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Monday, March 30, 2015

Carol's Easy Fish Tacos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • frozen fish sticks
  • corn tortilla, fried to make a taco shell
  • finely shredded cabbage
  • diced tomato
  • grated cheddar cheese
  • diced green onion
  • sour cream
  • salsa

Recipe

  • 1 fry or bake the fish sticks, use 1 1/2 fish sticks per taco, fill with condiments, eat!
  • 2 and enjoy.

Creamed Tuna In Toast Cups

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 (6 ounce) chunk light tuna
  • 1 teaspoon pimiento, diced
  • 2 tablespoons baby green peas (optional)
  • 6 slices bread
  • salt

Recipe

  • 1 over low heat, melt butter in a saucepan and stir in flour. slowly add milk while stirring. do not bring to a boil. cook and stir constantly only until slightly thickened.
  • 2 drain tuna and add to mixture.
  • 3 lightly stir in salt, pimento and green peas (if used).
  • 4 push bread slices into greased muffin tins to form a cup. toast in oven until light brown.
  • 5 while toast is warm, pour creamed tuna mixture into bread cups and serve.

Cajun Jalapeno Poppers

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 18 fresh fresh jalapeno peppers
  • 6 ounces cream cheese
  • 3 ounces of shredded cheese (cheese of your choice or any mixture, i use 2 or more of the following parmesan, cheddar, colby, ric)
  • progresso breadcrumbs
  • 1 clove pressed garlic
  • 1/2 ounce olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped cilantro (optional)
  • 12 slices pimientos, finely chopped
  • 3 pinches cayenne pepper (1tablespoon or to taste)
  • 1 ounce finely chopped mushroom (optional)
  • 2 -3 ounces of finely chopped cooked meat (crawfish,ground meat or sausage) (optional)
  • queso sauce (optional)
  • sour cream (optional)
  • picante sauce (optional)
  • ranch dressing (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 halve the jalapenos leaving the stem attached, de-vein and seed them.
  • 2 setting the halved jalapenos and bread crumbs aside, mix all of the other ingredients together.
  • 3 take your mixture and completely fill the jalepeno cavities to their brim and set aside.
  • 4 put bread crumbs on a flat plate.
  • 5 take jalapeno halves, one at a time, and roll cheese side only in bread crumbs and place cheese/crumb side up on a baking pan once completed if you like a thick crumb layer, you can repeat this step.
  • 6 if you do not intend to bake finished product skip the rolling part and just lightly sprinkle the top of the jalepenos with the bread crumbs.
  • 7 bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until mixture starts to bubble.
  • 8 i like to refrigerate at least 1 hour prior to baking sometimes i prepare the day before, cover and refrigerate.
  • 9 serve warm, room temperature or chilled with any or all of the recommended sauces.

Corn Salad With Tuna

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 5
  • 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna, drained
  • 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can sweet corn, drained
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons pickles, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • fresh pepper

Recipe

  • 1 mix the corn with tuna, peppers, parsley and the pickles.
  • 2 add the lemon and the olive oil to the salad, add the seasonings and mix well.
  • 3 let it cool in the fridge for 2 hours and serve!

Boston Bluefish & Faux Taters/cauliflower.

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 400 g boston bluefish fillets (frozen)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • lemon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon fresh dill
  • 3 -4 cups cauliflower
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese with garlic and herbs
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 green onion

Recipe

  • 1 fish.
  • 2 preheat oven according to package.
  • 3 spread butter evenly over frozen blue fish.
  • 4 evenly pour lemon over butter.
  • 5 sprinkle with lemon pepper (i like lots).
  • 6 evenly sprinkle cut up dill over lemon pepper.
  • 7 bake uncovered for 35 mins (or according to package). the butter and lemon juice penetrate the fish while cooking taking all the seasonings with it - don't skip the buttering the fish stage - it is necessary.
  • 8 faux taters.
  • 9 bring your cauliflower to a boil and continue to boil for 10 - 15 mins (the softer the better).
  • 10 drain all water off.
  • 11 mash together with your cream cheese salt and pepper.
  • 12 mix in your cut up green onion at the end for extra zip of flavour and color.
  • 13 serve with another veg on the side - or as is.

Creamed Tuna

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna, drained
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 (2 ounce) jar pimientos (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 mix soup and milk until well blended, heat until very hot (do not boil) add tuna and pimientos.
  • 2 heat until hot and serve over toast or biscuits.
  • 3 garnish with a couple of small sweet pickles (goes great with this).

Cajun Grilled Shrimp

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon old bay seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb jumbo shrimp, raw, shelled and deveined, tails intact if you like

Recipe

  • 1 mix all marinade ingredients. add shrimp, stir to coat and refridgerate 15 minutes not longer or shrimp will get rubbery when you cook them.
  • 2 thread onto skewers. grill over med heat for 2 to 3 mins per side or till shrimp are slightly pink. remove and enjoy.
  • 3 grilled corn makes a great side for this.