Sabtu, 02 Februari 2008

Foil Packet Tilapia CrockPot Recipe


Day 33.


Even people who aren't crazy about fish will like this recipe. It calls for cheese, mayonaise and lemon juice---a trifecta that can't be beat.

Tilapia is a mild, flaky white fish that is a wonderful starting point for beginning fish eaters. Cooking fish in foil packets is a great way to seal in the natural moisture of the fish and get the flavors infused into every bite.


Ha! I sound like I know what I'm talking about.


Anyhow, foil = good fish. And foil + fish + crockpot = a real, live American family eating fish.


without being bribed.


and that makes a very happy mom.



Parmesan Tilapia
The Ingredients:
serves 4
















3 or 4 filets of Tilapia (or other favorite white fish)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup shredded cheese (shredded Parmesan cheese is the best cheese to use, but I have used Cheddar, Swiss, and Mozarella before. (I even have used string cheese! ;-)  )).
juice of 2 lemons
4 chopped garlic cloves
pinch each of salt and black pepper


The Directions:

mix all ingredients (except for the fish. definitely not the fish.) in a bowl














--lay out a piece of foil
--rub sauce mixture on both sides of fish
--fold foil over and make a little packet for the fish

--put all the packets into the crockpot

DO NOT ADD WATER.



cook on high for 2 hours. Unwrap carefully and test with a fork. If the fish flakes easily, it's done (2 hours on high has always been enough time in all my cookers), if it doesn't flake super easily, rewrap then cook on high for an additional 30  minutes.


PLEASE take care when taking the packet out of the crockpot and when opening it. It will be hot.


doy.

Jumat, 01 Februari 2008

Baked Banana Bread CrockPot Recipe


Day 32.


Look! Gluten-free banana bread that not only rose nicely, it was completely baked in the crockpot. Color me surprised. Paint me surprised?


Well, whatever it is---I am surprised.


I was all ready to sacrifice this batter as an experiment. Gluten-free baking is so hit or miss, I completely expected this to flatten into a heavy brick. I'm actually a little annoyed with myself that I didn't attempt this well over a year ago.


I've gotten a few emails wondering why anyone would want to bake in their crockpot. At first I wanted to bake solely for the "neat" factor. But after attempting a few things, I am sold on crockpot baking for convenience. I love that I was able to pop this in and run errands---something I would never do with anything in the oven. I love that I can now set something to bake on low overnight and wake up to freshly baked coffee cake or somesort of baked loaf. I plan on baking a traditional (gluten free) bread loaf to see what happens.


My mind is spinning with all the possibilities.



The Ingredients:





I would make this the exact same way you would make a traditional oven-baked banana bread.





The Directions:


Follow your favorite recipe and dump batter into a prepared loaf pan. If you have a round crockpot and not an oval one, pick a round cake pan or corningware that fits snugly inside the stoneware.


Prop your lid open just a tad to let some steam out. I used a chopstick.


Cook on high for 4 hours,or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Carefully! remove the hot pan from the stoneware and let cool.

Take turns licking the bowl. But don't tell Y. She'll freak out.