I brined sockeye salmon this week and smoked it as a gift for family members. Soy sauce, pickling salt (no additives in it), sugar, dried onion and garlic, and white wine. It came out great.

I also marinated lamb to make souvlaki - white wine, olive oil, lemon juice, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Another hit with the family.

A friend brings in bakery cookies from her son's bakery and they really are dreadful, too sweet, white flour, and coated with brightly colored icing. We managed to send them on their way when she went out for the day with her daughter. Someone else can toss them. (I made small crispy Finnish cardamom cookies this year that are pretty darned addictive.)

The next few days will all be leftovers.