Here's a little recap of an email to some friends. They liked it; I hope you, dear reader(s), will as well --
Go to store on sunny warm day. Buy marlin steaks with intent to grill them. Forget to do that until weather turns cold again. Decide to grill anyway.
Curse self for not buying a mango or at least some nectarines (hey, they
were on sale) for a salsa for the marlin. Rack brain to think of acceptable
substitute. Decide on canned pears.
Chop 1 can of drained pears.
Add 1/4 C chopped red onion.
Add "some" diced jalapeno pepper. (Yeah, "some" should be a hint of a problem-to-come.)
Taste. Pears too bland; add some pear-ginger marmalade left over from
Christmas.
Re-taste. Holy shit! Too much jalapeno - how'd that happen!
Dimly remember that vinegar cuts hot flavors; add some. Question
accuracy of memory.
Ignore husband's plea to add more pears to dilute peppers. Add chopped
cilantro instead.
Ladle salsa on marlin. Drink lots of water/wine to cool the burn.
After dinner, sigh with resignation and add another can of pears to
remainder of salsa.
Store in fridge. When salsa grows hair and fuzz, toss in garbage can.
Haha, sounds like some of my cooking adventures! I don't do well with 'winging it.' I actually bought a book a while ago on how to wing-it with cooking and it seems like a good book with great ideas on substituting and making do with what is on hand. Unfortunately I haven't read it or studied it's ideas enough. haha. I have to follow recipes and then get frustrated with the recipes when they omit key information or assume I know what I'm doing in the kitchen. Nice reading about your Salsa adventures. Thanks.
John
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