If you've been hear awhile, you know that I don't encourage "dieting" - following a restrictive diet plan for a specified period of time until you achieve a health goal. Why? Because that isn't sustainable. I want you to create a "diet" for your life, a plan you can follow all the time. Then when… Continue reading DASH diet and Salmon and Farro Sheet Pan Dinner
Two for one today! Here is a super simple, quick dinner that we all need right now. The fish is as simple as they come but still incredibly simple. Try different seasoning blends (preferably salt free or low sodium) to mix it up. The greens are a great side to try out strong flavored greens.… Continue reading Pan Fried Tilapia with Curried Greens
Lent season is coming soon, which for many people means Fish Fridays. We like fish at my house. Even my kids eat it well, which surprises me literally every time I make it. As a kid, I only ate fish sticks. But the mild flavor of salmon really appeals to my kids. Which I think… Continue reading Chili Sauce Salmon
Shortly after my husband and I got married, we put together a picnic dinner. I was so excited to make a delicious quinoa salad. We started eating, and I noticed my husband wasn't eating any of my salad. I asked him, and he said he doesn't care for salads like that. I had just bought… Continue reading Peanut Butter Quinoa
I am always looking for new salmon marinades. I have tried and enjoyed several in the last few months. Unfortunately, I often forget to write down what I did. Marinades are tricky like that for me. I just start throwing things into the bag with the fish. I don't measure carefully or anything. I finally… Continue reading Grilled Salmon
I recently had some people over for dinner. I was craving nachos, so that is what I served. As I was about to cuchocolate cake for dessert, one of them tells me that he has celiac and can't eat gluten. I had no idea before dinner. Sadly, I didn't have any dessert alternatives for him.… Continue reading Dealing with Food Allergies and Intolerances
Cooking things in foil packets makes me think of camping. In particular, I remember one camping trip where we made foil packets with chicken, potatoes, and carrots. It would have been great, if the chicken hadn't been frozen. Those cooked FOREVER, at least in my recollections of being 14. Cooking fish in packets is especially… Continue reading Foil Packet Tilapia
On a recent trip to California, a couple family members and I branched out from the crowd going to the traditional chain restaurant. We found this little taco shack a few doors down that was phenomenal. They only served tacos and shakes, but they did both of those things incredibly well. We tried several different… Continue reading Grilled Fish Tacos with Spicy Slaw
You know those packaged rice and pasta side dishes, like Rice-a-Roni or the RiceSides? My family ate a fair amount of those growing up, and I remember loving them. My favorite was a rice pilaf that my mom would always serve with fish. It was very simple, but still seasoned and flavorful. I've always wanted… Continue reading Greek Rice
I was pretty oblivious to Lent and eating fish on Fridays until I got to high school. Even then, most of my exposure was making sure we chose somewhere to eat on Fridays that had fish for the one Catholic member of a traveling team I was on. Even during graduate school, I would forget.… Continue reading Tilapia with Tomatoes and Green Beans
