Dijon crusted halibut

WARNING: Check out my mini-review before you attempt this recipe! Let's just say not one of my proudest meals.

(1 serving = 1/3 recipe)

Ingredients:

• 1 lbs. halibut
• 0.25c lemon juice
• 3 tbs. dijon mustard
• 2 tbs. olive oil
• 0.25c fresh parsley, chopped fine

1.) Mix together lemon juice, mustard, olive oil, and parsley.

2.) Pour mixture over halibut fillets in a baking dish - I only have cake pans!

3.) Bake at 375 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes or until flesh flakes with a fork.
ENJOY (or try to)!

Mini-Review
So dijon is not favorite thing to eat. AT ALL! I absolutely hated this recipe because of the dijon flavor. If you like dijon mustard, then this recipe should be a winner! Couldn't really taste the lemon or parsley and I bet the fish would have tasted exactly the same if we just baked the fish, plain, then slathered it with dijon mustard. EWWWW!!! Anthony and I had to scrape off as much of the sauce as possible then drown the fish in hot sauce to eat it. The only good thing about the recipe: it was F.A.S.T and E.A.S.Y! But it really doesn't matter when it comes out this bad!

Curried rice w/ shrimp and scallop

This recipe was adapted from Real Simple, and although the original recipe sounded great, I added/subtracted ingredients to what Anthony and I would like. The original recipe used white rice which made the cooking time MUCH faster but we're brown rice eaters so I used what we had. Overall this dish was so YUMMY!!! We threw in some red pepper flakes for an added kick and more spiciness.

The next time I make this recipe, I will leave out one carrot because it made the curry too sweet, and throw in some other veggies instead: mushrooms, peppers, celery... basically anything that would normally go in curry. Also, next time I would add the carrots, onions, water and rice all at the same time if I'm using brown rice because the onions pretty much disintegrated and the carrots were really mushy. If you're making this with white rice (cooking time is only about 15 minutes for the rice) then sauteing the carrots and onions first would be perfect.

Ingredients:
(makes 4 servings)

• 1 tbs. olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• garlic, minced
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1c uncooked brown rice
• 3/4 lb. uncooked shrimp
• 3/4 lb. uncooked scallops
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Chop carrots and onions and cook until soft (about 5 minutes).
2. Mince garlic while carrots and onions are cooking and add to skillet, along with curry powder. Cook garlic and powder until fragrant (about 2 minutes).

3. Add uncooked rice, 2.5c of water, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stir once, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.

4. While rice is cooking sear scallops.(Yes, I bought the tiny ones!)

5. Add uncooked shrimp and seared scallops to curried rice, nestling shrimp close to the bottom of the skillet. Cook until shrimp are cooked through (about 5 minutes).

6. ENJOY!

Shrimp fra Diavolo pasta

10 oz. cleaned shrimp, tail removed
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups jarred tomato sauce
1 tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 cups cooked whole-wheat pasta

• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and add olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes.
• Saute the garlic until it begins to brown, then add tomato sauce and shrimp and simmer.
• Turn down after it simmers, and cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through (about 10 mins).
• Serve over pasta with a side of steamed veggies. Makes 2 servings.

Nutrition info (shrimp pasta only, not steamed veggies): 372 calories, 13.8g fat, 1.6g saturated fat, 55mg cholesterol, 392mg sodium, 53.4g carbs, 7.3g fiber, 12.1g sugar, 16.3g protein, 17% vit A, 19% vit C, 13% calcium, 28% iron.

Baked Salmon

This was an experimental recipe I tried with ingredients I already had at home. Fats a little high (come on, it's salmon!) but it's all good fats with lots of Omega 3's! This came out really good and I'll totally make it again. Especially because it was EASY (once again)!

(makes about 8 servings; 1 serving = 3.5oz)

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. wild salmon
• 1/2c crumbled feta cheese
• 1/3c 0% Fage Greek yogurt
• 1 tbs. dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• couple cloves of garlic, miced
• 2 slices whole wheat bread
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and toast bread (keep an eye out so it doesn't burn).

2. While bread is toasting, mix all ingredients (except salmon) together in a bowl until everything is evenly combined.

3. When bread is really toasty, take out of the oven and cool off. Smash cooled toast in a ziploc bag until you have breadcrumbs and set aside.

4. Cover a baking sheet w/ foil and lay salmon in the middle of sheet. Cover salmon with most of the mixture but leave about two spoonfuls leftover in the bowl. Mix the remaining mixture with the breadcrumbs and top off the salmon.5. Bake uncovered for about 30 - 40 minutes or until flesh of salmon flakes. ENJOY with a serving of complex carbs and veggies and you have a well rounded meal.

Spicy Halibut Stew

Another new recipe! And it was yummy! Speaking of yummy... the other day I had a coworker (hi Patrick) ask me, "Does Anthony mind eating all that healthy stuff?"

WTH does that mean?!

I told Patrick I can't stand it when people think healthy food = crappy tasting food. HELLO! I wouldn't eat it if it didn't taste good... if that was the case I wouldn't have gotten fat in the first place, right?!

Anyway, this recipe was super tasty and really quick to make but the only mistake I made was cutting the seeds out of the jalapeno because there wasn't any spice to the dish! This is the first time I've ever cooked with jalapeno (and halibut!) so I didn't realize all the heat was in the seeds. We just threw on some red pepper flakes to make up for it.

(makes about 5 servings)
Ingredients:

• 1 lbs. halibut, cubed into 1 inch pieces
• 3 med. tomatoes, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 zucchinis, diced
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 8oz low-sodium tomato sauce
• 1 tbs. olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

1. After cutting the halibut and veggies, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onions and zucchinis. Cook till soft, about 6 minutes.

2. Add garlic, jalapeno, tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt and pepper and cook till fragrant.
About 3 minutes.

3. Add halibut chunks and cook until flesh flakes with a fork. About 10 minutes.

Enjoy!!

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