Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The One Where I Share A Recipe

Over the last few weeks we haven't been home for enough consecutive evenings to justify grocery shopping and cooking. But, this week we are finally getting back to normal. Last night I made some blackened mahi mahi tacos, and they turned out to be quite tasty, so I thought I'd share. Note: I used a few sauces from Trader Joe's, and in my opinion, they really added to the flavor combination, so I'd recommend picking them up!

Here it goes….

Ingredients:
Ground Paprika
Ground Cayenne Pepper
Onion Powder
Salt
Ground White Pepper
Ground Black Pepper
Dried Thyme
Dried Basil
Dried Oregano
Corn tortillas
2-3 strips of Mahi Mahi (I used the frozen Mahi Mahi from Trader Joe's)
Shredded cabbage
Shredded Mexican Cheese (any kind is fine, but I used a combo of jack, quesadilla, and cotija)
**Trader Joe's Cilantro and Roasted Pecan Dip
**Trader Joe's Mango and Papaya Salsa
**Trader Joe's Roasted Tomato Salsa

Directions:

For blackened seasoning, mix:
2 tablespoons ground paprika
1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Rinse fish and pat dry with paper towel. In a medium skillet, heat some olive oil over medium heat. While the stove is heating, melt some butter and coat one side of the mahi mahi with melted butter. Sprinkle the seasoning mix on one side of each piece of fish, and place them in the skillet, seasoned-side down. While cooking, coat the top side of the fish with butter and then sprinkle with seasoning. Flip fish after a few minutes (it will cook really fast). Flake fish into bite size pieces and cook through.

Heat corn tortillas in a separate pan until warmed.

Assemble tacos with desired toppings. I sprinkled with cabbage and drizzled both the cilantro & pecan dip and the papaya salsa, then topped with cheese. I used the roasted tomato salsa as a dipping sauce.
Squeeze some lime if desired.

Here's a pic of the final product. Excuse it…I had already eaten one taco and made a mess of my plate before I decided to photograph it, so it doesn't do it justice…but trust me, it was delish!




**Oh, and you might notice the sweet potato fries on the plate…random, know, but I bought them a while ago and needed to use them.

Monday, September 13, 2010

The One Where I'm A Godmother!

A couple of weeks ago, my bestie Brooke asked me to be the Godmother of this precious little cutie.


How blessed and honored am I? I am so lucky to be part of their lives!

*Sigh*


The One With The Boring Update

Football is back...I can kiss goodbye my weeknights and Sundays with my hubby and I can kiss goodbye conversation of anything other than his fantasy league. Maybe I'll take up a new hobby...hmmmm

Anyway, this weekend was a great treat for us. For the first weekend since May 8th (not joking at all), we had NO real plans. It was so glorious I almost didn't know what to do with myself. We had a cozy night in on Friday. Ordered pizza. Bad idea considering the junk food that was to follow the rest of the weekend. On Sat we returned wedding gifts and added to our Crate and Barrel giftcards. John wants this bar for our house. Saturday night our bowling league started back up. It was fun to be back. Everyone seemed to be pretty tired Sat night, so we called it an early night and went home and watched movies and ate cookies. Junk food seemed to be a theme this weekend. On Sunday, the first day of football began. We go to Roscoe's in Fullerton every year for the season kickoff. There's a chili cookoff, good company, and good drinks. Our friends met up with us, including Megan, who happened to be due that day. I love that she was at a bar all day on her due date. Anyway, despite walking on uneven curbs and munching on the spiciest chili there, she remains pregnant today. Poor Friend. We did manage to devour several types of chili, Irish nachoes, quesadillas, and cake so from an eating perspective, Sun was a pretty good day. Sun night was my BIL's bday dinner, so we indulged in fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy. Mmmmm. So despite feeling very rested on this Monday, I also feel like my stomach is going to explode. Nothin' but salads on the menu for the rest of the week!

Monday, September 6, 2010

The One With Our Wedding Video

We've been blogged! Check out this blog entry from Wedding's by SML. Steve and his team provided our wedding videography, and they are amazing! Here is a sneak peak of our wedding video...I can't wait to see the entire video once it's complete. And now for a shameless plug-if anyone is looking for a videographer, these guys are really incredible! They are so much fun to work with, and I think that their product speaks for itself. Check it!