Gone Fishin'

I am constantly saying all the foods I would like to include more of in our diet.  When we first got married, I would ask Drew on almost a daily basis if he had eaten any fruit because I felt it was my wifely duty to make sure he got a well-balanced menu. 

Well, to be honest, it kind of is my duty.  Last year some time, I was reading the book of Genesis - you know the part where Eve gives Adam the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and he takes it and eats it - and it dawned on me that wives are the gatekeepers of the home in regards to what our husbands eat.  So, it is up to me to make sure that Drew has eaten a banana or some broccoli, or fish, or whatever.  Funny that when he eats junk food, that has nothing to do with me - it's all him. 

Ok, so back to my constant drive to add things to our menu.  I am forever saying I think we need to eat fish at least once a week.  So today we ran over to Costco and got a BIG BAG of Mahi Mahi filets.  We got the plain kind because I didn't want us to get burned out on one particular flavor (they had a blackened Mahi that Drew wanted, but Eve (ahem...I) convinced him otherwise by telling him I could season it for him.  Then we also picked up some Texas Ranch sauce that claimed on the bottle it is great for fish and chicken.  The real reason we got it is the Texas connection.

So we got home and I thawed out a couple of filets and threw Tony Cachare's (Drew loves it so much) on one and the Texas Ranch on the other.  I pan sauteed the fish to great results and added some brown rice and steamed yellow squash.  We split the fish and loved the results.  I am going to have so much fun coming up with different flavor combinations and cooking methods for our gigantic bag of Mahi.  Oh, and I even took a picture that didn't turn out that great. 

Now off to wash some grapes to feed my husband (I don't think he has had any fruit today)!

When Cinco de Mayo becomes, Dos, Tres, Quatro and Cinco

Around here we enjoy foods with a Mexican flavor.  Blame it on our love of Tex-Mex.  Blame it my small obsession with cilantro and avocados.  Blame it on my constant search of something good enough to make repeatedly.  Whatever it is, Cinco de Mayo ends up stretching into a few days from that lonely old one day at the beginning of May. 

So, tonight, I gave a new one a try, messed it up slightly, yet it was still good.  I got the recipe for Mexican Ceviche Tacos out of a recent issue of Bon Appetit.  We went by Henry's to get some fresh fish this afternoon, and at the recommendation of the butcher, we decided on sea bass.  When I got home, I washed my hands and got started on the ceviche.  I was all excited about getting to use my awesome knives Drew bought me for Christmas, that I ended up adding ingredients before the intended time, but I stirred it all up and chilled it in the fridge while I took a nap. 
When I woke up it was time for dinner (no comments on the length of my siesta), and it only took a couple of minutes to stir in the remaining ingredients avocado, cilantro, and romaine lettuce and stuff them inside corn taco shells. 
The result:  A nice spring/summer dinner (no heat necessary).  I think we might try another fish next time, just to change it up.  Oh and the avocado was PERFECT!