"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> On 2/11/2011 11:41 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> So how do you do the fish for your tacos? Assuming you eat them...
>
>
> Since we try to avoid carbs here as much as possiblre, here's how I make
> them (BTW) this is (almost) how my favorite restaurant *in* Mexico does
> them)
>
> I use tilapia. In a large skillet put a tablespoon of EVOO and a
> tablespoon of butter. Melt. Place filets in the pan and sprinkle with
> cumin, granulated garlic and Mexican oregano. (You can add whatever other
> spices you like) Sprinkle with fresh lime juice. Sautee one side, flip
> the fish and season the other side the same way.
>
> When done, place some fish in a small tortilla (traditionally it is small
> soft corn tortillas, but we use low carb wheat) put a few sprigs of
> cilantro on the fish and some shredded cabbage. Sprinkle with more fresh
> lime juice and a dollop of Mexican sour cream, regular sour cream or even
> (my favorite) thick Greek yogurt) You can add some pico de gallo or
> jarred salsa if you are one of those misguided people who believe
> everything Mexican has to be hot.
>
Thanks! I don't believe Mexican food has to be hot but husband loves hot.

Tonight for dinner we had Jimmy Dean Skillet minus the eggs. When I bought
it, I didn't realize you were supposed to add eggs. It's basically chopped
potatoes, bacon, red and green peppers and onion. An easy thing to make
from scratch, I know, but I bought it as a quick sort of emergency meal. We
would normally have dinner out tonight with my parents. But everyone is
still slightly sick and not necessarily with the same thing so we decided to
keep our germs to ourselves. Sunday is my main grocery shopping day and I
really had nothing else in the house in enough quantity for all three of to
eat. So I made that.

I covered the top with cheese and let it melt. On his portion I drizzled
some habanero salsa. It's super hot. I tasted it. Then I put a scoop of
sour cream and another of guacamole. He wanted more! There was no more.
My portion is still in the pan. I wasn't ready to eat just yet. I made two
bags of the stuff which should have been 8 servings had I added the 12 eggs
as it said to do.

When it was just the two of us, I used to cook for 8. Seriously. He has
the biggest appetite of anyone I know. I have tried to cut back on what he
eats. He just heated some hot dogs in the microwave because it wasn't
enough food for him. Tonight my daughter asked me, "How much is a Bove
serving?" She knows how much a normal serving of something should be. But
in this house, that just doesn't work.