Something's fishy!.....

....And it's dinner!!!

Finally I am cooking tonight. I decided on Tilapia for dinner. Tilapia is super cheap and really good. It's light but meaty. I got 3 huge peices for $11. Luke wasn't as excited at first. Here's how it transpired:

Me...."Hi Luke, would you like me to make fish tonight for dinner?"

Luke...."Ew...that's not world series food!"
Me...."too bad...no more steak and cheese for now!"

Luke...."MMMM...I didn't even think of Steak and Cheese!"

Me...."Luke!!"

Luke...."You're trying to kill me"

Me...."you're trying to make me fat"

Luke...."ok, fish sounds great! :)"

See...being healthy isn't always as easy in my world either!

But to prove how "easy" it is to make something quick and healthy read what i did:

...Ran down the street and back in less than 15 minutes while at work and bought 1 1/2 lbs fresh Tilapia, 1 avocado, 1 red pepper, limes, and a bag of spinach and a peach. (knowing I had red onion, garlic, rice and pasta, and a can of whole tomatoes at home)

I didn't really know what I was going to do yet. First I thought maybe I would bake the tilapia and serve it with a salsa made out of the avocado, red onion, peach and red pepper- or some variation of that and serve it with some sauteed greens on the side.

What I wound up doing was totally different though.

I roasted the tilapia on 425 for about 20 mins. ( i marinated it in lemon and thyme for a 1/2 hour while I worked out after work first)

I put it in the oven and boiled water to make some kumquat pasta-(it's gluten free and really good!- you can use any pasta you want though)

At the same time I put some olive oil in a pan, added garlic- cooked it for a few minutes, added some chopped red pepper for a few minutes and then added some chicken stock. I then added half a bag of shredded spinach, and crushed the whole tomatoes in my hand and simmered it all together (with a little bit of the tomato juice).

Then I added a dash of red wine, some garlic salt, lime and salt and pepper to taste.

I tossed the pasta with it and added the tilapia and mixed it all together. I have to say it came out really good! Use your taste buds and add what you think but over all-this dish was really nice and it was healthy. If I had capers I would have added them too along with a little more lemon.

Luke wound up really liking it too! (of course he added lots of hot sauce.....)- I think he was happy he didn't have steak and cheese. Or so he tells me but he probably would have been happy either way! :)

Beauty Tip-I use tooth brushes for lots of things. They are great to brush your eyebrows with or clean your jewelry. (just use a little toothpaste and you will make any silver shine) just don't use the same one for your teeth!!