salmon bake

months ago, nearly 6 to be exact, was the annual salmon bake...

a little background... a year and a half ago, erin and i trained for a 1/2 marathon. the race distance was a first for the both of us and so was any knowledge of what to eat the night before. erin had mentioned the salmon bake to me, (and by mention, i mean she could hardly contain her excitement) but i just wasn't sure that was the meal i wanted to carry with me the next day as i took on the 13.1. that's understandable, right? as we neared race day, the salmon bake started sounding better and better. i mean, really, it seemed like the best option. i'm a pasta fan to be sure, but after reading up on the pros and cons of carb loading, i decided that it probably wasn't for me... mostly because i just don't agree that's its the best idea.

as a side note, i have since found out that my very good friend, mindy (who ran her last marathon in 3:17:57.... yes, she is a machine), eats a subway sandwich for dinner the night before.

although i didn't know mindy's marathon-eve eating preferences at this point in my life, i felt like fish and a baked potato might just be the answer for me.

so we went for it.

to be honest, though i was glad to go and see what erin had been talking up for so many months (i mean, i like salmon as much as the next person, but how good could this stuff be??!??), i had absolutely no idea that it would in fact change my life.

it did.

so of course we went again this past year. just a little group of us who could appreciate just how amazing this stuff is. there aren't words to describe this. and it was even better than i remember. the firemen in this particular city fly the salmon in fresh from alaska that day and then they grill it up. i will say that nearly 5000 people come to this thing every year... its THAT good. just take a look at the pictures and see for yourself...

as for me? i've already got salmon bake 2011 in my calendar.

this was my gorgeous piece of salmon... it tasted amazing.