Hard Boil Eggs in the Oven!

Great way to Hard Boil Eggs is to oven bake them!  Sounds crazy right?  Its incredibly easy, saves water, and make eggs easier to peel!

Place eggs in a muffin tin to prevent rolling or egg breakage fallout at 325 for 25-30 minutes.  Remove from over and allow to cool.

Peel and use them for egg salad, potato salad, deviled eggs, or a great breakfast protein!

Today Dustin and I celebrate our 2nd Wedding Anniversary!  I can't believe 2 years have gone by already.  Time flies when you are happy and having fun!  I thank the universe every day our paths crossed.  I'm one lucky girl to have such an amazing husband and partner in crime <3

We had Lemon Caper Chicken with Garlic Green Beans and Lemon Saffron Couscous for dinner.  Watched the Diamondbacks game and ended with mini chocolate pudding pie bites.

I look forward to our third year of marriage and becoming parents! :D

Ash <3

Parmesan Tilapia with Roasted Summer Squash over Tomato, Lemon, Basil Brown Rice

12 oz tilapia
1.5 tablespoons mayo
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup parmesan
Salt and Pepper to taste
Yellow Squash
Brown rice
1 tomato diced
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup white wine

Preheat oven to broiled. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in skilled. Mix mayo, parmesan, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, dash of tabasco, salt and pepper.  Place tilapia in dish and cover with mixture. Cook rice per instructions. Put fish in oven and check constantly. When golden brown pull out of oven.

Combine cooked rice,  1/4 cup lemon juice and white wine, basil, tomatoes, and salt and pepper.

Serve tilapia over roasted summer squash and tomatoes brown rice.

Soooo yummy!!  It melts in your mouth and has amazing flavor! 

Ash.

Asian Pork over Roasted Vegetables and Lemon Saffron Israeli Couscous

Started getting recipes from a recipe service Dave Ramsey endorses. And I can definitely see and taste why!!

1 tablespoon olive oil
12-16 ounces boundless pork chops
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth warmed
1/2 teaspoon ginger
Crushed garlic to taste
Yellow squash cut into medallions
2 Red peppers sliced
1.5 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon each salt, pepper, and garlic powder

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in skilled. Slice pork into thin strips, toss in hot olive oil about 3 minutes. Add soy sauce , chicken broth, ginger, and garlic. Cover, simmer about 10 minutes.

Toss vegetables in oil, soy, and pepper. Roast on a foil covered basing sheet in oven until browned.   Watch carefully.  Serve hot pork on a mound of the roasted vegetables

I used the fresh summer squash from my garden and it was delicious. All together a very fearful and easy meal!  Fast too :) 

I also served it with lemon saffron Israeli Couscous.

Ash!

Fish Tacos and Lime Cilantro Rice

In attempts to be healthy and incorporate fish into our diets I adapted a recipe from eatingwell.com and made it my own. The rice is a play off how I think chipolte makes there's but healthy! 




Fish Tacos and Cilantro Lime Rice

2-4 Tilapia Fish Filets
1 Cup Wheat Flower
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1 Teapsoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Each teaspoon is going to be halfed between the flower and the panko bread crumbs so each recieves 1/2 teaspoon

1 Cup panko bread crumbs
3 Tablespoons Peanut/Grape Seed/Olive Oil
1/2 to 1 bottle Light Cerveza
4-8 Corn Tortillas

Garnish

Sour Cream or Greek Yogart
Shredded Lettuce
Diced Sweet Peppers (The baby red/yellow/orange sweet peppers)
Diced Green Onion
Chopped Cilantro
Tomatoes
Lime wedges
Shredded Cheese

Lime Cilantro Rice

3-4 Cups Brown Rice
4-6 Cups Water (brown rice needs more water to steam/cook)
1/2 Cup Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 Cup Chopped Cilantro

For fish, cut into bite size chunks.  Mix flower and 1/2 teaspoons of seasons.  Add beer half a bottle at a time and mix well.  You want a batter to dip the fish in so the panko crumbs stick.  The consistency should be similiar to pancake mix.  Drop all of the fish chunks in batter and let sit for 10 min.  While setting put oil into a frying pan and warm at medium to medium hot depending on your stove top.  While oil is warming put rice into steamer/pot with water and 3 tablespoons of the lime juice, this way the lime juice also cooks into the rice.  While rice cooks mix the panko bread crumbs in with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of spices.  Once oil is hot take individual fish pieces out of the batter and dredge in panko bread crumbs and put in pan.  Watch the fish and how fast they brown depending on your cook top.  If you need to up the heat or lower the heat do so.  Since you don't want to over crowd the pan (this can drop the oil temp and slow cooking, so cook enough fish where they still have room to cook). While fish is cooking I will turn the oven on to 275 and place a cookie sheet with a wire rack in it to set the fish after they are cooked on while cooking the remaining batches.  This helps keep the fish warm and crispy.  While fish and rice are cooking take a large piece of foil (about 15 inches or less depending on amount of tortillas) and a damp paper down and lay the paper towl on the non shiny side of the foil.  Layer the tortillas so they are over laping about half way on the paper towel.  Once done fold over foil like a present and place in warm oven with fish to warm the tortillas. 

Once rice is finished add in remaining lime juice and fresh chopped cilantro.  Stir and its ready!  I don't add spices to mine but you can if you want!  Once fish is done simply put together and enjoy!!

I'd highly recommend the addition of the sweet peppers.  They really gave it an extra yumminess!

<3 Ash

Yogic Expantion

Blissful Yoga Studio offers 20 different yoga classes.  It is my mission to take all of them except prenatal and kids yoga.

Here is the Run down of amazing classes :)

-All Levels
-Ashtanga Primary (Monthly)
-Blissflow
-Candle Light Yoga Level I/II
-Hot Yoga
-Hot Yoga I/II
-Intro to Yoga
-Level I/II
-Level II/III
-Restorative Candle Light
-Restorative Yoga
-Stretch & Restore
-Vinyasa
-Ying Yoga
-YinYasa
-Yoga Core
-Yoga Fit
-Yoga Wall (ABSOLUTE favorite class)

The purple classes are the ones that I have already taken.  This week I'm going to give Vinyasa a go and Yoga Core :)

I really like the additional strength I'm getting from taking these classes in addition to hitting the gym 5 days a week.  I've lost 8.25 inches off my body in the first month and am pumped!!  The energy alone is worth it.  The yoga has helped in stretching out my muscles after the weight lifting and the yoga gives you a hell of an aerobic work out in addition to strength and endurance.  And clarity of mind!

<3

A little Paint back in my Life

After a long sabbatical, I finally brought paint to canvas again a few weeks ago. Here is some of the beginnings of a series yet un.named. :)