Fish Tacos

Okay so fish is really something unusual for me to cook with! I am not the biggest fish fan! But I argued with myself and decided that I want to add it to my diet. So with out further ado here is what I came up with to make my belly happy with my decision! 

Fish Tacos 

First you need to grab 

6 medium flour tortillas 

lime 

shredded lettuce

cheese

Spread

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayo 

1/4 cup cilantro 

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

(for a little bit healthier version and the way I did it is cut out the sour cream and mayo and use 1 cup plain yogurt instead) 

Filling

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 lbs cod (or some yummy fish) cut into 1 inch pieces

1/2 tablespoon taco seasoning

Time to cook 

Combine sour cream, mayo, cilantro and taco seasoning in a small bowl. Mix and set aside.

Heat a large skillet on med-high. Combine cod, vegetable oil, lemon juice, and taco mix in med bowl mix together and pour in large skillet. Cook stirring constantly for 4-5 minutes or until fish is flaky. 

Once cooked cover a tortilla with the sour cream spread, fill with fish, shredded lettuce, cheese, and set a slice of lime on the side. MMM! Good to go! :) 

P.S Serve with some rice, and beans of course! 

Oh! and also can make a great taco fish salad! Yum! 

Sun dried tomato spinach pasta

Sun dried tomato spinach pasta

What you need:

1 cup sun dried tomatoes

1 cup chicken or vegetable broth

2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup onion (diced)

1/2 cup asparagus (diced) 

3 garlic cloves (minced) 

2 handfuls of spinach(or however much you like)

1/2 tsp crushed red peppers

1/2 tsp basil
salt and pepper to taste
Linguine pasta noodles

optional: 1 cup Chicken, Shrimp, Italian sausage, ground beef, shellfish

Step 1: (If you have the sun dried tomatoes in oil skip this step) Boil broth, put in bowl soak sun dried tomatoes for at least 15 minutes.

Step 2: Sauté garlic, onions, asparagus in olive oil, red peppers and basil until onions are almost soft. Put in handfuls of spinach and cook 2 more minutes, set aside.

Step 3: Boil water, cook noodles.

Step 4: Chop up sun dried tomatoes a bit, stir in with spinach mix and chicken broth.

Step 5: Drain noodles put back in pot.

Step 6: Mix sauce in with noddles, cook on med-high heat until dish is hot. Approx. 2 minutes

Step 7: Grab plates, grab forks, make salads, don't forget garlic bread and parmesan on top of pasta!

ENJOY! 

Fabric softener

 Homemade Fabric Softener 

2 cups hair conditioner 

6 cups hot water

3 cups white vinegar

Pour everything into a big bowl. (I used a pot just because I was making laundry soap after this).

There will be large chunks of conditioner as you can tell, but the hot water will dissolve it easily. Whisk away! 

                                                    After pour into a container, I chose mason jars. 

When you use it about two tablespoons can go into your wash OR you can put this into a spray bottle and spray a towel with this mix, throw it into your dryer with your other clothes and you're good to go! 

Finished! 

Lets go over costs:

So on average your fabric softener can cost you about $.075/fluid ounce this costed me $.012/fluid ounce.

In a different perspective for one bottle at 120 ounces that's $9 vs $1.44

lets say you buy 1 bottle a month that's $108 a year vs  $17.28 that's a savings of $90.72 a year!