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Easy Perfect Fish Recipe and Meal Plan Monday

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Easy Fish Recipe One of my family’s favorite meals lately, this is my easy Fish recipe  in one pot. The white fish  is steamed cooked on top of a Pearl Couscous, mushrooms, onions and veggies.  They fish is tender, healthy, and tastes amazing.  I use my Ninja MC701 Multi Cooker 3 in 1 Cooking System
I used Basa fish which is a Asia version of cod.   My brother works for food distributor and is teaching me how the classification of fish is not as you would think. White Fish= a fisheries term referring to the flesh of many types of fish Any white colored fish can be called White Fish,  so ask what is the white fish. (from cod, white fish, monk fish, basa, catfish,  pollack, sea bass, and more)

The other trick making it amazing is the Israel Pearl Couscous it is bigger then normal sandish couscous, (my husband hates the sandlike couscous).  The pearls absorb the flavor and is like a toasted pasta.  I used this one, I found it at Target in the ethnic food isle.pearl couscous

I found the Basa at the local Asian Markets Fish counter. It was reasonable priced at $4.99 lb,  the fish was thick and mild.   I highly recommend going to an Asia market for fish.  I have found it to be fresh, better priced then typical grocery stores. I try to go to an Asia Market every 2 weeks.  My kids like to go, see the fish, and it exposes them to new food.

Easy Recipe for Perfect Fish

  • 1 1/2 lb of white fish
  • 1 teaspoon of butter or oil
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic
  • 10 mushrooms sliced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • Israel Pearl  style couscous (I found mine at Target in the ethnic food isle)
  • 1 can 14oz of chicken broth
  • 1 bunch of broccoli or asparagus
  • salt & pepper for fishuncooked fish
  1. Tools a Ninja cooking system or a pot with steamer basket (I prefer my ninja for simple clean up and cooking method) It is a layered method.
  2. Saute with butter, onions, garlic, and mushrooms in bottom till onions are translucent
  3. Add couscous with 1 can of brothcouscous
  4. Then layer the vegetable (broccoli or asparagus)
  5. Season fish and place in mesh steamer basket and place on top of veg/couscousfish layered over the couscous
  6. Cover and cook for 15-20 mins till the fish is done-white

how to cook the prefect fish Have fun cooking your fish.  Easy Print recipe Easy Recipe for Perfect Fish

So what is my Meal Plan for this week.

  • Monday: Spring rolls, bean thread noodles, and my Asia meatballs
  • Tues: Kale Bean Ravioli Soup from Jennifer Perillos book  Homemade with Love  and homemade bread from Make and Take
  • Wed: Curry Chicken over Rice (another trip the Asia market .. the lady talked me into a box.. we loved it)
  • Thursday: My Easy Fish Recipe  over couscous  with Asparagus
  • Friday :Taco night with refried beans and left over Rice

New things I am trying to do this week. Cooking with raw beets (roasting them)  My husband did it Sunday night,  yummy.  He is using them in our smoothies, and we ate them straight. (Beet Red smoothies)beet

I am reviewing Jennifer Perillo Homemade with Love cookbook which I already read cover to cover the 1st day I got it at swim team 2hr Practice.   Watch out for the full review next week,  But it is excellent like have a friend in the kitchen.  I might try to make my own Ricotta cheese, per Jennifer’s book.  (next week I might make yogurt)

This week I am linking up to Organizing Junkie Menu Plan Monday


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Easy linguini and clam sauce w/ Progresso® Recipe Starters

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linguini and clam sauceEasy linguini and clam sauce great for a quick meal.  General Mills sent me a Box Top pantry stock up and with the food that was provided was Progresso® Recipe Starters Roasted Garlic.    I normally make my Linguini and clam sauce from scratch.   I decided to try the Recipe Starter, because I want a quick meal with less oil.

Ingredients

  • Progresso® Recipe Starters Roasted Garlic
  • 2 Cans of clams minced – Drained
  • 1lb of Linguini or Pasta
  • 1/4 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 1/4 teaspoon Oregano

Make pasta following instructions

  1. To make clam sauce Add the Progresso® Recipe Starters,  drained Clams, and cheese to a pot heat till warm
  2. Drain pasta once cooked .. do not rinse (it wash away the starch that holds the sauce)
  3. Pour the  Sauce over pasta.. sprinkle cheese

Eat and enjoy!

Less oil then a traditional linguini and clam sauce.  Great with a salad and bread.

I really thought it was yummy  and quick,  not all the oil and butter as a normal clam sauce.

Other ideas:  use the Progresso® Recipe Starters,  would be good as a base for a Mushroom soup or mushroom pasta.  Using a variety of mushrooms oyster, buttons and portables. Just a thought for a vegetarian option.Progresso Recipe Starters

Check out to see if there is a coupon for it on there site..  Progresso Coupons Save the Box Top on the can to give to a Local School for education.

