Category Archives: Fish

Fish tacos with kale salad. 9/13/23

Easy-peasy hump day dinner! Shred some cabbage, chop an onion, buy a container of salsa and a salad kit. The fish, in this case tilapia, cooks in minutes and you’re done!

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Chilean sea bass, new potatoes, salad. 9/9/23

I started off dinner prep by steaming the new potatoes. They took about 20 minutes. After they were done John roasted the sea bass in a 400F oven for 13 minutes. I made the salad while the fish cooked. This … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, new potatoes, and broccoli. 9/1/23

Happy September! I hope it is cooling off where you are. We had a very pleasant day with highs only in the 70s. It is actually supposed to be un-hot for the next three days so I am imagining maybe … Continue reading

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Tuna tataki with salad. 8/29/23

This is such an easy but delicious recipe to make. I found it on the Food Network site. John coated the tuna according to the recipe and seared it quickly. I took a shortcut on the salad using prepackaged greens. … Continue reading

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Tuna tataki with Asian rice salad 8/16/23

John and I bought a “previously frozen” tuna steak today. It was about 13 oz. and enough for us to split three ways. John used this recipe from Food Network as a basis for making the lightly seared tuna. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tuna-tataki-recipe-1940352. … Continue reading

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Salade Niçoise. 8/14/23

This is my take on the French salad from Nice. I replaced the green beans with edamame and added carrots because John wanted carrots and artichoke hearts because I wanted them. Otherwise it’s a pretty true representation—salad greens, potatoes, canned … Continue reading

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Sautéed tilapia with rice and salad. 8/9/23

The original plan for dinner tonight was the tilapia with polenta and broccoli. However, for the second time in three days the power went out at about 5:45 pm. The text I received said it should be back on by … Continue reading

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Tilapia with mustard sauce, rice, and broccoli. 8/4/23

Pretty straightforward dinner tonight. John cooked the 4.5 ounce portion of tilapia (frozen from Costco) for 3-4 minutes per side in a little olive oil. I sautéed the broccoli in a tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of butter. My … Continue reading

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Open-faced fish taco with salad. 7/24/23

We are back home after our week’s jaunt up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver, BC. Temperatures at the coast were usually in the 50s overnight and would climb to about 68 during the day. Thank you, Pacific Ocean! Our temperatures … Continue reading

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Salmon Niçoise salad. 7/11/23

Here’s another good choice on a hot day, a Niçoise salad. Traditionally made with canned or jarred tuna we cooked up a couple of pieces of salmon. To keep it cooler stick with the tuna or make your protein chickpeas … Continue reading

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