Category Archives: Fish

Sumac Tilapia 10/30/24

Two healthy dinners in a row! John marinates the fish briefly in a citrus, sumac, turmeric, salt, and pepper bath and then roasts it for 12 minutes at 450F. I add chopped up tarragon from Sarah’s garden to the already … Continue reading

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Baked salmon with mustard-tarragon sauce 10/21/24

John did a superb job cooking the salmon in a 400F oven for 12 minutes. I was in charge of making the sauce which is the same as my mustard sauce from last week with the addition of fresh tarragon … Continue reading

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Tilapia with Mustard Sauce. 10/14/24

I have been trying to get some dinner prep done earlier in the day when I have more energy. Early in the afternoon I made the mustard sauce and cleaned and sliced the Brussels sprouts. Here is the recipe for … Continue reading

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Chilean Sea Bass. 9/19/24

It is amazing that we can make such a delicious dinner so quickly. Since we had some white rice already cooked I merely heated it up in the microwave with a little butter and some minced tarragon. Adding an herb … Continue reading

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 9/9/24

This is the bowl that started our bowl-mania. It consists of a piece of just cooked through salmon on top of rice and nestled among chopped cabbage, avocado, edamame, and cucumber. It is garnished with a soy vinaigrette, sesame oil, … Continue reading

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Sumac Tilapia, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli. 8/29/24

We made this recipe for sumac whole fish from a recipe on NYTimes Cooking a few weeks ago. It was so good we made it again. Making it with a filet of fish is much easier than going the whole … Continue reading

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Sumac Tilapia with Rice and Herb Salad 8/9/24

When I saw this recipe calling for whole fish and all its fussiness I knew there was a way to make the dish easier. I pulled out a couple of frozen tilapia, defrosted them, and John and I made the … Continue reading

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Sesame Salmon Bowl. 7/8/24

I think this is my favorite of the bowls we make. But I keep changing my mind. It used to be that I liked the tofu bowl the best. Anyway salmon, tofu, or shrimp all the bowls are pretty yummy. … Continue reading

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Tilapia with Pesto, Rice, Asparagus. 6/26/24

We have cubes of pesto in the freezer that we made over the last couple of growing seasons. This particular pesto is a basil, almond, garlic, olive oil, parmesan combination. Pesto can be made with basil, parsley, even oregano and … Continue reading

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Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. May 26, 27, 28, 2024

On Sunday we decided to get some takeout Chinese food but it was not to be. Our favorite restaurant had decided to use this weekend to renovate their kitchen! What to do? We opted for pizza. Make a phone call … Continue reading

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