adventures in dinner

Last year we joined a community-supported fishery (like a CSA but for fish instead of veggies). It was pretty much awesome: the price was alright, the salmon filets were excellent, and most importantly they made lox. So we went overboard this year and bought two shares, to make sure we'd have enough lox.

We now have a freezer full of salmon, in various forms.

"I'm getting tired of salmon," says uilos.

"I can understand that," I say.

After some discussion I make chicken a la king for dinner. I've done this before and it's pretty easy, but I don't think I followed the whole recipe. There's a whole bit about "3 egg yolks" that I'm pretty sure I'd remember.

Anyway, I separate three eggs and fake it through the more awkward parts of the recipe (pimentoes? sherry?), and it turns out pretty good.

"What are we going to do with three egg whites?" uilos asks.

"You could make meringues," I say, dubiously. Three egg whites doesn't look like a whole lot. I figure that will make like six meringues. Maybe a dozen, since they fluff up a bit.

So I go and sack out on the couch while she does dinner and makes meringues.

Turns out the meringue recipe calls for two egg whites, to make two dozen.

Anybody want a meringue?