If you want to Win a Box Top Pantry stock up?  Head on over to my my Box Top Pantry giveaway ends 3/8/13.

What are you making for dinner?

Disclosure:  I did receive this product from General mills,  all the opinions in this post are my own.
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3 Quick Easy Kid Christmas Crafts

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paper clip angel

Easy kids Christmas crafts : Here are 3 crafts that you  make with the kids.  Great to give as gifts or with cookies. I learned how to makes these crafts from our church avent fair and had to share.  I love that all diffrent age kids can make these crafts they will love hanging these on you tree.   My Daughter was so proud and was so happy to add to the holiday season in our home.  So have fun making them with your children.

Easy kids Christmas crafts:

Paperclip angel:

  • Butterfly paperclips
  • red ribbon 7-8″ lemghts
  • silver pony bead

Put the ribbon through the paperclip slide on bead and knot

christmas candles

Wrap small safety candle with wired garland and ribbon.

Place on a plate when burning and never leave unattended and watch so candle does not burn too close tot he garland.

tea candle holder

Tea light holder using Aleens glue to attach tissue paper to the out side of a shot glass or tea light holder.

  • Alleens glue
  • tissue paper
  • glass tea light holder
  • sequins

Please never leave a candle unattended and only light with adult supervision.

Have fun creating with your children.

Merry Christmas.

Be sure to check out my Post on How to make your Recycled Card Ornament easy craft for kids and a great way to use up those old holiday cards.

 

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2 Awesome Healthy Dips

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black bean and limeWith Memorial day coming here are 2 Crowd pleasing healthy dips; Black Bean and Hummus.   Why buy these dips when they are so easy to make and low calorie.  Serve with vegies or thin rice chips, they are healthy and a special dip treat.  Since I have been watching what I eat I have been coming up with new creative ways to enjoy food.  These dips are sure to win over a crowd and keep you weight in check.

Note: I have been keeping 2 things in my fridge to be sure to add them when need to any meal.  Roasted Poblano Peppers and roasted garlic.

BLACK BEAN DIP

  • Black beans 1 can
  • Poblano 1 roasted
  • 2-3 tsb of hot sauce
  • juice of one lime
  • 1 shallot chopped med size pieces
  1. Open , drain and rinse beans in a strainer..drain water off
  2. place in a food processor (I use a small one)
  3. cut roasted poblano pepper**  smaller pieces to fit in processor
  4. add chopped shallot , hot sauce, lime
  5. blend, chill and serve

** How to Roast a  Poblano  peppers (on the grill) then putting in a bowl , cover with saran wrap and and sweating the skin off. Take skin off and store- Poblanos are mild yet mild heat they add flavor, try them on a sandwich

Roasted Garlic Hummus

  • 1 can of chick pea
  • 3 tbs of olive oil
  • 1-2 cloves of roasted garlic
  • salt pepper
  1. Open , drain and rinse beans in a strainer..drain water off
  2. place in a food processor (I use a small one)  start to blend the chick peas and add oil as needed to make smooth
  3. cut roasted garlic peeled and add to taste it is milder than fresh
  4. blend, chill and serve

How to roast Garlic: Cut the tops off an entire clove pour olive oil  rapping in tin foil and place in oven for about an hour- roasted garlic is much milder and smoother. Do several at a time keep in fridge to add to anything.

Easy and healthy enjoy!

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Sausage and Onions #TastyTuesday

Sausage and Onions  So in my family no one likes cooked green , yellow, or red peppers.  Which can make Sausage and peppers a hard meal to make, but I love the sausage flavor.  So I omit the peppers and make sausage onions without the slime peppers.  I serve it as a soup, on noodles and traditional on a roll

Sausage and Onions

  • 3 Onions- quartered and sliced
  • 1 clove of garlic sliced
  • 1 -2 lb of sausage  Links (for soup you can also use loose sausage)
  • 1 lb of mushrooms sliced
  • 1 bottle of beer
  • 1 can of whole tomatoes (I prefer red pack tomatoes)
  • 1 can of broth Chicken or vegetable
  • Add black pepper ¼ tsp
  • 2 tbls of hot sauce (I like Franks) Optional
  • Bacon slices (optional)
  1. 1 brown sausage, and bacon  in pot , remove and drain- leave dropping in pot
  2. Add to pot  chopped onions, garlic sauté, mushrooms,  till golden
  3. Add tomatoes
  4. Beer  and one can of broth, pepper and hot sauce
  5. Put in crock pot scraping all the goodness droppings off the bottom)  cook for 4 hours
  6. Now you can add more both and make it a sausage soup, of serve on noodles or rolls

Variations:

  • add the peppers back in ,
  • sausage soup add potatoes,
  • add kale at end of cooking 20 before finished

I do the soup because I don’t want the carbs from the noodles of the bread.

Here is a printable version is this recipe Sausage and Onions

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