Tilapia Fail...

Indian Tilapia with Curry Cream Sauce (served with spicy black beans and broccoli)

I tried doing a little Indian influenced Tilapia with the spice Garam Masala - if you like cinnamon in your savory food, you probably would have enjoyed this - i however wasn't impressed. i'm glad i made a cajun piece too.

The curry cream sauce i made was pretty good - 2 tablespoons light sour cream, 2 teaspoons light mayo, 1 tablespoon curry, pepper to taste, and a little lemon juice.

this Indian tilapia was pretty good in a wrap with curry sauce, lettuce, tomato, and cilantro -- by it's self wasn't very good.

oh well - "you win some and you lose some"

Cajun Chicken

Cajun Chicken, Red Beans and Rice, Steamed Broccoli, and Fresh Sliced Tomatoes

I have previously posted this recipe - please refer to it - here are pics of the chicken.

Injected, marinated for 1-2 days, and rubbed with cajun seasoning
Baked almost 2.5 hours

Fell off the bone - we really din't need more than a butter knife.

Plate Up and Enjoy!

Honey Soy Salmon

Honey Soy Salmon, Steamed Cauliflower, and Spicy Mashed Potatoes

in a large ziplock bag add 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup honey, a couple of drops of sesame oil (optional) 2 tablespoons evoo, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon lemon pepper, 1 tablespoon ginger powder - mix together until smooth - add salmon - refrigerate at least 1 hour

heat oven to 400 degrees put salmon on pan and bake for 15 minutes then turn on low broil for 5 minutes - the marinade will burn on pan and smoke a little - just be prepared.

Make mashed potatoes and add in a teaspoon of ground red pepper or wasabi powder for a kick

steam cauliflower while salmon is broiling - garnish with a green herb and garnish salmon with a few sesame seeds and a lemon
Plate Up and Enjoy!

Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Spicy Shrimp Pasta

Start boiling water for pasta - I used linguini, but any pasta will do

Start 2 inch sauce pan on medium heat - add one tablespoon evoo, 8 oz container of sliced portabella mushrooms, 1/2 a fresh jalapeno diced, 3 garlic cloves diced, salt and pepper - sautee until mushrooms are 1/2 cooked and brown - add in 1/4 cup chicken broth bring to boil - add in shrimp and cook about 30 seconds each side -- not cooked through - remove shrimp from pan - add in 1/2 cup of chicken broth, 1 block of cream cheese (i believe it's 8oz), and 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning- bring to boil and stir until all cream cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth - you can add in more chicken broth if it looks too thick, remember it will thicken when cooled too. - when sauce is smooth add shrimp back in for about 1 minute

you can either serve on top of pasta or toss pasta into sauce - garnish with a sqeeze of lime juice on top and some fresh basil and tomatoes

Plate up and Enjoy!

Easter Breakfast

Egg in a Basket, Bacon, Hash Browns, Honey Toast and a Mimosa

cut out hole in bread (cookie cutter) then toast one side of bread in pan with butter flip then add a pat of butter in hole when it melts add in one egg - wait until it is mostly cooked then flip one more time for over medium

toast up the cut out and top with butter and honey - serve with bacon and hash browns

My Healthy Alternative Breakfast:

Toast bread without butter, fill with a poached egg, honey only on toast (no butter) - sautee hash browns in water or spray evoo, NO BACON :)

Roasted Rabbit

Roasted Rabbit, Roasted Carrots, and feild Green Salad

The perfect meal for our Easter Lunch ....EASTER BUNNY! :)

I injected my rabbit with garlic herb marinade and refrigerated overnight. then i set the oven to 375 and put the rabbit and large pieces of cut carrot on rack salt and peppered all, sprayed the carrots with evoo - then baked for 30 minutes - then i turned the heat up to 450 and roasted for 15 minutes

Serve with a salad for the perfect lunch.

Lemon Garlic Panko Tilapia

Lemon Garlic Panko Tilapia, Wild Rice, and Roasted Sweet Potato Chips

Make wild rice per packaging instructions, but use 1/2 water and 1/2 chicken broth
Slice sweet potatoes very thin spray with cooking spray (evoo) place on pan and drizzle with a little local honey and a sprinkle of salt - Roast at 400 for about 25 minutes

heat 2 tablespoons evoo in pan on medium high heat add garlic but pull out before it turns black

season one side of tilapia with lemon and garlic pepper - season the other side by mixing lemon and garlic pepper into some panko crumbs - then dip that one side in chicken broth or water and then into the crumbs - place fish in pan crumb side down - then flip after about 3 minutes to cook the other side.

i panko only one side so you will have crunch and flavor - i find when i panko both sides of thin fish - it tends to taste more like a fish stick

Plate Up and enjoy!