Battered Fish

As I search for reciepes I often find one I like, then another, parts of another. Then I go to the grocery store with a list of one or some of these reciepes, but somehow I still only make it home with missing parts of the reciepe.  In this case it turned out pretty good, another common bonus of my recipes its fast and easy!

Ingredients:
2 Cod Fillets
1 Egg
1/2 Cup Almond Flour
2 Tsp Italian Seasoning
1 Tsp Lemon Pepper
1 Lemon Sliced
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 Table Spoons Oil of choice

We are going to create an assembly line of deliciousness. 
Station one:  Cod Fillets
Station two:  A bowl of the egg, whipped. 
Station three:  A plate of the mixtures of the almond flour, Italian seasoning, lemon pepper, salt and pepper (its easier to mix first in bowl).
Station four:  Heated frying pan of oil
Here's how it works.  You take the fish, dunk it in the egg mixture and coat it well.  Then place on station three plate.  Press lightly so that the mix sticks.  Flip and press again, covering both sides well.  Then quickly move to hot frying pan and cook!  About 4 minutes on each side, fish will flake when done.  Slice up the lemon and squeeze on fish just before enjoying! Then enjoy! 

MMMMeat and Pesto

This is one of my all time favorite meals!  It could be because it has 3 of my favorite ingredients...meat, salt, and garlic! Baby's getting some garlic kisses tonight!

Pesto:
7-9 Cloves of garlic
1/2 a Bunch of Parsley
1/2 Cup of Pine Nuts
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Cup Arugula (I have used romaine and other leafy greens)
1/3-1/2 Cup Olive Oil

Meat:
1-1 1/2# of Chuck Roast thinly sliced

Light the BBQ!  In food processor (with super blending blade), mix garlic, parsley, pine nuts, and salt.  Blend until large or whole pieces are no longer visible.  Add small amount of oil if needed.  Tear up arugula and add 1/4-1/2  cup at a time. Blend adding remaining olive oil for fluidity.  This make take some stirring to get the arugula blended into the mixture. 
Lay out slices of chuck roast (salt and pepper if you like, I like)  spoon and spread a helping of the pesto onto meat slice, roll up and secure with tooth pick.  Once all the meat is rolled up put on the BBQ and grill for 3 min on medium heat, flip and cook another 3 min.  The meat won't take long to cook, because its so thin, and overcooked meat will be extra chewy.  Remove from heat and load up your plate or you won't get any yourself! 

*Have your butcher, deli or meat dept slice the meat for you.  Trust me its worth it!  Slices should fairly thin but not transparent. 
*To clean your grill from the pesto-messo, after removing deliciousness, set heat to high and let heat up about 5-7 min.  Then turn off heat and scrape with grill brush until clean. 
*This is my variation of the recipe from the Performance Menu. 

"This is Bridget Jones with Situp Brittan Searching for Tuna...."

Tuna was not my favorite growing up, but its easy to work with, affordable, and really can be transformed in lots of different dishes. Since its summer lets give beef a break!

Burger:
4 5oz cans of Tuna*
2-3 Stalks of Celery chopped
1/4 of Purple Onion
3-4 Tablespoons of Mayo
1/2 Tsp Paprika
1/4 Tsp dry mustard
1/4 Cup almond flour/meal
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Clove Garlic Minced
1/4 Tsp Ginger Minced
1 Tsp Sesame Oil

Mix all ingredients except oil and form 4-6 patties. In pan, heat up oil over a medium heat, place patties in pan and cook for 4 minutes and flip. Be careful when flipping they don't hold together well.Cook for another 4 min.  Remove from heat and enjoy!  Wrap in romaine, tomato, and/or avocado for a real 'burger' experience. I liked mine with a little mayo and wasabi. You could even go back to my very first post and use the Jalapeno Ponzu. Make a bed of greens, tear up the burger and top with Ponzo for an Asian inspired salad. Possibilities are endless!

*Check your labels
*Yes I was watching Bridget Jones Diary while typing this and other tuna line was not exactly WFS.

Sides

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar.  Got it memorized yet?  I hear "I know what and how  to cook meat, but I get tired of the same boring side of veggies."   Here is yet another fast and easy set of recipes to help get you some variety to your veggies.

Squash Ribbons with Red Onion

• 4  medium yellow squash (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1  teaspoon  olive oil
• 1  cup  thinly vertically sliced red onion
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Shave squash into ribbons to measure using a peeler (it is as easy as it looks).  One squash is about one cup. Toss or compost the seeds and core. In large pan, heat oil. Then add squash, onion, and garlic, and let cook for about 4 minutes (or until onion is tender).  Stir gently as it cooks.  Remove from heat, and mix in salt, red pepper, and black pepper. This makes about 3-4 servings. 

Sesame Asparagus

• 1lb Asparagus
• 1  teaspoon  olive oil
• Salt (to taste)
• Sesame seeds
• Tooth picks or skewers (not to eat :) )

Light the BBQ! Using skewers or toothpicks thread 4-6 asparagus sprigs together.  Using a basting brush or olive oil mister you have, lightly cover both sides of the asparagus with olive oil.  Sprinkle on sesame seeds to your liking and same for the salt.  Place skewers on the grill (medium low heat), for about 4 min a side, or until desired doneness.  The sesame seeds add a nice crunch to the already yummy traditional olive oil and salt veggie!


*Zucchini also works well instead (or combo!) in the squash recipe
*Original recipe called for 1 oz of Parmesan cheese shavings
*Yes asparagus can make your urine smell uhh...different.