Quesadillas... made by Josh

My first stab at quesadillas did not end well. I'm too impatient and ended up burning the tortillas. So Josh took over and he's becoming a pro at these!

There's not really a recipe. Grill some chicken. Put grilled chicken and whatever cheese is in the fridge inside a tortilla. Fold, flip and grill.

Add veggies, taco sauce or salsa and sour cream. Eat. Repeat.

But I'm so proud of him that I had to post the pictures! Notice that he couldn't wait and is sneaking his hand into the last photo....

Fish n' Chips

So as a Brit, I thought it was finally time to make some fish and chips. Except that I was in a hurry, as usual.

So, our "chips" came out of a bag and were baked. And I didn't have cod, so I used tilapia. And I didn't have any ketchup and didn't think to get the vinegar out. Not to mention that I didn't serve them in newspaper.

Ok, so we had fish and french fries. Sue me.

I made the batter from scratch though!

Mix an egg and some fizzy club soda together.

Mix some flour, salt, pepper and seasoned salt together. Add in egg/club soda mixture and stir.

Coat fish filets with flour. Dip in batter. Repeat. Add to hot pan of oil without getting burn marks on your arms. Flip.

Done.Josh surprisingly wasn't impressed. I think it was too bland for him.
But he ate it.
I think he'd like it more while in England, wrapped in newspaper and on our way to see Top Gear live... We'll see if we can ever make that happen.

I tried something new...

The other night I was looking for something new to make, when I came across a strange cookbook that I had. It was from Boar's Head - the deli company. Um, OK. It seemed a little strange, but they had this chicken penne dish that sounded great. I had to alter it slightly but... it turned out great!

After cooking the penne according to the directions on the box, I melted 2 tablespoons of butter in a sauce pan, added 2 tablespoons of flour, 2/3 cup of milk, 2/3 cup of chicken broth and some garlic salt. Once the sauce started to thicken, I poured it over the drained penne and added a couple of handfuls of Perdue Chicken Shortcuts. (I was in a hurry people!)

It was great for a quick meal. Very creamy and yummy. Josh liked it too. His only complaint was that there was not enough meat. Then again, there's never enough meat!

Ginger Tuna

Ok, I haven't been very adventurous with my cooking lately. But last night I took a big step and made ahi tuna steaks with fresh ginger.

This is a big step because a) I'm not very good at cooking fish, b) I don't even like fish and c) I have never used fresh ginger before.

Josh liked it, but me, well... I already said I'm not a fan of fish.

I basically just took a few glugs of olive oil and a few of soy sauce, then grated fresh ginger, garlic and lemon zest into the olive oil/soy sauce mixture and marinated the steaks for a little while before throwing them in a frying pan for 9 minutes, flipping halfway through.

They were done correctly and I even ate about 1/3 of my steak. Josh ate his whole one. That's how I know they were good!