Salmon...

My dad's side of the family is Scandinavian. Apparently this is where I get most my features from....and more so, my appetite. I love salmon. I could eat it pretty much for the rest of my life. Okay, maybe not the rest but at least once or twice a week. But my favorite thing in the world to eat is gravlax, on a bagel with cream cheese, capers, red onion, and a slice of tomato. I have this problem, maybe you do too, where I eat one item consistently for months. This happened with the lox (another name, a slightly different cure). My family is from the midwest and this particular breakfast is the norm. WELL, not in Texas. I say the word lox and people curdle their mouths in a unattractive fashion, most likley because it isnt something that is grilled or covered in white gravy (another story). And it costs about 8 bucks for 4 oz. Really? 4 oz?

So, being the person I am. I made it.

First, I took the skin off the back




Then I added equal parts sugar and sea salt.




Three days later I had this



And finally!