Ritz Cracker Baked Cod

My family isn't big on Seafood but I do like to get them to eat some of the lighter fish meals. There are a few they actually love to eat and they are not fried!

Ritz Cracker Baked Cod

2lbs Fresh/Dry Ice Cod from Fish Market (Never Packaged)

Rub with softened butter

&

Coat with crushed Ritz Crackers 

Heat your oven to 350 for 20-30 minutes depending on how thick the cut of fish.

Serve with a long grain brown rice & quinoa and mixed vegetables! You can take your fish with or without lemon/tartar sauce.

I have to have a really good coleslaw with fish. It is more than a side dish for me, it is a necessity!

Cole Slaw

8 cups cabbage, shredded

1/4 cup carrot, shredded

2 tablespoons onions, minced

1/3 cup sugar

salt and pepper

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup mayo

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Cabbage and carrots must be finely shredded. Combine in a bowl with rest of ingredients thoroughly. Cover bowl and refrigerate before serving. 

For dessert one of my Father's favorites, 

Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

4 cups milk

1 cup long grain rice

1/4 cup raisins 

1 farm fresh egg, beaten

1 package vanilla or coconut cream pudding 

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine ingredients in saucepan until it boils, cool 5 minutes and sprinkle with

cinnamon & nutmeg. 

I hope you enjoy the recipes!

~Eat4Self

Creating Meal Options

We are still in January, so I am finding recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I'm intrigued, to say the least by clean eating but I'm hoping to be able to get through a week worth of recipes without my family disappearing at meal times! In the long run, I think this will be very rewarding and a healthy lifestyle change, but we all know how the word "change" makes everyone feel. 

It's my job to come up with interesting and appetizing meals so the "change" will be fun. I don't even mind some eye rolling, which I'm expecting as long as the meals are enjoyed. 

I am definitely going to have to add some fun and worthy snack options!

~Eat4Self

Breakfast Recipe

Spinach Quinoa Egg Scramble

2 large eggs

1 cup chopped spinach

1/2 cup cooked quinoa

seasonings

Begin cooking eggs over medium heat in a skillet. Add in spinach (other greens) and quinoa. Mix together and cook until fluffy. Add seasonings.

Lunch Recipe

Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Salad

(4 servings)

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

4 cups romaine lettuce

1 large cucumber, diced

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

1 red onion, sliced

1 avocado, sliced

1/3 cup black olives

lemon wedges

Dressing

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons parsley

2 teaspoons basil

2 teaspoons garlic

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Dinner Recipe

Baked Cod 

2 pounds Cod

2 cups Panko breadcrumbs

1 egg 

1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon onion, minced

sea salt & pepper

olive oil or coconut oil

Apply Olive oil/Coconut oil to baking dish. Beat egg in a small bowl. Mix Panko and seasonings in another small bowl. Dip fish into egg, then into Panko (firmly coating the fish), then place into baking dish. Heat oven to 450 and cook for 15-20 minutes or until coating is lightly browned and fish is flaky. Serve with rice and vegetable.

Snack

Celery & Natural Peanut Butter