Dinner Time

Baked Fishsticks

Tonight I wanted to create a healthy version of a not so healthy dish that my very picky kids, well kid, would be totally into. Colbie eats just about everything. My husband and I ate them up in a matter of minutes but unfortanetly both kids were not into the meal whatsoever, but they really are never into dinner. The recipe came from one of my favorite websites ourbestbites.com. The recipe included:

1lb of white fish (cod, halibut, or tilapia) *I used cod

1 egg scrambled

1/2 cup of panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup of plain bread crumbs

salt/pepper to taste

6tbs of flour

1) Set oven to 450 and coat a pan with rims with cooking spray.

2) Cut fish into thin strips

3) Dunk fish in flour, coat, dunk into egg, then dunk into bread crumb mixture

4) Bake in oven for 10 minutes or golden brown.

Baked Zucchini

The baked zucchini was also a hit by my husband and myself. I enjoyed it because it was like having a fried treat but not so filling and greasy tasting. I know that is the whole point of having fried foods but at my ripe age my body cannot handle all that nasty fat, which lately I have been a fan off and has helped me avoid all situations as such. The zucchini was crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, yummy! I got the baked zucchini recipe from skinnytaste.com, one website that has become a favorite! In all my recipes I have altered the ingredients to either suit my vegetarian needs or my husbands strange diet of no peppers whatsoever, no tomatoes, spicy... can't even name everything it would take up  a whole page. So hard to cook for because that is everything I love! So minus pepper and paprika here it goes, also I'm sure a very tasty marinara sauce. Ingredients include:


3 medium zucchinis (cut length wise twice and then in half)
1/2 cup whole wheat Italian Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 large egg white
1tbs grated parmesan

1) Preheat oven to 425 and spray one baking sheet

2) Dunk zucchini in egg white, then in bread crumb/parmesan mixture

3) Spread on sheet in a single layer and spray a coat of cooking spray on top of zucchini

4) Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Kale

This dish is a weekly routine in my house, my husband and I love it so much. I actually got the idea from Guys Big Bite on the food network channel but had to cut out what probably is the best parts of this dish. In his version he saute`d the kale in bacon grease and added oven roasted beets, I love beets, my husband loves bacon but... I'm vegetarian and he can't eat beets so it became a simple quick dish that is super tasty and lets not forget healthy. Kale has the same nutrients as spinach but unlike spinach keeps all it's nutrients when cooked, so I've heard, I'm not nutritionist (though thinking I should become one, I have a love for food and fitness). Recipe includes:

~1tbs of olive oil

~1tbs of butter

2 bunches of kale

Dash of Kosher Salt

1) Clean Kale and get leafs of of stems

2) Melt butter/olive oil in large skillet

3) Saute` kale and add salt until wilted and a little brown