One of my favorite pastimes is eating GOOD food! So, being a full-time mom, there's not always time to get out and enjoy fine dining, so as long as I can find what tastes good for me I'm all smiles! And what better way when you have a family to enjoy good food than cookin' it up at home??
I know you must have the lovely task; like me; to make sure the household is fed. But if you're anything like me sometimes it's a gamble....sometimes you feel like it and sometimes you don't! lol (Thankfully my hubby picks up where I fall off!) Most days it's me who's making the decisions of what to cook. And don't get me wrong I do LOVE to cook, but after you've cooked almost 365 days a year, thinking of something quality to eat is a task! And on top of that there seems like there aren't enough hours in a day to get it done! Especially when you've gotten up at 5 a.m., gotten the kids ready, drop them off at school, camp or daycare, and worked an 8-hour day only to get off to WORK again! So, during these HOT summer months I have made it my "stress-free duty" to figure out easy meals that won't require too much time, heat, and money!!! As I find good ones that I have tried from Pinterest, YouTube, bouncing ideas off of friends/family, and when amazing ideas come into my beautiful mind. lol Here's one my family really enjoyed!
I know you must have the lovely task; like me; to make sure the household is fed. But if you're anything like me sometimes it's a gamble....sometimes you feel like it and sometimes you don't! lol (Thankfully my hubby picks up where I fall off!) Most days it's me who's making the decisions of what to cook. And don't get me wrong I do LOVE to cook, but after you've cooked almost 365 days a year, thinking of something quality to eat is a task! And on top of that there seems like there aren't enough hours in a day to get it done! Especially when you've gotten up at 5 a.m., gotten the kids ready, drop them off at school, camp or daycare, and worked an 8-hour day only to get off to WORK again! So, during these HOT summer months I have made it my "stress-free duty" to figure out easy meals that won't require too much time, heat, and money!!! As I find good ones that I have tried from Pinterest, YouTube, bouncing ideas off of friends/family, and when amazing ideas come into my beautiful mind. lol Here's one my family really enjoyed!
**Fish Tacos**
There's 3 parts to this meal:
Wash eat tilapia fillet thoroughly. Place fish on pan/cutting board. Slice eat fillet in several strips using the kitchen scissors. Once all are sliced, sprinkle lemon pepper and season salt on each side of the fish strips. Pour 1 cap-ful of olive oil into a pan. Place on low-medium heat. Once oil has heated up, add fish strips to and fry. Make sure fish is cooked thoroughly.
Cilantro-Lime Rice Recipe
1 teaspoon vegetable oil or butter
2 tsp. fresh cilantro
2/3 cup white jasmine rice
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Lime
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat, stirring occasionally until melted. Add rice and lime juice, stir for 1 minute. Add water and salt, bring to a full rolling boil. At boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
Baja Sauce Recipe
1/2 Cup of Mayo
1/2 to 1 Cup of Sour Cream
1/4 Red Pepper
2 Cloves of Garlic
1/2 Jalapeno (depending on your spice level
1/4 of Sweet Onion
1 teaspoon of White Vinegar
1/4 teaspoon of Cumin
Salt
Pepper
Put mayo and sour cream in a ball according to the cup sizes listed above. Using a blender; blend the red pepper, garlic, jalapeno and sweet onion. Drain blended ingredients in a colander to take away excess juice. Add blended mixture to the mayo and sour cream. Add spices (cumin, salt, and pepper). Pour in 1 teaspoon of white vinegar to offset any hot spices. Stir all ingredients together! Add any additional spices as needed to your liking.
Pan-Seared Tilapia
6 frozen/fresh tilapia fillets
lemon pepper
season salt
olive oil
kitchen scissors
Wash eat tilapia fillet thoroughly. Place fish on pan/cutting board. Slice eat fillet in several strips using the kitchen scissors. Once all are sliced, sprinkle lemon pepper and season salt on each side of the fish strips. Pour 1 cap-ful of olive oil into a pan. Place on low-medium heat. Once oil has heated up, add fish strips to and fry. Make sure fish is cooked thoroughly.
Here's some extras of what I did:
Fried Flour Tortillas
(but you can eat it however you like..)
Chopped Lettuce & Tomato
Alright, so it's your turn.... Have fun cookin' it up with love!
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