Sunday, June 25, 2017

Oven Baked Baja Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce

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Oven Baked Baja Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Recipe by Ramona from Kitchen Simmer



Ingredients for Fish:
1lb of firm white fish like Cod (cut into large cubes)

Grape tomatoes
Bell Peppers or sweet peppers


Marinade for fish:
1/4 cup of canola oil
juice of 1 lime
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 tsp cumin powder
2 cloves garlic
2-3 chipotle peppers for spicy version (1 for milder version)


Directions:  Put all ingredients (accept for the fish) in a food processor and puree until smooth.  Pour marinade over fish and allow to marinate for about 20 minutes in the fridge.


Slice grape tomatoes and sweet peppers and put them at the bottom of a baking dish.   Then topped it with the marinated fish. Pour any excess marinade over fish.  Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until fish is cooked and flaky.

 
To assemble the taco-  Heat tortillas in the microwave, oven or over a griddle.  Put some of the broiled peppers, tomatoes and fish.  Then add the Chipotle sauce and some shredded lettuce or shredded cabbage (traditional) for crunch.  Enjoy.


To make the Chipotle Cream Sauce:

1/2 cup of Greek Yogurt (or strained regular yogurt)
1-2 chipotle peppers (pureed or smashed)
2 Tbs of good quality mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of sugar
small squeeze of lime juice







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Monday, June 12, 2017

Watermelon Cake

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Watermelon season has arrived and this Watermelon cake is a fun way to really make this fruit into a spectacular dessert. 

 My family and I love fresh fruit. We love it so much we could definitely forgo a traditional cake for this total fruit Watermelon Cake and not even think we were eating something healthy.  This watermelon cake is really fun to make and it will be a hit at your next summertime party.                                                 




Watermelon Cake
Recipe by Ramona from Kitchen Simmer 
 
Ingredients:
1 watermelon (pick one that is large in the middle)
1 cup blueberries
1 cup strawberries
1 tub (8oz)whipped cream non-dairy topping
1 20oz can of crushed pineapple -drained very well
1/4 cup powdered sugar ( or sugar substitute for low sugar option)
Toasted coconut (optional)



Directions:

Wash the outside of the watermelon well. Then carefully 5 inch slice from the middle section of the watermelon.  Lay the slice flat and cut the rind off.  Then slice the 5 inch thick slice into two equal halves as pictured.   The diameter of my circles were about 5-6 inches. Chill watermelon slices really well until you are ready to assemble.



 Drain crushed pineapple really well.  If you do not do this step, you filling will become runny.  Take a little less than half of the whipped topping and mix with the drained pineapple and sugar. Chill filling for 20-30 minutes before assembling cake.


Place one watermelon circle on cake plate.  I placed wax paper on either side of the cake plate to keep the plate clean.   Top slice with filling.  Top with second slice of watermelon.

 Take remaining whipped topping (if you like add some sugar to taste) The coat the outside of the entire watermelon cake with the topping.  Carefully apply toasted coconut if you desire.


 Decorate the cake as you desire with fruit.  Chill for 30 minutes before your serve.  Slice and use a cake server to place on plates.  This cake is best served the day you make it.  Enjoy.

Note: You can use any fruit you like to decorate the top of the cake such as kiwis, raspberries, blackberries, pineapple etc...











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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Simple Greek Salad

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This fresh Greek inspired salad is a versatile side dish that will make any meal tasty and delicious.   

Simple food is always good in my opinion. I took simple fresh salad ingredients that I always have in my fridge and then made an even more simple dressing.  This dressing was so tasty that I wanted to eat with a spoon.  

My family and I ate this over grilled fish for a light summer meal.  The weather is hot these days so I want salad to be the star of every meal we gather around.  This salad was definitely the star of our meal.

I should have actually doubled my salad because we were all asking for seconds of the salad and even scraping the dressing off our plates with our forks to get every last drop. 

I am so happy my kids are finally getting into things like olives and feta cheese (my son used to sneer at the mere mention of olives).   

My son also detested fresh tomatoes, but now he relishes them.  My tip for parents of picky eaters is to never give up on them.  Unless they have an allergy to a particular food, just keep those "icky" ingredients showing up in their meals.  They will have to learn to pick them out or they can just try them.  Hopefully your kids will eventually just want to eat them too.  My son has overcome his dislike of onions, olives, tomatoes, green beans and mushrooms.  We are still working on some like eggplant and zucchini, but there is still hope.  Just remember to make the ingredients small so eating them doesn't seem like such a big mountain to climb.



Simple Greek Salad
Recipe by Ramona from Kitchen Simmer

Ingredients:
3-4 cups of chopped cucumbers (English seedless or mini Persian)
3-4 medium size tomatoes cut into small wedges
1 medium onion (red or yellow) cut into slices
Kalamata Olives pitted and cut into half
1 cup feta cheese crumbled

Dressing:
1/4 cup canola oil 
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp dried oregano
salt and black pepper to taste
pinch sugar - to taste
2 Tbs finely crumbled feta cheese  

Directions:
Step 1:  Cut and prepare all salad ingredients
Step 2:  Make dressing by combining all the ingredients together and shaking it bottle until well emulsified/combined.
Step 3:  Combine salad ingredients (except for crumbled feta cheese) and dressing and chill for 30 minutes. 
Step 4:  Place dressed salad ingredients in bowl or platter and top with feta cheese. Serve as a side salad with any meal or over grilled meat/fish
 






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