Lemon and Parsley Tilapia

This dish was really easy to make and tasted divine! The tilapia was so light, flaky, and filled with flavor. If you have never eaten a lot of fish or do not like a "fishy fish." Tilapia is perfect choice!

Lemon and Parsley Tilapia

1 small lemon

4 tablespoons soften butter

1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley

3/4 teaspoon salt (I used less)

1/8  teaspoon black pepper

1/4 cup chopped green onions with tops included

4 tilapia fillets  

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Zest lemon and squeeze 1 tablespoon of juice (I used the juice of the entire lemon). In a bowl combine lemon zest, lemon juice, butter, parsley, salt, pepper, and chopped green onions.

Butter (I used olive oil) a 12x8 inch baking pan. Place fish in pan and pour the butter mixture over the fillets. Cook for 15 minutes.

Enjoy!

(southernfood.about.com posted by Diana Rattray)

Spanish Chicken

Hello and thanks for checking out my cooking blog! If you have made some of the dishes that I posted, I hope that you have enjoyed them!

I am always looking for new recipes. I have learned to search or go through my recipes before I hit the store. Therefore I have all the ingredients I need for the week AND I have found that it helps my lower my grocery costs. Just have to stick to the list!

So I have tried several new recipes this week but my favorite by far is Spanish Chicken! I found the recipe on Cooks.com. Kevin told me that I can add it to the list of favorite dishes.

Spanish Chicken

3 to 4 lbs. of chicken (the recipe calls for it to be cut up but I just used whole boneless chicken breasts)
1/2 can beer (Kevin helped me pick out a dark beer)
6 oz. can tomato paste
Small jar of stuffed green olives
Salt, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper to taste

Season chicken with salt, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper. Put the chicken into a crockpot. Combine tomato paste and beer and pour over the chicken. Drain olives and pour over chicken. Cover crockpot with lid and cook 7 to 9 hours on low.  Serve over rice or noodles.

I choose to serve the chicken over egg noodles with spinach as a side. It was delicious!

Quiche!

I know it has been some time since I have posted a new recipe! I apologize! I have not been cooking and baking as much as I have wanted. I'm trying to get into my kitchen groove once again!

As the days are finally warming up, I wanted to try something really light for dinner. Tonight I made chicken salad, turkey and spinach quiche, and sliced tomatoes! Everything turned out supper yummy but the most amazing thing by far was the quiche. I received this recipe from a dear friend who works at Hallmark with me. She came over a couple of weeks ago and shared many of her favorite recipes with me. The quiche recipe was one of them! It is the BEST quiche i've ever had! You must try it!

3 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 lb. grated medium cheese
Filling of choice (be as creative as you want to be)
Pie Crust

Pie Crust
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter chunked
1/2 teaspoon. salt
2 tablespoons cold water

Pie Crust
Cut butter into flour and salt until it forms crumbs. Add water and stir until dough forms. Put into a greased pie plate and press into the plate to form a crust.

Mix together eggs, milk and sour cream to pie crust
Layer
1/2 the meat
1/2 the cheese
All the egg mixture
1/2 the meat
1/2 the cheese
Bake 350 for 30+ minutes

Cook so the top is not runny and the eggs are cooked!

Enjoy!