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Mother’s Day Recap & Fettuccine with Salmon & Sugar Snap Peas

May 15, 2016 by Mary 9 Comments

How was your Mother’s Day? What did you do? Even you men out there, what did you do for either your mom or your wife?

My Mother’s Day was super lovely. But it was also a little bittersweet in that I cannot believe how much time has passed and how grown my boys are, as tears well up in my eyes. They are tears of happiness, yes, but also a reminder of a time gone by. How did they grow up so fast? The many memories of Mother’s Days when they were little, all make me smile. Oh yes, I am ready for grandchildren, but I’m not nearly old enough to be a grandmother, right???

I am so proud of my boys – they have grown up to be fine young, polite, fun men. They both have chosen wonderful women to be with. The older one and his fiancée own a townhouse in Brooklyn with a backyard and 3 large London Plane trees they planted. They have done an incredible job on renovating this house and yard. They still have a lot to do but to sit outside in a backyard in NYC and barbecue on beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon with a special cocktail he made me — well it just doesn’t get much better than that – except if my other son and his fiancée could have been there too, but they are still in Poland.
Pear pie with a heart on top.
They greeted me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and Kate made an amazing pear pie – with a heart on top! All of dinner was done on the grill. It started with an appetizer of barbecued baby back ribs, then grilled hanger steak, done to perfection, some smashed potatoes, and grilled baby Brussels sprouts. But the pie, oh my, most of us had seconds. Piece of pear pie on a Dansk plate.
Not too sweet with a super flakey, buttery crust – the girl can really bake! How lucky am I!

So this past Friday night, we arrived upstate and decided, for once, we were going to go out to eat at a local restaurant, the Stissing House, right near our home. And wouldn’t you know it, they were completely booked and wouldn’t take us! So fortunately, before we left the city, I threw a can of salmon in our bags – just in case – as I had nothing else except for some sugar snap peas.

After being rejected from the Stissing House, here’s what I threw together with what I had in the pantry and it was darn good. I really wanted some milk or heavy cream to mix with the salmon juice for the sauce but I had nothing, I didn’t even have any sour cream or yogurt, or crème fraiche so I reached for the mayo and it turned out great! And just recently I came across an article about cooking with mayo – so here’s my contribution!
Fettuccine with salmon and sugar snap peas.This came together so quickly. The only thing that takes time is cleaning the sugar snap peas so do that first. The rest can all be done while you’re waiting for the pasta water to boil and cooking the fettuccine. While I made this on a Friday night, this is a perfect weeknight meal simply because it is so very quick and easy.
Fettuccine with salmon and sugar snap peas in a white rimmed bowl.

FETTUCCINE WITH SALMON AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS – serves 3 – 4

1 lb. sugar snap peas, strings removed and washed
1½ Tbs. olive oil
1 14.75 oz. can of pink salmon (use red sockeye if you can find it – my Mom always said that was better!)
½ lb. fettuccine
Coarse sea salt
1 Tbs. capers, drained
5 Tbs. mayonnaise
Fresh ground pepper

Drain the capers.

Put a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta. Salt generously when it comes to a boil and cook your pasta. Check at 2 minutes less than the package instructions. When done, save some pasta water and drain the pasta.

While the pasta is cooking, warm the olive oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the sugar snap peas and sauté until bright green and crisp tender, about 4 minutes.

Drain the canned salmon and save the juices in a small bowl. Whisk the mayonnaise into the juice. Remove the skin from the salmon and discard. Flake the salmon and crush the bones with your fingers.

Place the hot pasta in a large shallow bowl. Add in the salmon, sautéed sugar snap peas and the mayo/juice combo along with 1 – 2 Tbs. hot pasta water and toss to combine. Add fresh ground pepper to taste along with the capers and toss again.

Serve immediately in shallow bowls, with LOVE, and enjoy!Love people. Serve them tasty food.

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  1. Amanda says

    May 15, 2016 at 11:47 AM

    That pie looks delicious! I’m not sure I’ve had pear pie before. I better change that.
    This pasta is definitely making me hungry. I don’t have fish with pasta nearly enough. Yum!
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  2. Jovina Coughlin says

    May 15, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    The pie looks awesome. Love the heart.
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  3. Liz says

    May 16, 2016 at 9:19 PM

    Picky Bill will actually eat canned salmon so this would be a terrific dinner for us—quick and yummy!!

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  4. John/Kitchen Riffs says

    May 17, 2016 at 8:59 PM

    Salmon and peas work so well together, don’t they? Terrific combo. Love simple, flavorful, pretty dishes like this. Really nice — thanks.
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  5. Bam's Kitchen says

    May 19, 2016 at 10:03 AM

    Now this one bowl of delicious comfort food. Creamy and delicious. My husband was traveling so the boys and I ordered Sushi and fries for delivery… LOL I had to keep the kids happy too!
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  6. Margaret Brown says

    May 19, 2016 at 6:07 PM

    I agree with the comment about salmon and peas being so good together, as they are the additions to my favorite risotto. I will hit the farmer’s market this weekend to see if they have nice fresh sugar peas, and this is going to hit the menu next week.

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  7. Amira says

    May 20, 2016 at 1:29 PM

    This is very touching… sometimes I too look at my boys and wonder where did the time go? Although my oldest is still in Middle school but I am not ready yet to have a son in high school hahaha, I wanna stay young FOREVER. Lovely post with delicious dishes. Happy mother’s day.

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  8. Pamela @ BFG says

    May 21, 2016 at 8:03 PM

    I love the combo of sugar snap peas and Fettuccine! We just planted our peas so waiting for the baskets to be filled!
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  9. The Hungry Mum says

    May 25, 2016 at 3:31 AM

    Clever clogs for thinking ahead with the salmon! I do that with tuna too – so versatile. Your dinner looks so good 🙂
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