June 9, 2011- Left Overs

We ate in shifts tonight.  Katie was hungry first and had a chicken strip which she dipped in ketchup.  Ben had a long commute home, so I ate by myself after getting Katie cleaned up.  I ate left over mahi mahi from Tuesday with a salad.  Ben ate a pork chop left over from Wednesday when he got home. 

June 7, 2011- Roasted Garlic Mahi Mahi

We had sea salt and roasted garlic mahi-mahi with a salad for dinner tonight.  We've had this fish several times and love it.  The fillets come pre-marinated, individually vacuum sealed, and frozen from Costco.  I simply line a cookie sheet with foil, place the fillets on the foil, and bake in a pre-heated oven for 25 minutes.  The result is a delicious fillet of fish.  Tonight, I let the fish cook an additional 5 minutes since Ben was still on his way home.  It definitely dried out more than normal, but still tasted great.  

I planned on making a spinach salad with strawberries, glazed walnuts, and poppy seed dressing, but found that my strawberries were too past their peak to use.  The green grapes I used as a substitute were pretty good with the other ingredients.  I still prefer the berries, but it is nice to know I have other options.  Katie ate a few bites of fish along with several grapes for dinner.  I bet she wakes up hungry tomorrow morning.

Thursday, 5/5/2011

I baked mahi mahi fillets from Costco and made brown butter green beans for our meal tonight.  The sea salt and roasted garlic mahi mahi fillets come pre-seasoned and frozen.  Just 25-30 minutes in the oven and they're done.  The flavor is outstanding and all three of us love it.  The green bean recipe came from Cuisine At Home's Weeknight Menus book/magazine.  When I looked up the recipe to see if I had posted it on my blog before, I found that I did a year and two days ago.  I should make it more often since it is quick and easy to make.  The best part is that it only takes two dishes to prepare--a saute pan and a strainer.

Wednesday, 4/13/2011

We had baked, marinated mahi-mahi from Costco with a side spinach salad for our meal tonight.  Ben had a bad headache most of the day and stayed home from work.  Although the thought of fish didn't sound good to him, he was able to eat it and felt much better by the end of the day.  I thought Katie wouldn't like the fish since it is kind of spicy, but she ate half of a fillet with no hesitation. She did dip each little piece of fish in ketchup.

Tuesday, 4/5/2011

I had a meeting tonight which conflicted with our regularly scheduled PEPS potluck.  Since I couldn't eat at the potluck, I finished off the mahi mahi and rice left over from last night's meal.  Our family was in charge of taking a salad to the potluck.  I dropped Ben and Katie off for the potluck with a wonderful caesar salad.  The garlic croutons and caesar dressing from MetropolitanMarket took the salad way beyond our usual Fresh Express, bagged caesar. 

Monday, 4/4/2011

We had long grain & wild rice, grilled asparagus, and marinated mahi mahi for our dinner tonight.  The meal started to come together when I saw beautiful, cheap asparagus as MetropolitanMarket this morning.  I usually don't shop there because the food is fantastic and the prices are outrageous.  I was there to pick up a few things for a potluck tomorrow and couldn't resist the asparagus at $1.49/pound.  The stalks, tossed in olive oil, salt, and pepper, were grilled for 8 minutes on Direct Medium heat.  

My next stop was Costco.  I usually keep beer battered halibut in the freezer, but opted for marinated mahi mahi today.  The cost of the halibut was $19.99 and the mahi mahi was only $12.99.  I'm glad I let cost drive my decision.  The mahi mahi had tons of flavor and no carbohydrates.  Ben and I each had one fillet, and Katie had half of one. I am pleased that I was able to come up with a meal on the fly that ended up being very balanced and delicious.