Category: Seafood

A Couple of Favorites…

Asian, Dips, Dressings, and Spreads, Seafood

So I’m cooking away over here! Last night I made some chicken stir fry with Chinese noodles…

When I make this, I use different combinations of sauce. Here was the line up for this dinner…

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Last night I asked the girls what they wanted for dinner. It was between something made with beef or tilapia. They chose this lovely recipe…  We ate it with a side of macaroni. There was so much fish between the 3 of us, that I didn’t even bother with a veggie. Just like last time, we scarfed it down after a night of activities, so there is no picture evidence. So I found this picture that actually looks pretty close; the first time I made it with rosemary, but alas, it is winter and I don’t have any  fresh.

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Tomorrow is a lots of homework and a late cheer practice, so we might have to go out. Thursday is a night out with a SUPER close friend who the girls know as their Uncle and lots more homework and studying. Why does third grade have SO much homework? I have no idea about Friday. Maybe I will make a meatloaf or something new; I still have that beef in the freezer. Saturday is out with some old work friends, so hubby will have a date night with his little ladies. After that I have no idea! Have a great rest of the week!

Oven Baked Sole

Seafood

Hey guys! I know it has been a while! I hope everyone had a great holiday! I had an awesome week off! I got to spend lots of time with my family, especially my girls, which I love ❤ We had lots of amazing days just the 3 of us and it was super special. We also hung out with lots of other family this past week and we all had a blast together!

I got in a run, yoga, barre, and Pilates! I earned my Thanksgiving dinner!003

Doggie Cousins

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Relaxing with a little vino018

 

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Went to go see The Good Dinosaur with the girls. SOOO good! Bring some tissue…024

 

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Oven Baked Sole

Ingredients

4 Sole fillets
season liberally on both sides with salt, pepper, garlic salt, paprika
juice from one lemon
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 375
Season sole and marinate with lemon juice and olive oil
Put in aluminum foil or parchment paper packets
Cook for 18 minutes.

Serve with your favorite sides. I did broccoli, creamy noodles, and crescent rolls (DUH!)

Scallops and Bacon with Alfredo Pasta and Peas

Pasta, Seafood

Happy Sunday! Here is what was for dinner tonight!

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Scallops and Bacon with Alfredo Pasta and Peas

Ingredients

1 pound Scallops- dry well and season both sides with salt and pepper
1/2 pound bacon
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup frozen peas
1 container of your favorite Alfredo Sauce
one container of pasta- I used fresh Angel Hair (from the fridge section)
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions

Boil water and cook pasta.

Cook your bacon off in a cast iron skillet. Drain on paper towels and tent with aluminum foil. Chop when it has cooled off a bit.

Turn down heat add your onions and garlic for about 5 minutes. Move your onions and garlic toward the edges and add in your scallops. Cook on medium high heat for 2 minutes per side. Do not overcook!!!

Take out the scallops and add in your frozen peas, butter, sauce, and cheese. Mix well. Add in your pasta. If too thick, add in a bit of pasta water. Top with bacon and scallops!

I wasn’t sure how the girls would like the scallops, but they gobbled them up!

Butter Poached Tilapia

Seafood

Hey guys! I made this the other night for the girls after cheer practice. It only took 10 minutes to make, but the girls and I devoured it in less than 3 minutes! I didn’t even take a before picture, because everyone was starving and it seemed so cruel to make them wait. It was pretty. It was delicious. And this was all that was leftover in the pan.

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Butter Poached Tilapia

Ingredients
1/2 stick of unsalted butter
2 tilapia fillets
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add fish and salt and pepper to taste. Cook on first side about 5 minutes. Turn and cook about 3-5 minutes more depending on the thickness of the fish.

Linguine and Clams

Date Night, Girls' Night Out/In, Pasta, Seafood

Happy Friday!!! So earlier in the week when I made my meal plan, I asked the girls if they would rather order pizza or me make something for dinner on Friday night. They wanted to know what I might make, so I took the risk and said pasta with clams. They wanted clams. I even double checked last night to make sure that was still their choice. Yep! So that is what I made tonight for dinner!

Linguine and Clams

Ingredients

1 pound Linguine Pasta
1 tablespoon sea salt
1-2 pounds live Clams
1 tablespoons butter
2 cloves minced Garlic
1 cup White Wine (I used Chardonnay)

Directions
Take a large bowl and fill with cold water. Add 1 tablespoon of sea salt and stir to dissolve. Add clams and allow to sit in the refrigerator for as long as possible (30 min up to 2 hours). This will release the silt and sand. Rinse clams and press any open clams closed, if a clam won’t stay closed throw it away.

Fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Salt water well. Cook pasta in water until 1 minute short of al dente. Reserve 3 cups cooked pasta water for sauce. In a large pan add butter. Heat over medium high heat until melted.
Add garlic. Cook about 2 minutes. Add white wine and reduce about 2 minutes. Add salt and clams, toss to coat. Add pasta and 2 cups reserved pasta water. Cover and cook about 3 to 4 minutes until all the clams have opened, any unopened clams need to be discarded.

The girls’ plate…

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My plate….

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Well…I totally forgot to take a pic, so I snagged this one from google. I added fresh parsley to mine, and of course I had wine =) PERFECTION!!!!!

Have a great weekend!!! See ya soon with some yummy dinners this weekend and a new weekly meal plan!