Fish Tacos and Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes (amazing!!!)

I grew up Catholic so every Friday during Lent was fish night. It's that time of year...so last Friday I wanted to spice it up a bit and made Tilapia Fish Tacos!

Tilapia Fish Tacos
Ingredients:

corn tortillas

shredded lettuce

fresh or frozen tilapia fillets

sour cream or to keep it clean try Greek yogurt or plain yogurt
hot sauce such as Cholula
taco spice (chili powder, paprika, minced onion, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, ground oregano)
avocado, sliced

Instructions:

Season thawed fish with Cookies or taco seasonings. Bake tilapia at about 425F for 6-10ish minutes. Fish will flake apart easily when done. Test a piece if it does... flake away. Mix taco seasonings into yogurt or sour cream.

Warm tortillas in the microwave for about 23 seconds. Dress each up with your fixins and enjoy!

Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes(which are amazing)

the other night at Mike and Kelli's, Mike served up some wonderful sauteed brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes. They were absolutely delish so I decided to try my hand at them.

Preheat oven to 425F. Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Heat olive oil in sauce pan over med-high heat. Place potatoes in pan and cook on each side until slightly browned (like the picture) and have a nice crust on them.

Remove from heat, sprinkle with Cookies, and place in oiled pan. Bake in oven for about 15 minutes or until a fork can be speared through easily.

YUM YUM!!!!

BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!!!!! Yes, we are adults now and are allowed to like these :)

Clean, trim bottoms and slice in half. Place in pan, Sprinkle with olive oil, sea salt, and pepper.

Back about the same time as the potatoes (15ish minutes) or until a fork can easily spear through one.

J and I's lovely spread!

Until next time...

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Baked Tilapia, Mashed Cauliflower, and Sweet Potato Brownies

Last night, I tried not one or two, but three new recipes!

Tilapia

First, I wanted to try some more herbs from my garden so I marinated Tilapia in lemon juice, olive oil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, sea salt, and pepper.

I let this marinate for about 30ish minutes and then baked, covered in aluminum foil for about 25ish minutes at 350 degrees. Very light and fresh. Would be great served with a lemon squeezed over top.

I realize it appears to be laking some color :) I think next time I will serve green beans as well OR mashed carrot sweet potatoes (I will have to post the recipe)...yum!

Mashed Cauliflower

I wanted to find an alternative to the oh-so-comforting mashed potatoes...and I did!

I first cleaned and cut into small pieces one head of cauliflower. I threw this all into a Ziploc steam bag and steamed away in the microwave.

I then transferred the cauliflower in a hand blender (or food processor if you have one) and blended until smooth. I added skim milk, tad bit of Smart Balance butter, and sea salt for flavor. You could do olive oil, buttermilk, chives...and the list goes on.

These were very satisfying and a nice alternative to mashed potatoes.

Sweet Potato & Cinnamon Brownies

Jeremy has been bugging me for brownies all week so I finally decided to try out this recipe I got out of my Clean Eating Magazine.

Ingredients:
Brownies

1 c whole wheat flour

1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder

1 T cinnamon, ground

1 t baking powder

1/4 t sea salt

1 c peeled and cooked sweet potato

1/2 c agave nectar

1/4 c olive oil

1 t pure vanilla extract (Watkins is the best)

6 egg whites

Icing

1/2 c low fat plain cream cheese

3 T agave nectar

1 T unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 t cinnamon, ground

1 T water (optional)

Instructions:

preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare brownies: combine first 5 dry ingredients in medium mixing bowl and set aside. In food processor, combine sweet potato, agave nectar, olive oil, and vanilla. Puree till smooth.

Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry, until just combined. Do not over mix.

In separate dry bowl, whisk egg whites until fluffy. Using spatula, gently fold egg whites into batter.

Lightly spray sides of baking pan (9x9x2 in) with spray. Pour batter into pan and place into over. Bake for about 16-18 mins.

While brownies are baking, prepare icing. In small bowl, combine cream cheese ,agave nectar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon. Whisk until smooth. Add water if needed. Cover and refrigerate.

Now the recipe says to let brownie cool in fridge over night and then ice before serving, however...like we were going to wait till morning to try one. So I frosted them after they had cooled and we each enjoyed one..or two :)

They may not be as sweet as your typical brownie, but they have an amazing texture less caloric, added nutrient value (sweet potato) and hit the spot!

nutrients per brownie: calories 140, fat 5g, sat fat 1.5g, carbs 21g, fiber 2g, sugar 12g, protein 4g, sodium 75mg, chol 5mg

Until next time...

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