Grilling Talapia & Vegis

I made a bed of onions and laid the talapia on top of it with some salt. Put it on the grill with some fresh vegis on the new Pampered Chef Grilling Basket.
I tossed broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers & tomatoes in a bowl with some olive oil, salt & pepper.
It turned out SO yummy! The broccoli especially. It was a bit crunchy and SO delicious!

Tri Tip Marinade

I searched the internet for a way to make my Tri Tip. Last time I made it, it was dry & didn't have much flavor. So after searching, I came up with my own recipe...

I took 1/2 an onion, 4 garlic cloves, olive oil, apple cider viniger, soy sauce & rosemary. Blended it all in the blender and marinated it. Then put it on the bbq, low & slow. It turned out Delish!!! Served it up with baked yams, PERFECT!

Shrimp Salad, Yummy Yummy

Jose wanted ceviche for dinner tonight, but I didn't have anything but the shrimp to make it. He did a pour out in the desert with 115* weather & was beat from the heat!
So I scrambled up a salad that turned out phenomenal!

Shrimp Salad
Shrimp
~Shrimp (I did 40 for Jose, Dominic & I)
~Lemon Pepper, Basil, Salt & Pepper
~Olive Oil
I placed the shrimp in a bag with about 1TBS of olive oil, the lemon pepper, basil, salt & pepper. Let that marinade about an hour or more.

Dressing
~1 Grapefruit, juiced into a bowl & zested (about 1 tsp)
~Strawberry Preserves
~1 TBS Olive Oil
~Salt & Pepper
Put it all into a bowl & whisk, set aside in fridge to let it all marry.


Salad
~Mixed Salad Greens
~1 Grapefruit cut up
~10 Strawberries quartered


Put the shrimp on top of the salad & drizzle with the dressing.


It was definitely a hit!

Spin with Ortega Chiles

Chicken & Ortega Chiles
~Chicken Breasts (how ever many your family will eat)
~1 Can Ortega (or whatever brand you can get) Whole Chiles
Seasonings; salt, pepper, chipotle rub (contact me to buy)

Season the chicken & place on the grill. Grill on both sides, about 15 mins each. Open up the chiles & place on top while grilling. When you flip, place another chile on top again.


Jasmine Rice w/ Black Beans & Chiles
~Jasmine Rice (amount you need for your family), cooked according to directions
~1- 2 Cans of Black Beans, drained & rinsed
~3 Ortega Chiles
~Salt & Pepper

Once you make your Jasmine Rice, add in the beans & chiles, salt & pepper. Mix in a big bowl so air can flow through & the rice doesn't become sticky and turn into masa.


I placed the chicken on top and served together. It was a hit!

Fish for dinner

Normally at this time of the year, I try to encorporate Jose's tradition of Lent into our family, but we're not doing it this year. I did buy some Red Snapper though to make one Friday & ended up making it last night, just because we are running low on food.
So here's what we had...
Red Snapper, individually wrapped. It's nicer this way, because you only make what you need rather than defrosting a bunch of fish & having lots of left overs.
I bbq'd these on the grill with salt & All Purpose Dill Mix. We really liked the taste the Dill Mix gave the fish!

Then my mom made us her 'famous' Jasmine Rice. Just plain with butter & salt.

A salad that our friend Karen made for the babyshower. She basically had cole slaw mix in a bowl with mayo. Well, I added some apples, plain yogurt & some splenda & mixed it all up. It came out fabulous!!!! I will definitely be making that one again!!!!!!!

Very easy & yummy!!!

BBQ Chicken Salad

So my SIL makes this AWESOME BBQ Chicken Salad! She made it a few weeks ago over at my house and I will be making it tonight.
It is SUPER simple & fast, Oh and VERY healthy!!!!
K, here it goes...

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken breast~ for your family
Lettuce~ whatever kind you like
Cilantro
1 Can of Corn
Ranch Dressing
BBQ Sauce~ your choice, Hunts Honey Hickory is what we like
Tortilla Strips~ you can either make these on your own or buy some chips or whatever crunchy

DIRECTIONS:
Bbq the chicken with some sauce. While the chicken is cooking, chop up the lettuce & cilantro, toss into bowl, add corn. Cut chicken into strips.
Place greens onto plate, lay chicken ontop & top with tortilla strips.
Add ranch dressing & a bit of bbq sauce.

On a side note, I think jicama would be really good in this!
Hope you enjoy!!!