Lemon Caper Tilapia with Quinoa

Fish paired with quinoa makes for a very fresh and light meal that is guaranteed to fill you up! Here all all the ingredients I used:

Ingredients:

Earthy Choice Quinoa $5.99/bag

Swanson Vegetable broth $3.85/box

Green Onions $0.79/bunch

Red Bell Pepper $2.50 for 1

Fresh Tilapia Fillets $8.99/lb (for 2 fillets I spend about $4)

Lemon $0.59

Capers $2.79

Garlic Clove $0.59/bunch

Earth Greens Romaine Mix $3.99

Italian Croutons $1.79

(Choose a dressing of your choice)

Total: $31.87 and depending on how many Tilapia filets you get, this meal will

serve 2 or 4. We had plenty of quinoa left over!

How to Prepare:

Quinoa: Put 2 cups of vegetable broth and 1 cup of quinoa into a sauce pan, bring to a boil, and then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. I use the vegetable broth because I like all the flavor it adds, but you could use any broth or water if you choose. I diced the green onion and 1/2 a red pepper to add colors and a few more nutrients to the quinoa. Again, you can add any vegetable you like! Add the vegetables once the quinoa is about 2 minutes from being done. This I just turned off the heat and covered the pot and let all the good stuff marinate together while I cooked the fish.

Tilapia: I first placed the fish on a plate, and made a quick lemon garlic butter by putting 2 tablespoons of room temperature butter, zest of one lemon, juice of 1/2 lemon, and 1 clove of minced garlic into a bowl and heating in the microwave for 15 seconds. Pour this mixture along with 3 tablespoons of capers over the fish. Heat up the pan with 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat (geez I sound like Paula Deen with all this butter). Gently place the fish and all the sauces into the pan. You will cook the fish for about 2 minutes on each side. While the fish is cooking, go ahead and plate the quinoa and salad. Remove the fish from the pan and plate immediately.

The light lemon caper flavors in the fish with the small beads of pasta are a great blend and very, very yummy! Enjoy!

Fighting Cancer...one salad at a time!

Jason and I went to the Southern Home and Gardens Spring Show last weekend and in the last hour of our time there, we sat down and watched the sweetest old sales lady tried to persuade us to buy a 375 dollar vegetable slicer...IF you know us at all, you know we laughed at her desperate attempt. BUT one good thing did come from watching this "cooking" show and it is that delicious salad up above! This salad is FULL of fresh vegetables... Earth's natural heart healthy, cancer fighting, scrumptious gifts from Mother Nature herself!
So last night I decided to make Jason and I this superfood lettuce free salad for dinner/lunch/next nights dinner/Sunday's lunch...and so on and so on. Yes, I stood in the kitchen for about 45 minutes slicing and dicing and I know what you are thinking... "some snazzy vegetable slicer would definitely make this job easier," and you are totally right! But for those of us that love the kitchen more than our couch...this task did not defeat me at all! And here's the good part...

Ingredients (I bought one of each veggie at Fresh Market...prices vary so I will leave them off this list)

1 cucumber

1 red pepper

16 oz of butternut squash

1 yellow squash

1 zucchini

1 small head of red cabbage

1 lb. of carrots

Creamy vidalia onion dressing

Grab a HUGE bowl and slice and dice until your little heart is satisfied! Finish off with 2 pinches of pepper and 1/2 cup of the onion dressing, toss a few times, and let your body praise you for this filling superfood salad!

Fackbook Yardsale!

At the Morris apartment today a little thing called spring cleaning started to take place. I have had an itch to get rid of some things...but who wants to give Goodwill your designer stuff that has barely been worn! I mean we pay good money for clothes, shoes, and handbags these days...so why not get a few bucks back for them? Last year, Elizabeth and I did a "Shop our Closet" party and we had a blast! We sold gently used/worn things and had a party at the same time! We really loved seeing our good friends/family take home our stuff for cheap...at least we knew our things were going home in good hands! :)

This year I decided to try having a yardsale on Facebook! Using our social sites for these kinds of things is GENIUS (as Jason would say)!! So check out the link above or just visit my Facebook page to view the Facebook Yardsale album! Let me know if you see anything that you would like!

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