Tuesday was such an exciting night in our city! Not only are the Pirates just killin' it, we have a 40ft inflatable duck floating around our rivers. I have only driven past the duck so far, but we have a date on Friday.
In other news I cooked fish at home for the first time ever! I'm a pretty experienced cook, I'm not usually afraid of trying a new recipe. I have just always thought that fish tastes better in restaurants and that it's probably difficult to do at home. I can remember my mom trying to cook fish and it was always super dry and flavorless. I've made plenty of shellfish dishes, but I've never attempted fish, not even salmon. Well tonight I put my big girl panties on and made Baked Parmesan Tilapia. This recipe is definitely a winner. It was quick and easy, but big on flavor. My fish came out perfectly seasoned and cooked. I suggest trying this one for yourselves!
Here's what my ingredients consisted of:
I used fresh tilapia, because it was on sale this week and the same price as the frozen fillets The recipe calls to generously season your fillets before baking. Here's before and after. I used reduced sodium Old Bay and Lawry's Seasoned Salt. Honestly, the tilapia would be delicious served this way, without the parm crust.
While the fish was baking in the oven, I mixed up the ingredients for the Parmesan topping. Next time I may cut out the butter. I think the mayo did a fine job of binding the ingredients together, and I didn't really need the extra moisture. I'm all for "butter makes it better," but I'm looking to cut calories anywhere I can. I honestly don't think it'd be missed.
Hubs thought the fish was awesome. And when I told him what was in it he was sure that I left salt out of the list of ingredients because he said it tasted salty. The only salty product I used was the Lawry's to season the fillets before putting the topping on. This does come out tasting pretty salty, so do not add any extra! I served the fish with a side of mixed veggies (green beans, wax beans, and carrots).
I'm not doing so great this week with the healthful eating. I've been waking up late cuz of my stupid work schedule. Tuesday was the pizza/beer blowout. And then I was CRAVING McDonald's for lunch today. AND pizza. So I had a bad lunch. I told myself while waiting in the drive thru I'd order a McChicken and a small fry. Well, when I ordered the words "medium fry" came flying out of my mouth. So then I told myself, it's ok, just eat half. Well I had half eaten by the time I got to Pizza Daddies (one light down the road) to pick up my small pizza. I ate the other half of the fries on the drive home.
I should also mention that I ordered 2 small pizzas with every intent on eating all the food I had ordered. I was full after McDonalds and the first small pizza, so I did save the other one for midnight dinner tonight. And in my defense, the small pizza is thin crust and equivalent to 2 actual slices of pizza. And then I took a nap. There is definitely room for improvement here! But every day is a new day. I ate what I ate. If I don't lose again this week, there is only myself to blame. I would like to state the positive though, that I did have a very healthful fish and veggies for dinner. One baby step at a time!
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