Broiled Tilapia with a Mustard Chive Sauce

HELLO EVERYONE!!!! It's been forever since my last post and I am so excited to share this new DELICIOUS RECIPE with you all!

This meal is SUPER easy, fast, and very healthy for you.

Ingredients:
FISH:
4 Tilapia Fillets
Olive Oil (for drizzling)
Salt
Pepper

SAUCE:
1/4 cup of plain FULL-FAT Greek yogurt
2 taspoons of honey
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
1/4 FRESH lemon juice
2 teaspoons chopped chives
Salt
Pepper

Directions!!
FIRST! Start the broiler on your oven to 550. Then lay your fish on a sprayed baking sheet and drizzle the with olive oil, and season the with salt and pepper. Then set aside until you are ready!! (make sure you have defrosted your fish ahead of time!!)

NEXT!! Grab a small bowl and combine your yogurt, honey, and mustard until smooth. Then add your lemon juice and chives!! (be careful with the lemon juice, it may be too sour for some!! so add as much as you would like!) 

Once you put your fish in, cover the sauce and place in the fridge. You will cook your fish for about 8 minutes, or until the fish is nice and flakey!! :) 

THEN YOUR DONE!!!!!!!!! 
I mean how easy was that??? Literally, this recipe took me 10 minutes to prepare and cook!! And on top of all that, it's such an inexpensive meal, with some big flavors!! :) 

I really hope you enjoy this healthy, and delicious dish!! :)

And as always...

MUCH LOVE AND HAPPY COOKING!! :) 

Pulled Pork Wontons!

Hello my fellow chefs!!! :) I decided I was going to try a recipe that was SO OUT OF MY LEAGUE!! And it actually turned out soooo yummy!!! This is a crock pot recipe so it's easy cooking!!! :)

Anticipate 30 min of prep time before cooking

Ingredients:
1 pkg of Wonton Wrappers
1 bone in, pork shoulder
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 cloves of chopped garlic
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon pepper
1 cup orange marmalade
1 medium onion chopped

Dipping Sauce:
Sriracha Hot Sauce
Hoisin Sauce
Combine the two and you are set!!

Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together orange marmalade, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper and set aside. Once that it complete, chop your medium onion and place at the bottom of the crock pot! (I used a red onion for the pigment and I love the way they cook!!) Place the roast on top of the layer of onions and add the sauce. Set the crock pot on low heat and let cook for 8-10 hours!! :)

Once your roast is all done and delicious, pull apart he meat with two forks. Once you have all the meat in a bowl, add more coy sauce and a dash of salt and pepper! Next, grab 4 wonton wrappers and add a teaspoon of meat in the middle of the wrapper. (If you over stuff these little guys, they will come apart in the fryer!) Take a basting brush (or your fingers work too!) and brush water on the edges of the wrapper. (Do this process one by one so the water doesn't dry) Fold the corners over so it makes a triangle, this way you can get the most meat possible in the wrapper!

Fry the wonton on each side for about 2 minutes, or until golden brown! I used coconut oil to fry the wontons with :) A little bit healthier!!

The ending product should look like this!!!!

This recipe was a gamble!!! I was expecting it to be DISGUSTING and then we would have to get pizza! BUT IT WAS YUMMY!!!

Take that chance and make a dish that scares you a little!!! I promise you WILL NOT regret it :) You can only get better with every dish you make :)

I hope you all love this recipe!! It was a TON of fun to make!!

Much Love and Happy Cooking!!!! :) 

Crispy Asian Chicken Salad

Here is a brand new recipe that I absolutely LOVED!!! Every ingredient i used was organic, but of course you can use any ingredients you like :) 

Ingredients:

Anticipate 1 hr and 30 min for preperation and cooking

2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

2 Cloves of Garlic (finely diced) 

2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

1 Teaspoon Fish Sauce

1/2 Teaspoon Sriracha Sauce

2 Tablespoons seasoned Brown Rice Vinegar

1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger

1 cup Bread Crumbs

1 cup Flour

Pinch of Black Pepper

Directions:

Cut the chicken into 2 inch strips. Then combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl (besides the bread crums and flour of course!!). Once you add the chicken, cover and let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour! That way, all the ingredients can marinate the chicken and make it super yummy!!!

Once the chicken has marinated, take out a large sauté pan and coat the pan with either, olive oil, or coconut oil. (I personally love the way the chicken tastes after frying in coconut oil!!) 

Be sure not to flip the chicken too much, or the breading will fall off of the chicken. 

