Tilapia Topped with Warm Cherry Tomatoes, Bread and Corn

Yum. Hubby slaved over this meal. The boys loved it.

Fish Filet Italiano Friday

I love this recipe. Unfortunately, hubby always make some sort of remark about it and then has to add tons of black pepper and hot sauce. Sheez! Thank goodness he never reads my blog!

Fish Fillets Italiano Friday

This was so super yummy! Instead of the spicy Thai Curry I had planned, I thought I'd make some Italian Tilapia. I found this on my spiffy new Allrecipes iPhone app - Spinner Dinner. This Fish Fillet Italiano was so easy and was very yummy (at least to the adults). I wish I could get my kids to eat it, but they were sticking their noses up to the tomatoes. The recipe called for cod, but the tilatpia tasted just fine in the sauce as well. Also, we didn't have olives, so we just omitted that part. This will definitely be put on my easy, semi-healthy meal rotation!

Fish Sticks, Sweet Potato Fries and PBJ Monday

We made this dinner thinking: 1. easy, 2. kids will like it, 3. baked fish is probably better than fried chicken nuggets, and 4. baked sweet potatoes are better than regular fries. The kids said the fries were disgusting and wouldn't even touch the fish sticks. They had PBJs. I am full from the fish sticks, but thought they (and the fries) were actually quite good.

Green Curry with Tilapia and Zucchini Tuesday

I made this a little too spicy again! I guess I need to add a lot less of the green curry paste. It still turned out good... I put it on rice noodles instead of rice this time. I think I like it that way a little better.

The boys had turkey and rice soup and chicken nuggets. Of course they were still hungry after they brushed their teeth. That's a nightly ritual around here.

Fish Sticks, Tartar Sauce, Tater Tots Saturday

We had a day full of the Dia de Los Muertos parade, the UT game, kitchen renovating, and sick boys, so we decided on a super easy dinner (with no nutritional value whatsoever... well, maybe the fish gave us something good). We baked the Costco fish sticks (very good quality actually) and some Whole Foods Tater Tots. Dad made up some tartar sauce and we ate a Fish and Chips meal fit for a UT football game! Too bad we lost :(

Garlic Tilapia, Salad and Couscous Tuesday

For the tilapia, I rubbed 2-3 tablespoons of garlic over them, drizzled olive oil on them, then sprinkled a chopped onion on top. It marinated in the fridge over night. Then for dinner tomorrow, I will dash a bit of cayenne on top, then bake at 350 for 20 minutes. This will be paired with a left over salad (from the weekend) and some lemon/pepper couscous.

The fish was a little too spicy for me (as well as was the couscous). Good thing I spared one piece of tilapia from the cayenne so the boys could have some!!

For lunch, the boys have this: Jello, Snap Peas, Egg Casserole, Baked Crackers

Tilapia, Sweet Potatoes, Asparagus and Couscous Tuesday

Dinner was yummy. I think my favorite part was the sweet potato, but the rest was good (even though I way overcooked the asparagus!!). The fish was a Broiled Parmesan Tilapia (minus the mayonnaise), the couscous was cooked in vegetable broth and garlic (to up the veggie intake for the kids), the asparagus was baked with olive oil and garlic salt, and the sweet potatoes were all natural!!



Chaz's lunch of popcorn, pesto pizza, broccoli, orange slices, muffin, and yogurt pretzels. He also got some organic vanilla milk and water.

Honey Mustard Tilapia with Cauliflower and Bread Saturday

We didn't end up getting a drop of rain from hurricane Ike, but we do have about 20,000 evacuees here in Austin. I feel like I should be volunteering or something, but not sure how.

For dinner tonight, we made a honey mustard tilapia (similar to the trout we've made in the past) with some garlic Parmesan cauliflower and butter and garlic toast (on the grill). It all turned out about the same color, but it was really yummy. Luckily, we had some greens for lunch, so we did have some color throughout the day!!

The boys ate almost everything on their plates.

Fish Quesadillas Friday

So I'm using leftover tilapia from last night to make quesadillas. Cheese added to anything makes it good!!

Also, here's Chaz's lunch again. He came home with the entire sandwich still untouched, and only about two bites out of the couscous. The fruit was gone, the candy still there, two cookies left, no yogurt pretzels, and he drank his milk. Luckily, he ate his sandwich in it's entirety when he got home.

Parm Tilapia, Couscous, Carrots/Spinach Thursday

Okay, so it's a parent/teacher night. I'm thinking I'll have all of this food ready to be eaten by 4:45 or 5 so Chaz can get a little in before going back to school. Dad will just have to eat out or get left overs after the meeting. I think I'll make a Parmesan encrusted tilapia with couscous (maybe almonds in there?), and wilted spinach and carrots. Sound yummy? I better get to working on it now!!!! Here's the recipe I'll probably go off of:

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

* 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
* 1/4 cup butter, softened
* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
* 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
* 2 pounds tilapia fillets

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.
3. Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.

Here are pictures of Chaz and Cooper's lunches. Yum!!