This Christmas was our first as vegetarians. I was having a REALLY hard time coming up with a "main dish" for our Christmas dinner. I searched high and low and stumbled upon this recipe. Now, I am NOT an avid fish eater - actually, this was MY first time EVER preparing a fish dish! It was very good and even my guests loved it :)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
- 2 pounds tilapia fillets
Directions
- Preheat your oven's broiler. Grease a broiling pan or line pan with aluminum foil.
- In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season with dried basil, pepper, onion powder and celery salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Arrange fillets in a single layer on the prepared pan. Broil a few inches from the heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove the fillets from the oven and cover them with the Parmesan cheese mixture on the top side. Broil for 2 more minutes or until the topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Be careful not to over cook the fish.
How it all started....
Russ and I always knew we didn't eat enough fruits and vegetables but never really gave it a second thought. Besides, who has time to cook lush, healthy meals?? Russ has had high blood pressure and was told it's in his genes and that changing his diet wouldn't help him much. Well, I'm here to tell you that that's a bunch of hog wash. He was averaging 150/100 or so WITH MEDICATION!! In just 4 short weeks of changing our diets, his blood pressure is hovering around 135/80!! He's still on the medication...we want to give it another month or so before weaning him off the medication. But isn't that great!?!
So we have a NetFlix account and have it set up so we can watch a certain selection of movies instantly. Russ was browsing through the documentaries one night and came across the movie that changed our lives - The Beautiful Truth. If you get the chance, watch this movie. Here's more info on it: http://www.thebeautifultruthmovie.com/
After watching this amazing movie, we went on a journey over the next few weeks that lead to a total lifestyle change for not only Russ and me but the kids as well. We've cut out all meats from our diets, cut WAY back on ANYTHING that is processed, switched to Soy and almond milk, cut out all sodas, read labels and stay away from MSG and High Fructose Corn Syrup. We've been using our juicer twice a day and are working on increasing that to 4-6 times a day.
Not only has Russ's blood pressure come down, but my rotator cuff injury has started to make HUGE improvements! I can stretch my arm out in front of me and touch the top of my head! I haven't been able to do either of those things since October. Our teenagers face is starting to clear up and my psoriasis is much less severe than it's been in years. I'm totally sold and haven't missed meat one bit!
I'm gonna try this one Becky, sounds delish!
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