Pre Valentine's Day Dinner (Recipe)

Hello World, Monday, and Valentine's Day!

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Valentine's isn't my favorite holiday but its infectious. I'm sure even the V day haters out there are feeling the buzz of excitement in the air....or maybe its the anticipation of the sugar rush we'll all be feeling later.

The hubs and I celebrated our love by hanging out at home yesterday afternoon and cooking a delicious dinner. We're on a tilapia kick lately and tried out a new recipe last night. We had tilapia over organic jasmine rice from TJs and also enjoyed it with another WW recipe - asparagus with balsamic butter. For dessert we had angel food cake with berries and cool whip along with a couple glasses of pinot grigio while we watched Inception.

If you haven't checked out skinnytaste.com yet you should today!
Gina has done a fantastic job of modifying recipes to be WW friendly.

Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce *We couldn't locate the red curry paste at the regular grocery store so we cheated a bit and used a red curry sauce, it turned out just fine though. Additionally, we skipped the fish sauce.

Servings: 6 • Serving Size: 1 piece fish plus sauce • Old Points: 5 pts • Points+: 6 ptsCalories: 225.2 • Fat: 6.9 g • Protein: 35.5 g • Carb: 5.6 g • Fiber: 1.1 g

1 tsp dark sesame oil, divided
1 tbsp minced peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1 cup chopped scallions
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp red curry paste
1/2 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp Asian fish sauce
1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
6 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
salt
Cooking spray preheat broiler. Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute. Add pepper and scallions; cook 1 minute. Stir in curry powder, curry paste, and cumin; cook 1 minute. Add soy sauce, sugar, Asian fish sauce, and coconut milk; bring to a simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in cilantro or basil if using.Brush fish with 1/2 teaspoon oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Broil 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve fish with sauce, rice, and lime wedges.

Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup and My Husband the Chef

My husband really spoils me when it comes to all things domestic. Not only does he makes my lunch every morning and also makes dinner 3-4 nights a week. I'm so blessed that my husband is so helpful around the house.

Love you babe!!

Last week we had one of our favorites for dinner - Chicken Tortilla Soup

Crockpot Chicken Tortilla Soup
15oz can tomatoes with juice
1 4oz can green chili's (we use jalapeno)
3 14.5 oz cans chicken broth
2 cloves minced garlic
1 chopped onion
1 can black beans
3 chicken breasts
3 chopped carrots
1 can corn
(frozen can be used but add at the end before shredding chicken)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
1 TB cumin
1 TB chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp oregano
1 bay leaf

Combine all ingredients
Cook on low 7 hours
When finished shred chicken with two forks and put back in crock pot

Garnish with your choice of limes, cilantro, sour cream, avocado, tortilla chips, green onion

Enjoy!

If you enjoy crockpot cooking you should really give this recipe a try. This recipe is really simple, healthy and delicious!

This was my first attempt photographing food for blogging and I think the pictures are decent considering I used my camera phone. Next time I think I'll use the regular camera though.

:)