Once the chicken is done, get out your salad and place the chicken on top!! :) 

AND YOUR MEAL IS DONE!!!! :) 

I really hope everyone enjoys this recipe!! :) I would love feedback as well so feel free to comment on any recipe :) 

Much love and HAPPY COOKING!!!

Low Calorie Tilapia Filet's

Hello Everyone!!

I'm sure you all will be happy to know, I am trying to eat healthier, which means...HEALTHIER RECIPES!!!! 

This recipe is super easy and it has sooo much flavor!!

Ingredients:
3 Tilapia Fillets 
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Blackening Seasoning
Chile Powder
Baby spinach

Directions:
FIRST!! Rinse your tilapia fillets under cold water (make sure you are very careful handling the fish! they are very delicate!) and place them on a plate. Next, grab your blackening seasoning, Chile powder and olive oil!! Sprinkle the blackened seasoning, and child powder on your fish and gently rub the spices into the fish. The longer your fish can soak up those spices, the better it will be!! :) 

Next, start to heat your frying pan to 350 and drizzle some olive oil on the pan! (The picture above has the olive oil in the fish, but the spices don't stay on the fish that well, so put the oil in the pan!! :)) While that is heating up, get a few handfuls of baby spinach and place on a serving plate!

Place the fish in the pan and cover! Tilapia will cook FAST so keep an eye on them. (I would say about 5-7 min per side will do!!) Once your fish is done, take it out of the pan and place the fish GENTLY (can't stress that enough) on the platter!! All of the running spices and oil will make the spinach tender and so delicious!!!

HERE'S YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT!!!!

I really hope you guys enjoy this recipe :) It's an easy, healthy meal that is truly inexpensive!!! :) 

MUCH LOVE AND HAPPY COOKING!!!

Honey BBQ Spicy Chicken Wings!!

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!

It's been sooo long since my last post!! But here is a simple, inexpensive meal that I'm sure you all will LOVE!!

Ingredients!
Chicken Wings (as many as you want!! I did about 8)
1 cup BBQ Sauce
1 tbsp of Red Chile Flakes
1 tsp of Olive Oil
1 tbsp of Honey
Pepper
Salt

Directions!!
Now before you start your grill, you should prepare the meat first! That way it can marinate for about 30 minutes!

When you are working with poultry, make sure you run the meat under warm water and cut any access fat off that you don't desire. FIRST! Take your salt and pepper and season your chicken to your liking! Next, take your red chile flakes, BBQ sauce, olive oil, and honey, and put all your ingredients on your chicken! HINT HINT: The olive oil helps your meat stay moist!!!  Mix the ingredients together very well so every spice hits each chicken leg!

Make sure that EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHED RAW CHICKEN IS PUT IN THE SINK AND WASHED!!!! 

After you have all the ingredients in the bowl, cover the bowl and place in refrigerator to let sit and soak in all the yummy goodness!!

Grill until the chicken in COMPLETELY DONE and clear fluid is coming out of the meat!!

once that is done..... ENJOYYY!!!

And yes, I realize an AFTER COOKING picture is missing, but that is just because we devoured the meal so fast I didn't have time to take a picture!!!

I hope you all enjoy this recipe!!

LOVE AND HAPPY COOKING TO YOU ALL!!! 

The Joys of Seasoning!! :)

Cooking tip #2!!!

SEASONING!!! When you are seasoning ANYTHING  if you cannot see your seasoning, you DID NOT put enough in.

For example, I was just making a tomato sauce and I added pepper and parsley (real light seasoning). Once I stirred my sauce, the seasoning disappeared! So what do you do when that happens??? ADD MORE OF COURSE!!!! Add more pepper and more parsley! Add another teaspoon or so and then stir your sauce or whatever you are seasoing, and if you can fantley see it you did great!!! The parsley made my dish pop with color as well as adding nice aromatics!! :)

If you are marinating any meat, put a healthy coat of dry rub on BOTH sides!

Your dishes will taste so flavorful and even when you make a simple tomato sauce like I did, that seasoning will take it to the next level! Just make sure you add enough or your meal will taste...just...average..and NO ONE wants that!!!

HAPPY COOKING!!!! 

Cooking Tips!

Cooking tip #1:

BUTTER BUTTER BUTTER! 

In my opinion you can NEVER have enough butter!! So, with that said, enjoy the fatty flavor of butter! When you cook any meat, inclduing fish, you can stick about 1 tbsp of butter right on top or, if your cooking chicken, stick the butter underneath the skin.

Butter will make your recipe POP! 

I learned to show respect for butter from watching Paula Dean's cooking shows on the Food Network!

For those of you who hate butter, tell me what you substitue your dishes with!! 

I will now start putting recipes AND cooking tips for you all!! :)