Recipe- Fish Tacos

Another recipe??? Two in a week, it's a record!

Again, in the spirit of easy, quick, and healthy, I found this recipe on Cooking Light and it's made it into our weekly rotation. I love when you find a recipe to something that you love, so much so that when eat it out you actually PREFER your recipe instead- and that's how I feel about this recipe! I will post the original recipe, but then tell you how I have changed it or substituted items. :)

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw

Ingredients

-4 cups very thinly presliced green cabbage (I buy pre-packaged and usually get the kind with carrots and radishes sliced up as well)
-1 cup chopped plum tomatoes (I've used all kinds of tomatos, and typically by Roma for this recipe)
-1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
-1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (I have used dried and it works too)
-2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (I usually use the kind in the plastic squeeze container)
-5 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
-1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
-1 pound tilapia fillets (I have used lots of different kinds of fish for this, when we recently made it we used red snapper that David had actually caught on a recent fishing trip!)
-1 teaspoon chili powder
-8 (6-inch) corn tortillas (I use whole weat tortillas)
 
Directions

-Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Add juice, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss well to combine.


-Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish evenly with chili powder and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from heat, and cut fish into bite-sized pieces.

-Warm tortillas according to package directions (if desired). Spoon about 1/4 cup cabbage mixture down the center of each tortilla. Divide fish evenly among tortillas; fold in half. Serve tacos with remaining cabbage mixture.

Here is the nutritional information if anyone is interested in that!
 

Amount per serving

Calories: 305

Calories from fat: 29%

Fat: 9.8g

Saturated fat: 2g

Monounsaturated fat: 4.9g

Polyunsaturated fat: 1.2g

Protein: 26.5g

Carbohydrate: 30.1g

Fiber: 4.4g

Cholesterol: 75mg

Iron: 1.4mg

Sodium: 445mg

Calcium: 162mg

I love them, and they're super yummy! Plus I eat the leftovers the next day for lunch without the tortilla like a salad almost, and it's delicious. Yum!

So yesterday I went to Body Works plus Abs class with a friend at my gym. I cannot say enough how much I LOVE that class!!! It's such a great way to get in strength training and do exercises I might not think to do on my own. Plus according to the LA Fitness website, it can burn up to 450 calories- yeah! If you are the member of a gym and they have this or a similiar class, I highly recommend it. You will probably leave looking like this though.

I came home and was too lazy to do any serious cooking (as usual) so I decided to have at-home pizza AGAIN. This time though I used english muffins instead of a tortilla, and I used a 4 cheese mexican blend cheese as I was out of mozzarella. It was still yummy!

Today will probably be more of a rest day- maybe take the furbabies for a walk and do my IT Band exercises! Hope you are all having a great day!

Have you ever gone to a Body Works class or something like it? Did you enjoy it?

Recipe- Thin Crust Pizza

I love food. I love eating out, junk food, making comfort food at home, you name it... This has always been where I struggle the most! I have gotten a LOT better in the past few years but it's still a challenge everyday, especially when there seems to be no time in the day to pick up real groceries and cook. So I am all about quick and easy recipes that don't require a ton of ingredients, and still are yummy but much healthier and better for you than eating out!

Yesterday I made semi- homemade thin crust pizzas!

Ingredients: (All the ingredients are too taste, I didn't measure anything out. Sorry!)

- whole wheat tortillas (medium size)
- tomato sauce of any kind (I used leftover spaghetti sauce we had in the fridge)
- shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- chopped red onions and green bell peppers
- cut up canadian bacon
- seasoning (dried basil, oregano, whatever you want)
- whatever other toppings/sauces/seasoning you want!

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Bake tortillas for a couple minutes on each side until they're a little crispy
- Take out of the oven and cover with sauce, cheese, and whatever toppings you want! Then place back in the oven until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is as crispy as you would like.

This recipe is SO easy and surprisingly yummy! Try it for an easy, quick and FUN weekday meal. I was a little worried it wouldn't fill me up, but since I cut it up into four small slices and slowly ate it I felt pretty satisfied. I also had a side baby spinach and arugula salad with light balsamic and basil vinaigrette.

It smelled so good, Paisley wanted to get a bite herself! :)

What are your favorite pizza toppings? Do you like to make pizza at home or do you always order out?

Oops... Where Did the Time Go?

Wow, has it really been almost a MONTH since I last posted??? Oops!

I am full of excuses....

- I went home for a long weekend for my brothers high school graduation the beginning of the month. I can't believe my little brother is a high school graduate and soon to be college student! I also had to say goodbye to the house I have called home since sophomore year of high school. :( I am so excited my parents will be living closer to us, but sad to say goodbye to that chapter of my life!

- I've been getting ready for my brother to move in with us for the summer! He will be staying with us over the summer while he takes his first college class this summer, and then move on campus in the fall. It'll be fun and I'm excited to spend more time with my brother, but of course it'll be an adjustment!

- This past weekend we had my awesome brother and sister in law (David's brother and his wife) in town. We had a ton of fun going to Universal and Islands of Adventure!

- I am getting ready for some upcoming trips. Next Monday I leave for a week long workshop in Quantico, Virginia, and then I'm staying for 4th of July weekend in DC with my bestie Lu! This will be the second year in a row I'll be in DC for the 4th and I can't wait! Last year we had a blast!

- After DC, I will be back home for about a week and half and head BACK out to go to New York to visit family for an extended weekend. I can't wait to see family I haven't seen in a long time, and I am going to see RENT off broadway!!!! I am so freaking excited! I am obsessed with Rent and know every single word to all the songs. I've only ever seen the movie version though and absolutely cannot wait to see it on stage!

- On top of all that, I'm trying to keep working out consistently of course! It's been tough lately but I'm feeling motivated because... I signed up for a race!

I signed up for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon at Disneyland in January 2012! I absolutely cannot wait! This will be my first time going to Disneyland or California, and I will be getting to see some great friends who also just had a baby. I can't wait to see them and their new little one; I am already counting the days!

This is just a few of the things going on so it's been a little hectic. ;) If you are still around even after my in-excusable absence, I apologize for being totally MIA. I will be getting back to posting as much as I can in between all the craziness happening this summer!

Do you have any summer trips planned? Where to?