Last night for our Lenten Friday meal we had tilapia fish tacos.
At the risk of sounding totally stupid, I am going to have to say they were {thebomb.com}.
Jay grilled them on a cedar plank {along with garlic, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili powder, salt & pepper} which gives the fish an awesome smokey flavor.
We added shredded lettuce, grilled red & yellow peppers, a little cheese, some pineapple salsa, a shot of Sriracha and a squeeze of lemon.
Here is one all loaded up…
Finally found some corn tortillas that don’t fall apart ~ La Banderita {from Ralphs}. This meal was not only delish, but it was very affordable…the fish was $3.65 and the tortillas were $1.99 for 30. Elliott even loved the fish so that was one less short order I had to fill! Next Friday we’ll be making grilled shrimp tacos with chipotle lime crema.
Grilled peaches with vanilla ice cream for dessert!
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Jay cheated and used McCormick Grill Mates Baja Citrus to marinate the fish.
I just flaked the fish, added some honey-cumin & chipotle slaw and a little salsa:
Almost like Rubio’s!
{Next time we’re going to try small flour tortillas}
For the salad, I just cut a romaine heart lengthwise, sprayed with a little olive oil cooking spray and grilled for 2 minutes on each side. I added some grilled red pepper, onion and sweet white corn and topped with TJ’s cilantro dressing. {Have you tried this dressing? It’s in the refrigerated section and it’s remarkable. Thanks, Mom!}
This was our first “grilled salad” experience and it was delish. The lettuce still had plenty of crunch in case you were wondering about super soggy salad! Will definitely be grilling our rabbit food more often.
For dessert, I had some over-ripe peaches that we needed to eat up. I just added a tiny bit of water to a little brown sugar and glazed the halved, seeded peaches before Jay grilled them for a few minutes on each side. {No oil}
They paired perfectly with the vanilla ice cream I whipped up:
The grill still had some of the cedar plank smell on it so the dessert had a nice sweet, tart, smokey mix of flavors.
Grilled fruit rocks!
And so do cedar planks!
Check them out if you haven’t done so already. Perfect for poultry, shrimp and even lobster.
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I’ll leave you with a few other moments from our Sunday…
{Superchargerboy!}
Hopefully a sign of things to come this season…the Chargers being our superheroes IN the Superbowl!
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There was a 40-acre brush fire about 4-5 miles from us yesterday.
We were on our way to the pool and were stopped in our tracks by a couple Sheriffs and this helicopter taking water out of the pond at our clubhouse!
Craziness to watch!
There were two ‘copters that would take turns running water to the fire.
Those heli pilots are amazing….how they just put it down in the tightest of spots, grab the water and run!
