Healthy Fish and chips

Being English I love my fish and chips but I also love that I have lost weight and can not bring myself to eat all that fried food. So I was racking my brain, and cook books, to try and figure out dinner and came up with a great, fairly healthy way to eat fish and chips.

The Chips

We have had so much zuchinni from our plant that we have eaten zuchinni for almost 4 months straight. So I had thought about frying these to make zuchinni chips but found a recipe that led me in another direction.

here is what you will need.

1 large or 2 small zuchinni.

about 3-4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs

2-3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese

salt and pepper (I used garlic salt but that is my preference)

1 egg white

a spalsh of milk

Heat your oven to 400 and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray

In a dish mix together the breadcrumbs and cheese and season how you prefer, (you could even add some paprkia or cayenne pepper for a kick).

In a seperate bowl mix together the egg white and milk.

Cut your zuchinni into size appropriate pieces, for us I took a larger zuchinni and cut off both ends and halved it, I then cut each half into quarters and each quarter in half to make chip size pieces that were good for the kids too.

Put the zuchinni in the bread crumb mix, the egg, then back to the bread crumb.

once all the pieces are covered I sprinkle the remaining mix over the zuchinni then spray them lightly with cooking spray and bake for 14-18 minutes.

The Fish

I used frozen cod from Costco, 1 piece was thick so I sliced in half to give me 3 1"-1 1/2" pieces.

White fish of preference

Flour

Parmesan Cheese

Salt and pepper

1 egg, beaten

Season the flour and put in a dish, put the cheese in a seperate dish.

Put a frying pan on the stove to get hot.

Dip the fish in flour to cover, then the egg and then press both sides into the cheese.

add a little olive oil into the pan and get hot, then cook the fish about 2 minutes on each side, watch closely as 1 piece of mine was a little more browned than we would like.

The Finished Product

I served up the boys with a dollop of ketchup and a puddle of ranch on different sides of the plate and they loved it. They are getting good food without too much grease and fat added. From start to finish this took me about 30 mins to prepare and cook.

My kids favorite salmon.

I love to make salmon, it is tasty, healthy and it only needs a few subtle flavors to make it great. Too many people take fish and add too many flavors, I am a firm believer in subtle ingredients to enhance the natural flavor of fish. I love to cook my salmon in the oven, I take about 2" slices of our salmon fillet from Costco and lay them out on a large piece of foil. I squeeze over the juice of half a large lemon. I slice the other half and lay the slices on top of the salmon. On each slice I add just a very small piece of butter to melt over the fish. I put on top of that a sprinking of parsley and basil and a little freshly ground black pepper. I then wrap up the salmon to create a little parcel, making sure it is all sealed to keep in the steam. I cook it at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. I serve with brown rice and a veg, I like to pour some of the liquid over the rice and vegies on my plate, yummy. My kids eat a ton of this which we love as it is great for them.

Grilled Peaches

I had been wanting to try this for a long time so after a delicious meal of grilled whole trout and veggies I wanted a yummy summer treat. I quartered the peaches and then marinated them in my favorite mexican vanilla and a splash of almond essence. I had let the coals cook down as we were eating so there was a medium/high heat. I put the peaches skin down first for about 2 mins and then grilled on the other 2 sides for about 1 1/2 minutes each to get the grill marks. I whipped up some cream with sugar and almond essence and sprinkled almonds on top. On the 4th of July I used Mascarpone cheese for the first time, it was a little hard so next time I will whisk a little of the marinade into it to loosen it up but the taste was awesome.

been in the kitchen too much to blog.

Whole grilled, herb stuffed, trout.
Everybody's favorite, Yorkshire pudding
Home made 3 cheese pizza

so after a long absence from blogging, I am back. I have lots of fun recipes to share after a summer of experimenting.

Here are a few of my dishes that I will be listing.
Lime grilled shrimp
Asian style chicken wings
herb roasted pork tenderloin
lime chicken
and many more so watch this space