Panko Tilapia

We had this for our Father's Day main course tonight... along with garlic mashed potatoes, vegetables (frozen stir-fry blend), and peanut butter pie for dessert. Delish!

6 tilapia fillets, rinsed & patted dry
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup unseasoned panko

1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning (1/4 tsp + 3/4 tsp)
lemon wedges

Heat oven to 375. Spray a baking pan lightly with cooking oil. In a shallow dish, combine melted butter, garlic powder, lemon juice, and 1/4 tsp Old Bay. In a separate shallow dish, combine panko and 3/4 tsp Old Bay seasoning. Dip each filet in butter mixture, then roll well in the panko mixture. Place filets in a single layer onto prepared pan. Press any remaining panko mixture onto tops of filets. Bake 12-14 minutes, until flaky. Serve with lemon wedges.

Recipe courtesy of Recipe Zaar (I just increased the amount of Old Bay from the way I found it online)

Baked white fish

Fish is so good for you, but I have always been intimiated by it! After 11 years of being married and cooking delicious meals for my family, I have just in the past few months ventured into the wonderful world of fish... I mean, "real" fish and not frozen breaded fish-sticks! It isn't hard at all to prepare and we have really been enjoying it lately.

3 or 4 fillets of any white fish (I buy mine frozen at the grocery store; usually between $6-10 per pound... orange roughy, talapia, cod, halibut, etc.)
1 lemon
olive oil
salt & pepper

To thaw fish, leave in plastic packaging or remove and put in a big Ziploc bag; run under cold water or submerge in a sink full of cold water until thawed. Arrange fillets on a baking sheet or casserole dish. Brush both sides with olive oil and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Slice lemon into thin slices; arrange lemon slices on top of fish. Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. To check to see if it's done, stick a fork in the thickest part of a fillet and see if it's solid white all the way through and if it flakes easily. If so then it's done! I serve mine with this sauce and this rice... tonight for dinner we ate all of that plus these carrots. And I'm very full!

Creamy butter sauce for fish

I'm kinda proud of myself for coming up with this sauce recipe; it turned out so yummy! We had it spooned over oven-baked orange roughy; it would be good with any white fish.

1 stick butter
1/2 tsp Emeril's "Essence" seasoning (or more if you want it spicier)
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
2 T lemon juice
2 T cream

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. When completely melted, turn heat off and add next four ingredients. Whisk together thoroughly, then whisk in cream. It will take a few minutes of whisking to get the sauce to the point where it doesn't separate. Keep saucepan over low heat until ready to serve, whisking as needed.