baked fish yummy--less than 30 minutes!

the previous owner of our house gave us some tuna he caught himself off the coast of san diego…so i tried this recipe and liked it lots.

juice of one lemon
1 garlic clove, minced
2 oz fresh fish (ahi tuna, salmon, mahi-mahi), cut 1 ½ inches thick
½ tbsp ground pepper
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp fresh basil, chopped
1 tbsp honey
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp (or more) worcestershire sauce
1 scallion, chopped
1 tsp spicy mustard

heat oven to 375. melt butter and sauté garlic 1 minute. add honey, Worcestershire and mustard and cook another minute. add lemon juice and pepper and let sauce cool 10 minutes to thicken. put fish in a greased baking dish. pour sauce over fish, then salt, the basil and scallions. bake 10-15 minutes (depending on how rare you would like the fish).

p.s. and if you just happen to have WAY too much fish to eat and it's the second night of tuna steak and you don't think you can do one more (even though it was yummy), but you don't want to waste it, you can make the following tuna casserole and be really worried you'll have to feed it to the dog, but then be pleasantly surprised when it's actually quite tasty:

(sorry i don't have precise measurements because i just sort of threw everything in and hoped for the best)

3/4 package egg noodles, cooked til nearly done
1 celery stalk, sauteed in cooking spray
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 - 3/4 can of milk (using the dirty mushroom soup can)
a handful of canned mushrooms
a handful of shredded cheddar cheese
3 slices of whole wheat bread made into crumbs
1ish tbsp butter, melted
oh yeah, the tuna--cut it up and put in whatever amount looks good

mix everything together except bread crumbs and butter. mix together bread crumbs and butter. put the tuna mixture in a greased baking dish. top with bread crumb mixture and bake @ 375 for about 20 minutes. not bad for the not-so-great reputation the tuna casserole has been given. our girls ate it up!

Chicken Casserole

I seem to be in a casserole mood lately. I just tried this over the weekend for the first time, and it was delicious!

1 T chicken seasoning
1/2 C melted butter or margerine

Mix the above ingredients. Put half on bottom of 9x13 baking dish. Save other half to put on top, later.


1 can evaporated milk
2 can cream of celery soup
3 C cooked chicken, boneless (I used 9 or 10 uncooked chicken tenders)
1 package frozen peas, or frozen mixed veggies
1 T minced onion

Combine the above ingredients. Put in casserole dish; add remaining dressing over top. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.


While the casserole is baking, cook 2 cups of rice in 3 1/2 cups of water. Serve the casserole over the rice.

Easy Italian Casserole

This is a really easy, really great casserole. It takes less than an hour from start to finish. You can also use canned spaghetti sauce to make it even quicker.

1 lb ground meat: hamburger, turkey, etc
1 onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 large can tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes (or 2 fresh tomatoes)
1 package of pasta
3 large handfuls of fresh spinach
Shredded or grated mozzerella and parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to package instructions. Brown hamburger with onion. Add the spices. When meat is cooked thoroughly add the diced tomatoes, stir in tomato sauce. Cover and let simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Put one ladle of sauce in bottom of 9x13 pan. Roll the pan so the sauce spreads across the bottom. Add a layer of noodles, spinach, sauce, cheese. Repeat until everything is used up. Cover pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.