Recipe: Crispy Oven-Baked-Fish Wraps

Crispy Oven-Baked-Fish Wraps

Martha Stewart Living, Apr 2021

5 stars

I wish I had this recipe earlier during Lent. I was craving fish tacos but no one in town seems to make a GREAT one! We tried TJ's Seafood fish tacos a few weeks ago, and it was horrible, probably the worst I've ever had. (No seasoning, thick awful breading.) 

This recipe is so good that we made it last Friday and the Friday before -- and it's SIMPLE!!! Flavorful. Restaurant-worthy.

Ingredients: flour tortillas, cod or halibut fillets, panko, mayonnaise, coleslaw mix, small green apple, distilled white vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, pepper, herbs such as cilantro and dill, lime wedges

Tips

• Used cod
• Substituted apple cider vinegar for the distilled white vinegar
• Had cabbage from another dish and red apples so used those
• Made fries in our Instant Pot air fryer

Recipe: Mushroom-Poblano Frittata

Mushroom-Poblano Frittata

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2011, p. 58

4.8 stars

I have to be honest that I planned this dish for a Friday meal during Lent, and then we didn't make it. I thought about repurposing the ingredients for another dish and then thought -- no, we have all the ingredients, let's just make it. I'm so glad we did as this was a GREAT frittata recipe. 

While the ingredient list looks interesting (cumin and feta?) and that the dish would be ok, it was DELICIOUS. Restaurant-worthy. Plus, it was super easy to make! The cumin gave this dish an unexpected level of flavor. Will be making this again for sure. We had this for dinner, but this would be a wonderful brunch dish as well.

Ingredients: assorted mushrooms, poblano chile, scallions or chives, feta, eggs, cilantro, cumin, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, pepper

Recipe: Marinated Tofu with Brussels Sprouts and Farro

Marinated Tofu with Brussels Sprouts and Farro

Bon Appetit Magazine, Feb 2021, p.55

5 stars

EASY weekday vegetarian dish that was so much more flavorful than I thought it would be. The cumin gave this a nice, unexpected layer of flavor. By the looks/appearance of the dish, it looks like it would be a boring, dull, flavorless dish, but it was completely the opposite. We're adding this to our Asian, vegetarian rotation!

Ingredients: farro, extra-firm tofu, brussels sprouts, scallion, cilantro or parsley, soy sauce, fish sauce, cumin, ginger, lemon, vegetable oil, Kosher salt

No tips for this one!

Recipe: Sausage and Cheese Manicotti

Sausage and Cheese Manicotti

Epicurious.com

5 stars

Definitely a restaurant-worthy dish! As we were eating this, I thought -- no need to ever go to an Italian restaurant again! This will be served at a dinner party in the future...

Ingredients: manicotti, Italian sweet sausages with fennel seeds, Italian plum tomatoes with basil, whole-milk ricotta, provolone cheese, Parmesan cheese, onion, basil, dry white wine, olive oil, red pepper, black pepper

Tips

• Added a garlic clove
• Used mild bulk sausage (instead of links) and added fennel
• Regarding the Italian tomatoes with basil -- a guy in the grocery store said that Cento brand often has basil in its canned tomatoes even if it's not noted, and sure enough, basil is listed on their ingredients list on the can I bought
• Cooked the sausage in the red sauce instead of mixing with the ricotta
• Used a piping bag to pipe the filling into the manicotti

Recipe: Instant Pot Chipotle Chile Corn Chowder

Instant Pot Chipotle Chile Corn Chowder

HalfBakedHarvest.com

5 stars

I was looking for a recipe to make in my new Instant Pot, but we ended up making this in our Dutch oven (pot) on the stove. Really easy to make -- with great flavor. Can't go wrong with potato, cheese, cilantro, green onions and bacon if those are ingredients you like. It was similar to a loaded potato but in soup form. I loved the texture of it and understand why they call this a chowder because of the texture from the corn.

Ingredients: bacon, sweet onion, garlic, corn kernels, russet potato, chipotle chiles in adobo, cilantro, sharp cheddar cheese, green onions, whole milk, chicken broth, Kosher salt, black pepper

Tips:

• Used frozen corn
• Could use 2x the amount of potatoes next time for a thicker chowder