Super easy dinner - Citrus Orange Roughy

I used to make Orange Roughy using orange juice years ago, but I couldn't remember the recipe, so I Googled it and grabbed this recipe from cdkitchen.com and modified it slightly to make it faster.

Ingredients (for two)
- 2 Orange Roughy Fillets
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning

I'm so lucky to have Publix as my grocery store. They have the best selection of fresh frozen fish, I feel like they have every fish you could want to cook. We already had the Orange Roughy in the freezer and the rest of the ingredients were things we always keep on hand too. Perfect for a fast dinner!

So I thawed the two fillets of Orange Roughy, preheated my oven to 450 and grabbed butter, orange juice, lemon, garlic salt, and lemon pepper. I skipped the onion in the recipe linked above. I know I'm terrible, but we just don't eat onions in my house.

Also, since the key to any fast dinner is less dishes to wash, I prepped my cookie sheet by lining it with tin foil, folding the foil over to make walls so the juices would be contained.

I microwaved 2 tbsp. of butter for 20 seconds to melt it and then poured the butter, 1/2 cup of OJ and, squeezed half a lemon over over the fillets. I seasoned them with 1 tsp. garlic salt and 1 1/2 tsp.of lemon pepper seasoning. Put them in the oven for about 15 minutes until you can flake the fish lightly with a fork and...

Voila! Citrus Orange Roughy. I paired mine with yellow rice since that's all I had on hand, but I would recommend white or brown rice instead.

It was absolutely delicious!My husband absolutely loved it. The ingredients worked perfectly with this type of fish and it was just light, fluffy, and yummy.

Super easy dinner - Shrimp Caesar Salads

My hubby and I both love Caesar salads, and to me, nothing tastes better on top than some big, fat shrimp. This week I'm in luck because not only are XL shrimp on sale at Publix, but a new produce market opened in my neighborhood with the nicest selection of lettuce super cheap! I strollered over with the kids after work and grabbed a few things and then got busy. I love making this salad because it's fast, inexpensive, relatively healthy, and DELICIOUS!

Ingredients (for two)
 - 1/2 lb. shrimp
 - lettuce (I like red or green leaf, but Romaine is great too)
 - Caesar dressing (I love Kraft Classic Caesar. To me it's much tastier than many more expensive Caesars)
 - S&P to taste
 - Parm cheese to taste
 

 First, clean the lettuce, tear it into bite sized pieces and give it a good  spin in the salad spinner. To me, the salad spinner is in my top 5 "can't live without" kitchen items.




 

 Next, add dressing and toss with some big shiny tongs! The metal bowl and shiny tongs are the key to a good Caesar. This is how I learned to do it in restaurants. The dressing must fully coat each piece of lettuce.



After cleaning and peeling, lightly salt and pepper the shrimp and throw them in a pan with PAM over medium heat. If you are really pressed for time, you can buy shrimp that are already cooked and just heat them a bit.

After your shrimp are cooked to your liking (I like mine pretty well done) let them cool a bit so they don't wilt your lettuce. Arrange your Caesar-y lettuce on a place, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and top with your gorgeous shrimp. If you like, serve with croutons or garlic bread and as Julia would say, "Bon Appetit!"