Archive for the 'Fish/seafood' Category

Grilled Balsamic and Grapefruit Salmon

November 24, 2009

My neighbor and good friend kindly brought me some grapefruits off her grandparent’s tree. I was so excited to dig right into them.I love grapefruits for breakfast, but also wanted to use them for a great dinner. I found this recipe on Sunkist and it was great! Nice and light too!
ENJOY!

Ingredients: Serves 4
1 cup freshly squeezed [...]

Peel and Eat Shrimp

September 28, 2009

A great game day snack. Boiling up a pot of shrimp while watching U of M football was awesome. The Old Bay gives the shrimp great flavor. I found this recipe on Annie’s Eats and it didnt disappoint. I served it with crusty rolls and great cocktail sauce. Nothing is better than game day foods!!!!
GO BLUE!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 quarts [...]

Fish tacos with avocado cream

September 17, 2009

Just like Proceed with caution, I am always on the hunt for great tasting fish tacos. The recipes I have posted have been good, ones we have made again, but nothing wows me like the ones we had in Hawaii. Then I found this recipe. I originally tried it because I had an avocado to [...]

Salmon with orange glaze

September 4, 2009

Another hit from Cooking Light. I was able to use my new grill pan and this came together nicely and very quickly. It was healthy, easy, and delicious!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1/4  cup  orange marmalade
2  tablespoons  low-sodium soy sauce
2  garlic cloves, minced
1  (1 1/2-pound) salmon fillet
1/4  teaspoon  salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°. (I used my grill pan and heated it [...]

Sauteed Tilapia with honey scallion dressing over spinach or greens

August 25, 2009

What a great, healthy dish from Cooking Light. This would make for a perfect lunch or dinner as in our case. It was great on a tired Monday night to whip this up in no time! This serves 4 and I cut it in half for just the two of us!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Dressing:
2 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lemon [...]

Athenian Shrimp and Orzo

August 24, 2009

H and I eat shrimp quite often and it is hard to keep the recipes new and exciting. So recently I was going thru my google reader for some shrimp recipes and came across this one from Sugar and Spice. I have used many of her recipes before and this one didnt disappoint. I found [...]

Fish tacos

August 19, 2009

I was recently back in Michigan visiting family and read my mom’s latest copy of Experience magazine. In there they had a great recipe for fish tacos. These were easy to whip up and tasted fantastic, plus they are very healthy! I omitted the coleslaw but it would make a great addition to the meal.
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Fish
2 [...]

Shrimp peas and rice

July 5, 2009

We have enjoyed a lot of great meals this week. A few of which might not have been the healthiest, not too bad, but not the best. I wanted something a bit healthier tonight and stumbled upon this site that is full of delicious but healthy recipes! Check it out to enjoy a  great meal [...]

Salmon with blueberry-mango salsa

July 2, 2009

A great, light summer meal. I found this recipe in my fitness magazine and made it right away. It was nice and light, while full of flavor. Great meals don’t have to ruin your diet! I loved the use of the seasonal fruits here and the combined flavors were perfect!
ENJOY!

Ingredients: Makes 4 servings
1/3 cup blueberries
1/3 [...]

Grilled Shrimp with lemon basil pesto

June 18, 2009

I wanted a quick but satisfying meal tonight that involved shrimp. I recently came across this recipe from Food and Wine and boy oh boy it didn’t disappoint. VERY EASY to make and HUGE on flavor! I also put in on pasta for DH…mmmmmm!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons pine nuts
3 cups packed basil leaves
2 garlic cloves, very finely [...]