Welcome!!!
If you're a regular
around here, you'll know that I love
seafood... ANY kind of seafood!! If you're new to my neck of the
woods, then you'll find out all sorts of personal tidbits about me as you page through
this site.
This week, I offer you a new
recipe for seafood in which you can use your favorite fillet, whether it be flounder,
haddock, orange roughy, cod.... any kind of white fish.
This is a very easy entree.
Prepare it for friends or family and they'll think you really went out of your way
for them!
Meanwhile, use the extra time that you'd normally take to cook a big entree and
spend it with your company.... talking and telling those old stories...
remembering when.......
Entree
"Your
Favorite Fillet"
Au Gratin
1/4 cup
grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
1/4 cup fine bread crumbs
1 pound flounder, haddock, (or your favorite white fish)
1/4 cup mayonnaise (fat free works very well!)
Combine
cheese and bread crumbs on a piece of waxed paper or in a shallow pan.
Brush both sides of the fillets with mayonnaise and then coat with the crumb
mixture.
Arrange fillets in a single layer in a shallow baking pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45-50 minutes (or until fish flakes easily), covered
with a lid or aluminum foil.
Side
Dishes
Lots
of people don't care for spinach, but this is very pleasing to the eye, and the other
ingredients tend to mask the taste of the spinach. This is a side dish that will
combine your starch with your vegetable. A DEFINITE must try!!
Spinach
Potato Casserole
6-8
potatoes
1 cup sour cream (you can use fat free if you'd like)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/3 cup minced onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 10-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (you can buy this already shredded AND fat free if
you'd prefer)
Peel the
potatoes and cut into cubes. Place them in a large enough saucepan, cover with
water, and boil until tender, about 20-30 minutes.
While potatoes are boiling, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly spray a 2-quart casserole with cooking spray.
Drain the potatoes, place in a large bowl, and mash with an electric beater.
Beat in the sour scream, margarine, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Add the minced onion and spinach and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared casserole and bake, uncovered, for 20
minutes.
Remove casserole from oven and spread the cheddar cheese evenly over top of
casserole and bake 10 minutes longer, or until the cheese is melted.
Serve immediately.
Fresh
Fruit Salad in Crystal
As an
accompaniment, serve in your finest crystal wide-mouth champagne glasses:
chunks of
your favorite fresh fruit, such as:
strawberries,
blueberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew melon, pineapple, apple, mandarin oranges,
bananas, sliced kiwi fruit. Top with a dollop of Cool Whip, if you wish.
(Choose just a couple or all of the above fruits.... mix and match any way you
please. This is a nice variation from a garden salad)
Dessert
Chocolate
Amaretto Cheesecake
For
the crust:
1/2 stick
melted butter
1-1/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
For the
filling:
3 ounces
semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
3 large eggs
1-1/3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons Amaretto liqeuer
Cool Whip
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
To make
crust, mix melted butter with the crumbs.
Press into the bottom of an 8 or 9-inch springform pan.
Bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven and let cool.
For
filling, melt chocolate over low heat in a saucepan, or melt in microwave.
Add softened cream cheese and heat until soft.
Process the mixture in a food processor or blender until smooth. Add eggs
and sugar and continue to mix well.
Add the sour cream, cinnamon, almond extract and the amaretto. Process
until completely smooth.
Pour mixture into the crust and bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
(the center should jiggle just slightly)
Remove cheesecake from oven. Run a knife around the edge to release cake
from sides.
Chill cheesecake for 2 hours.
Beverage
Suggestion: For an after dinner delight, make a quick trip to your nearby liquor
store and buy some Bailey's Irish Cream. Serve in small-sized wine glasses over ice.
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