Pescado Huachinango Relleno (Stuffed Red Snapper)

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A favourite Mexican way to prepare a delightful fish dish for dinner!

Ingredients:

1 ¼ lb. wachinango cut down its belly, cleaned and deboned
¼ Cup of water with the juice of 3 lemons
1/8 Cup of olive oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Cup of breadcrumbs
2 Hard boiled eggs, chopped
The juice of 2 lemons
1 Stem of parsley finely chopped
1 Clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 Red Chilli, finely chopped (Optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Soak the fish in lemon water while preparing the stuffing.

For the stuffing, combine the salt, pepper, onion, breadcrumbs, eggs, lemon juice, parsley, garlic and chilli. Lightly fry the stuffing in oil.

Stuff the belly of the fish with the stuffing mixture and use tooth picks to keep the fish closed. Cover the fish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes at 400 F (or until cooked).

red snapper

10 Tips and pieces of advice to eating healthy on a budget…

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People are always asking me about eating healthy and then complaining that it costs to much or it takes to long. You know what IT DOESN’T HAVE TO!

There are so many recipes and ways to cook that doesn’t cost a fortune and tastes so much better then any fast food or packaged stuff.

The way I think about it, every meal needs to be balanced. Some kind of grain, lots of vegetables and protein. If you want to stay super healthy avoid the red meat and go for Chicken or Fish. There are so many different tips and methods to being healthy.

The most important one for me is to enjoy what eat and don’t be to harsh on yourself. You can eat anything, just do it in moderation.

Here are a few things that I do in my life to keep the cost down while eating healthy.

10 Tips and pieces of advice to eating healthy on a budget…

1. Get rid of those potatoes and pasta and replace it with options like: Whole grain rice, wild rice or quinoa (my personal favourite)

2. Want a cheap protein option replace the meat with Beans or Lentils. You can get bags of beans that will last you a week easily for less than a £1. Don’t go for the canned option either. Get “fresh” beans stick it in a pot and cover it with water before going to bed. When you get home from work the next day, rinse the water, cover the bean (should be about double the water for amount of beans) and boil for an hour! You can make a big pot and it will last you a week.

3. Why not head to the local butchers for you meat? Believe it or not it is usually cheaper than going to the supermarket. The butchers will always have a deal on something for the day, and the meat is fresher and cheaper than the local supermarket. Make the detour, its worth it.

4. To save money get Frozen vegetables. It won’t go bad, it is cheaper than fresh vegetables and tastes pretty good as well.

5. Look for fresh produce… no problem. Go to the local farmers market instead of the supermarket. The produce is usually fresher and cheaper.

6. Try changing out the expensive name brand cereals like Kellogs, with a bag of unsalted almonds and a more healthy variety with dried fruits and seeds (I like the Dorset Cereals). The more nuts, seeds, fruits and fibre the cereal has the less you need to feel full. A box of Dorset Cereal may cost £1 more than Kellogs but it will last me at least 3X as long. Value for money I think so!

7. Another little breakfast tip I discovered was to switch out the milk with a probiotic natural yogurt like Total. 2 heaping tablespoons of this mixed in with your cereal will leave you feeling fuller for longer and its extra good for your digestion.

8. Feeling hungry in the middle of the day and want to avoid unwanted snacking? Its been said hundreds of times but it doesn’t make it any less true. Always carry with you a small container of unsalted nuts. Mix it up, almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts you name it.

9. Another little trick I use to keep the hunger at bay and to keep myself from snacking is to heap up some water and stick a lemon slick, some chopped fresh ginger and a teaspoon of honey. No caffeine to get hooked on and the fresh lemon and ginger is a great combination to clean out the system. A teaspoon of honey is always a great alternative to sugar.

10. Really the best tip I can give you is to enjoy your food. I will never recommend to anyone to starve themselves, to stop eating or eat things you hate to get skinny. Everything in moderation, just don’t overindulge. Eat 5 small healthy meals a day or 3 normal meals. Don’t skip a meal time. If you are known to overeat, use a smaller plate to serve yourself. Being and healthy isn’t about cutting everything out of your diet, its about knowing when to stop. A friend of mine wanted to loose some weight so she cut out all sweets 6 days a week. A part from that she ate as normal. Eating healthy meals and snacking on nuts instead of candy bars. Within a couple of months she was feeling healthier and the craving for the sweet stuff wasn’t as strong. She didn’t deny herself the sweets she simply stopped herself from overindulging in it.

 

Crab Linguine

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crab linguine

Why not try something a little unusual for dinner today….

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic
bundle of spring onions
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 large red finger chilli
Chopped Mushrooms
1 Bell pepper
1.25kg undressed crab,
zest and juice of lemon
500g linguine
handful parsley copped, and fresh Basil

Method:

1. Put a large pan of water on to boil for the pasta. Cook the pasta with some olive oil and then drain.
2. Chop garlic cloves, spring onions, bell pepper and mushrooms. Over medium heat fry the mixtures with salt and pepper. Then add the chopped and seeded chilli.
3. Tip in the crab meat, breaking it up gently with a fork. Zest the lemon and then add the juice.
4. Immediately pour over the crab sauce and toss the pasta about in it, then throw in the parsley and basil.