Yummy Flavorful Week-Day Dinner

Panko-covered Wild Sole Tacos with a Spicy Cilantro Cabbage Slaw

and 

Chile & Lime Roasted Cauliflower 

Panko-covered Wild Sole Tacos

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound of wild Denver Sole, cut into strips
• 2 cups of Panko crumbs
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 1/3 cup of corn starch
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 tsp of chile flakes
• 1/2 tsp of lemon pepper
• 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
• Olive oil, 4 circles around the frying pan

Directions:

Prepare the Panko crumbs by putting them on a plate with the flour, lemon pepper, garlic powder, chile pepper and mix together throughly. Put the corn starch on another plate and begin coating the fish in the corn starch mixture. Then dip the fish into the milk. Coat the fish in the Panko crumbs. Circle 4 times around your frying pan with olive oil. Cook for 15 minutes. Heat the corn torillas on another frying pan. Smear Spicy Ranchero sauce on the torilla. Add the fish and Spicy Cilantro Cabbage Slaw.

Serve tacos with: Taco Bell's Spicy Rachero Sauce.

Spicy Cilantro Cabbage Slaw

Ingredients:

• 1 package of shredded cabbage
• 1 package of shredded broccoli and carrots, (I get mine at the 99 cent Store!)
• 3/4 cup of Plain Greek Yogurt
• 1/4 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar
• 3 Tbsp of sugar
• Juice and zest of 1 Lime
• 4 Tbsp chopped fresh Cilantro, (I love cilantro!)
• 1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• ½ tsp Paprika
• 1/8 tsp Ground Cayenne Pepper
• 4 dashes of Tapatio
• Kosher Salt, to taste
• Ground Pepper, to taste

Directions:

Prepare the coleslaw dressing by whisking together the greek yogurt, apple cider vinegar, sugar, the zest and juice of 1 lime, serrano pepper, cilantro, paprika, cayenne pepper, Tapatio. Toss the dressing with the cabbage mixture and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

Chile & Lime Roasted Cauliflower 

Ingredients:

• 1 package of cauliflower florets
• Olive oil
• 1/8 tsp Ground Cayenne Pepper
• half the juice of a lime

Directions:

Coat the cauliflower with olive oil, Cayenne Pepper, and lime juice. Put on a foil covered baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees. (It should get a little crispy.)

Football Man-Dip

I would like to start by saying I am by no means a "Football Fanatic," but I do enjoy making food that they can enjoy during the game! With that being said, yesterday I went over to a friend's house to "watch the game." I was told to please bring an appetizer and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make some "Football Man-Dip." (Plus, I already had everything in my pantry/fridge.)

This is what you will need:

(I actually used 2 packages of cream cheese, because there was a lot of meat.)

RECIPE:

Cook the sausage

Add your diced tomatoes with green chiles and diced tomatoes with spicy red pepper, let them cook for a couple minutes.

Drain the excess juices.

Add both packages of cream cheese and stir until all ingredients are incorporated.

Congratulations! You're done! See how easy that was?

My Dream Kitchen

How AMAZING is this kitchen?! I love everything about this and would not change a thing. It's neutral but not boring. The counter tops are not white, but an off-white/cream. The dark hardwood floors are a perfect contrast to the white cabinetry. 

I can see amazing gatherings in this kitchen. You could have people sitting on the window seat or one of the three islands. Yes I said three islands! I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!

www.susanfredman.com

Jellyfish

There is something so calming about watching jellyfish move. I could stare at them forever, but instead I'm going to share some of the prettiest pictures I've found. Please enjoy!

The Easiest Dinner

You may or may not be familiar with the Budget Savvy Diva, but after this post you will be a fan. Trust me! She posts all types of budget friendly meals and best part is that she posts a new recipe everyday! I stumbled upon her blog through Pinterest. (FOLLOW ME ON PINTEREST HERE!) 

I decided to try one of her yummy recipes; The Crescent Burgers, (honestly, I only had the ingredients for this recipe). 

CLICK HERE FOR THE RECIPE

TIME:  If your ground beef is already defrosted this recipe will only take you 20 minutes! Ten minutes to cook the meat and ten minutes in the oven. Super easy!

MY COMMENTS:  She says they taste just like White Castle Burgers, but I've never tasted those before. My boyfriend and I both thought they tasted simular to the cheeseburgers at In N Out. (Our California comparison!) 

SUGGESTIONS:  For a healthier version, I'll use ground turkey instead of ground beef. 

**Also, I made a quick dipping sauce which consisted of: ketchup, mustard, a garlic & herb mayonaise, (regular mayonaise is fine, just add a dash of garlic powder and dried parsley).

Christmas 2012

Here is my 2nd annual peppermint Christmas tree! My boyfriend and I decided to save some money this year and for go the real Christmas tree. We decorated our 6 foot artificial tree instead. It was definitely harder to decorate with the big empty spaces between the branches. My solution was to add more peppermints!

I decided not to post a picture of my decorated bookcases, (the ones that were in my last post.) I was not happy with my decorations so I didn't even bother taking a picture. ::sigh:: I'm sure it was just me being too critical, but I actually had a hard time spreading the Christmas cheer this year.

Last Year's Christmas Decorations

This was last year's entry way Christmas decorations. I really liked the clean look. This year it's going to be a little different. I got another bookcase. So instead of laying it on it's side I decided to stand them up.

I have a lot "decorative crap," as my boyfriend would call it. So I'm not too sure what to do with it all this year. I have a LOVE for peppermint decorations at Christmas time, but I don't want to discriminate the rest of my Christmas decorations... Such a dilema!