idea of this dinner
yumm.
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife
GOOOO BULLLLSSS!!!! I’m a native Chicago girl myself and even when the teams couch cubs cough are bad,, I still love em! And the Bulls are KILLIN EM.. but sadly not tonight
meg
Haha, Sadie looks like she is loving that jersey. My team is out (the Celtics) so I’m rooting for the Bulls!!
Alaina
Hmm.. I wonder if this crust would work for tofu?!
Tori (Fresh Fruition)
GO HEAT!
As a South Florida girl I gotta show D-Wade some love
becky
Okay Sadie’s little Bulls jersey is probably the greatest thing ever. Well other than that salmon…looks so amazing and reminds me that the simple things are often the tastiest!
Cara @ EAT. PRAY. RUN.
I know what I’m having for dinner tonight! I was just thinking about salmon when I saw this…yum!
Becki
Yummy!!!!!! That looks so good!!! We looove cashews!!! I’ve even made some cashew butter!
Gen
Sadie looks hilarious!
Cashew crusted salmon sounds delicious — and if it ranks up there with jelly salmon you know it is good!
Holly @ The Runny Egg
Oh, yes. That recipe is going into the “I need to make this ASAP” pile.
Colleen @ The Lunchbox Diaries
I’m still intimidated by fish. Maybe one day I’ll get the courage to cook it myself.
Tiff @ Love, Sweat, and Beers
Yum!! The salmon looks great!
Sara @ Fun Simple Sweet
okay, that salmon is definitely on my menu for tonight! also, I am all about the bulls because of D Rose! I am from Memphis, and ALL Memphians love Memphis Tiger Basketball! SO cool to see them succeed after life at Tiger High
Becca B
I’m not a big salmon fan but I bet the cashew crust would taste amazing on chicken! I will definitely have to try it!
Love the jersey on Sadie!
Hope
Your salmon looks AWESOME! I may have to try that
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life
Sorry, but I’ve been cheering for the Heat since the beginning of the season! Go Miami!!!
Lindsay Loves Veggies
I don’t followed the NBA much anymore, but when I was little the Bulls were my go to team! I’ll be rooting for them!
Mac
Sadie looks super excited for game night. It looks like she’s laughing or saying “GOOOOOOO Bulls”, haha.
Pixie
Since this is the second time I’ve borrowed your cashew salmon recipe, I just had to leave a comment and thank you for this delicious dinner idea!
Lea
My husband made this recipe for dinner tonight. He works evenings so he made it before he left for work and I heat it up when I get home. I am not a big fish person, I will eat it but not my favorite. I think I found my FAVORITE fish recipe. It was soooo good, I wanted more! He said it only took him about 5 minutes to prepare it. Thank you so much!!
Hannah
this makes me so happy! so glad to hear it!
peanutbutterfingers