Category Archives: Fish

Seared tuna with stir-fry vegetables and rice. 4/25/25

This was a pretty easy and quick dinner. John was in charge of the tuna and I was in charge of the sides. He marinated the tuna briefly in soy, garlic, and ginger. He added sesame seeds before putting it … Continue reading

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Fish tacos, black beans, and mango salsa. 4/10/25

Our dinner of fish (tilapia) tacos was enhanced in a couple of ways. For the black beans I started with plain black beans with no flavoring. After they were rinsed I heated them up with a can of Rotel (spicy … Continue reading

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Whole grain penne with tuna, zucchini, and herbs. 4/8/25

I had a partially used package of mint that I wanted to use before it went bad. So I googled mint recipes and found this one from NYTimes Cooking. https://recipekeeperonline.com/recipe/gHwiS0Yl2U-azD061aVrTw Recipekeeperonline.com is where I keep all my recipes that I … Continue reading

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Sicilian Swordfish. 4/4/25

Individually frozen 6 oz. portions of swordfish were on sale at our local grocery store a few weeks ago. We have had some good swordfish in Italy so we went about looking for an Italian recipe that looked tasty and … Continue reading

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Roasted salmon with mustard sauce. 3/15/25

This is a quick and nutritious dinner. John roasted the salmon in a 400F oven for 11 minutes and it turned out pink and juicy. During this time I steamed the broccoli, reheated some previously made white rice, and made … Continue reading

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Salmon and broccoli with polenta. 1/24/25

We make a very loose polenta, about a ratio of 6:1, and use it as both a starch and a sauce. It is especially good with broccoli. John cooks the salmon in a 400F oven for 10 to 12 minutes … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 1/6/25

I seem to be having trouble getting back into the routine of taking pictures of my dinners! Trust me, John baked the fish and made the rice. I prepared the mustard sauce and cooked the broccoli. Hopefully I will remember … Continue reading

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Salmon with mustard sauce. 11/22/24

John cooked the salmon in a 400F oven for about 8 minutes since the pieces we had were fairly thin. I almost did not have enough time to get the rice reheated and the broccoli cooked! I had made the … Continue reading

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Tilapia, rice, and carrots in leche de tigre sauce. 11/13/24

Last week we made leche de tigre not as a marinade for ceviche but as a sauce to put over our fish. We had a bunch of it left and I thought I could improve on it and use it … Continue reading

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Baked Chilean sea bass with leche de tigre sauce, and coconut rice. 11/8/24

This is a dinner that Jonathan and I kind of cobbled together from various cooking sites. The coconut rice was a cup of rice, 3/4 cup coconut milk, 3/4 cup water, and some salt. We sprinkle some lime zest and … Continue reading

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