Whoa...hang on there borg-boy. We row this boat. That's part of the job description - ROWING. No thrusters - reactionless or otherwise - allowed. Just back off Chuck.
I hope there aren't too many freeloaders and stowaways...oh well, the shark gave us an initial head start, and new crew members always seem to show up!
And according to my readings, the Fine China Isles are just WNW from here, and we can make the first of them with less than a day's row. Are we agreed that we should pull for the Fine China Isles?
Just remember, when land is sighted, we want to go ashore quickly, locate the nearest china market, dance the Memorial Dance of the Minotaurs, then run back to the ship fast. We can always cavort with native females once we get Jazon to Oz. And there's always the possibility that the natives will be less than thrilled after with our dance...
of course Jason notices! He's just holed up in the Captain's quarters, designing great things, relying on his faithful crew.
Did someone say they were hungry?!? Here's something fresh from the sea...
Grilled Salmon with Maple-Dill Glaze
Ingredients:
MAPLE-DILL GLAZE
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup Hungry Jack® Microwave Ready Lite Syrup
OR Hungry Jack® Microwave Ready Regular Syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons Crisco® Puritan Canola Oil with Omega-3 DHA
• 4 (4 oz.) salmon fillets, rinsed and patted dry
• 1 (16 oz.) bag frozen vegetable blend like Baby Corn Blend*
Preparation Directions:
1. WHISK together mustard, vinegar, syrup, garlic, dill weed and salt in small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Place 3 tablespoons glaze in a resealable food storage bag with salmon. Marinate 1 hour in refrigerator.
2. BRUSH grill pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Once grill is hot, place fillets, skin side up, in pan. Cook 10 to 12 minutes, turning once or until fish is opaque throughout. Place 3 tablespoons glaze in a small bowl. Brush the fillets with glaze during the last few minutes of cooking.
3. COOK vegetable blend according to package directions. Drain if necessary. Divide vegetables evenly onto 4 dinner plates. Center fillets over vegetables. Serve drizzled with remaining warmed glaze.
TIP * Baby Corn Blend is a mixture of white corn, broccoli florets, baby whole cob corn and Parisienne carrots, and can be found in your grocer's freezer.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Refreshed by the magically appearing chef golem, the Bulmahnauts power row to the Fine China Isles. The morning sun lights the lagoon like a pale emerald. Native girls crowd the beaches, hoping to discover if all that is said of Bulmahnauts in legend is true.
Well, on the positive side, we don't have to worry about you two being distracted by native girls...but what happened to the Dance of the Bulmahnauts and getting Jason back on his way? I've already located the island's China market with my spyglass, let's get going!
Rushing into the marketplace, he leaps into the middle of a large display of china in the first store he comes to, shattering the finest, formal dinnerware with every move of his bulk, to the accompaniment of the bard. He picks up two the largest pieces at hand, banging them against one another in counterpoint to the time. When they shatter, he reaches out for replacements, his hooves stomping in time, his horns and elbows knocking over neighboring displays, raining china shards all over the store. He works himself up into an ecstatic frenzy, oblivious of the outcry he raises among the shop-keepers.
Sweat dripping off his coat and down on to his kilt, chest heaving with his exertion, he stops to look at the chaos around him, and his fellow Bulmahnauts.
Begins to pirouette while holding a warhammer in each hand, spinning faster and faster. Eventually, comes to a gut-wrenching stop, letting fly with his warhammers, and grunting with satisfaction at the ensuing destruction.
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