As some of you are aware, my husband talked me into a Great Dane puppy recently.

Meet Zeus.

Ten months old and 170 lbs.

Also known as He Who Must Destroy All in His Wake.

Seriously.

Give ya an example: Have you ever seen how a kitchen looks after a Great Dane puppy has eaten an entire loaf of bread?

No?

Well, start with bread crumbs leading from the pantry to the back door and plastic wrap torn up all over the kitchen – and the lawn.

Did I mention that he has learned how to open the back door and let himself out?

Then, there was the time he opened an entire 20 lb. bag of rice…

Or, the time he decided he wanted to play with an entire jar of peanut butter.

Or, the time he…Umm, You get the idea.

So how is this a bad food adventure?

Everyone has one food that absolutely makes their day. I have one friend who goes wild for those nasty peanut butter Buckeyes.

Yours might even be tabouleh. No idea why but it might be.

Those of you who know me well know that I absolutely love Smoked Lox and Bagels.

Not love…. LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEE it!

Especially if you add some cream cheese and a think slice of Bermuda onion…

Heaven can never be as sweet.

So, I was out at, yes, Costco, and found some smoked lox for sale along with asiago cheese bagels.

I already had cream cheese but I needed –

Ah! There they are. Red onions the size of a baseball. Just what I needed.

There are a couple of you who see where this is already going, right?

I get home and popped the lox in the fridge and ran out to the truck for more supplies when my neighbor starts talking to me. Twenty minutes later I walk into the house to disaster.

Zeus had clearly developed a taste for bagels as they were literally everywhere. One was even wrapped around his tail.

Zeus and Apollo, the giant Schnauzer, had also enjoyed themselves playing tug of war with my asiago delicacies but that what not the real issue.

You see, there are two things you never give dogs.

First, dark chocolate as it causes kidney issues.

But, the second is onions. Yup, any type of onions will cause immediate and rather messy consequences.

Now do you see where this equation is going?

Enormous puppy plus gigantic onion equals a splatter job worthy of Jackson Pollock.

I wandered in and surveyed our new kitchen wide mural.

“Dear?” I shouted upstairs.

“Yeah?”

“Where’s the flat shovel?”

“Basement stairs. Why?”

“Don’t even ask….”

NOW LET’S DO IT RIGHT!!!
Smoked Lox and Bagels
INGREDIENTS
2 lb. Salmon fillet
Smoked Sea Salt

1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Dill, fresh works best

Pepper, freshly ground
And the secret ingredient is:

A large red onion

1. Make sure to carefully debone the salmon fillet.
2. Next, remove the skin and rinse the fillet. Pat dry.
3. Thin slice the salmon at an angle and lay it flat on a piece of plastic on a cutting board.
4. Place the dill and pepper on both sides of the fillet.
5. Carefully cover the fillets with sea salt and sugar on both sides as well.
6. Tightly wrap the fillet in plastic and place in the fridge for 48 hours.
7. Wipe the salmon fillet clean and serve.
8. Make sure to serve within three days or cook the salmon.
9. There is nothing like lox served with a thin slice of red onion.
10. Serves six.
11. ENJOY!!!

Copyright 2018 M.J. Hobbs