Rustic noodles with caprese baguettes

This dish is super easy to make and is a good vegetarian dinner

Rustic noodles

-2 eggs

-2 tbs milk

- 1-2 cups wheat flower

- 1-2 tsp salt

beat eggs and add milk,  combine flower until good dough consistency.  Boil until noodles float.

Sate mushrooms and fresh parsley in olive oil, add sea salt and fresh ground pepper

Caprese baguettes

- I used store bought baguette loaf sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 

-basil (chopped)

- olive oil

-grape tomatoes

- mozzarella cheese

mix basil, olive oil and salt and pepper.  Top each baguette with a slice of cheese, then tomato and drizzle olive oil mixture on top.

Easy peazy lemon squeezy!

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Blackened Halibut tacos and Bananas Dulce for desert!

Dinner tonight is halibut tacos!  I had left over halibut and got beautiful cilantro coming up so tacos it is.

- Cubed halibut
-Cajun seasoning ( I like Hot Daddy's)
-6 wheat tortillas
-1 bunch cilantro
-  small container sour cream
- 1 head cabbage ( I like using cabbage instead of lettuce for extra crunch!)
- 1 red onion( chopped)
- 1 tomato (sliced)
-1/4 cup shredded pepperjack cheese
- 1 can Herdez cesera salsa

Sear halibut on each side then lower heat and fry each side 5 minutes.  Fry tortillas and top with halibut and toppings.  Quick and easy.


                                                                       Bananas Dulce

I attended school in Mexico for a year and while there I discovered how delicious fried bananas are. This is my take on it!

- 2-3 ripe Bananas
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 4tbs Vegtable oil
- 2 Scoops vanilla bean ice cream
- Whipping cream

 Slice the bananas in small pieces.  Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. In a frying pan  heat the oil on medium heat, sate bananas ( bananas stick really easily so be careful not to burn ) add brown sugar and cinnamon reduce until  brown sugar is dissolved and is slightly caramelized.  Top ice cream with the banana mixture and whipped cream, drizzle on extra sauce.   This is cheap and delicious.  Its warm and cold and oh so good.

Coconut Carrot Cupcakes with coconut glaze and toasted coconut

I had coconut milk and toasted coconut left over from dinner last night so I decided to make cupcakes!  These cupcakes are not only delicious but super easy.

-1 box carrot cake mix ( subbing coconut milk for water) bake accordingly 

-1 can coconut milk

- toasted coconut

-1 stick butter

-1cup powdered sugar

*mix remaining coconut milk and powdered sugar together,  beat in one stick of butter until smooth.  It will be farely runny. (It's a glaze)

*dunk(it works best!) each cup cake then dip in toasted coconut!

No body will know its from a box...shhhhhh!

Coconut halibut with mango chutney and curried peas and carrots with jasmine rice

My husband recently rode the Tug boat to Larson Bay and flew back.  While he was there on his off time he caught some halibut!  So tonight I am going to make my favorite way to eat it!

Mango Chutney (since there is just two of us I am making a small amount)

-3 green mangos (cubed)

-1 clove garlic (coarsely chopped)

-1teaspoon cinnamon

-1/4 cup vinegar
-1 tbs curry paste

-small handful of raisins( I like them a lot so I tend to use a lot! )

-5 heaping tbs brown sugar

-pinch of sea salt

Sate ingredients together than add vinegar, bring to a rapid boil for about 8 min.  Cool then store in airtight container.  I like to make this in advance.  I tend to think chutneys get better after they sit for awhile.

 Coconut Halibut

1-2# halibut cut into 1 inch bites

-1 box tempura mix (make accordingly subbing coconut milk for water)

- 1 bag coconut toasted ( I like to toast my own, but you can buy toasted coconut)

Dunk each piece into tempura mix then roll in toasted coconut

You can then either bake these at 350 for about 15 min or my favorite ...DEEP FRY them

Curried peas and carrots
- carrots cut into rustic chunks
-1 tbs curry past or to taste
- 1bunch green onions or chives
- 1 can coconut milk
Par boil carrots, drain add coconut milk, curry onion and peas.  Cook until done

No sleep

  So last night was the first time I was unable to sleep in a long time.  For the last three months once I hit the bed I was out.  I sit there staring at my daughter and I suddenly realize I am not afraid of her anymore!!!  Do you know what I'm talking about?  That feeling of total shock and awe, you have no idea what your doing (not saying that I do now) but at least I am not afraid.  When she wakes up I embrace it now.  She needs a "freshy" maybe a little "booby" possibly we need to play "kicky Pants". Or  oh, you want me to run around signing Itsy Bitsy Spider while rolling my eyes and sticking out my tongue.  No problem! I think we got this down (knock on wood). Who knew how great it would feel doing all of those crazy things.  The overwhelming sense of joy I have for life now is utterly amazing.  I don't want to make it sound like my daughter is a hassle.  In fact she has the best temperament for a baby I have ever seen.  She barely ever fusses and when she does it's either two things; diaper change or she's hungry.  In that area I have been very lucky.  I'm just talking about that feeling when you finally fully understand ( or at least I think I do ) what this whole MOM business is about!

Dinner

So, I've decided that each night I am going to try to post what I made for dinner.  Assuming  I make dinner every night! Ha!  I am no Betty Crocker, I like to think of myself as a Martha Stewart in training.  I grew up poor so I am a very cheap person, but I love good food. Most of my recipes will be deliciously cheap, and having a three month old limits the amount of time I have to cook.  So most of them will be easy.  Quick, cheap and easy.  I like it and I hope you do. ( If there are any of you!)  If your interested check out my Sweet Recipes tab.  If not.....well then don't!

Is this it?

I can smell it in the air.....Fall is here.  To us people living on the Island it's slightly sad.  Did we even have a summer?  If we did where did it go?  How will we survive?  It saddens me to say that my neighbors and my sister in-law will be leaving.  Copping out more like it.  Were stuck here you should be too!!!!