This past weekend was 4 days long. 4 days. FOUR days. I loved it.
My Great Aunt Sharon & her hubby came down from Massachusetts, and I was able to cook for them and Corey. FYI: Parents are dieting, so they aren't so fun to cook for anymore! But, I am so PROUD of them!!
Anyway, I tried 3 NEW recipes, and also made an old stand by fav (Cor's favorite meat loaf).
1. Parmesan Tilapia
2. Italian Wedding Soup CASSEROLE 
3. Dessert: Cranberry Pear Crisp
Obviously, this wasn't all for the same meal time. They were our 3 dinners plus one night we went out for VDay compliments of his Aunt Tracy and Uncle Will (THANK YOU!!!!).
Let's start with #1. Tilapia. I hate fish, for the most part. But, it is healthy. And delicious-- WHEN you put a yummy Parmesan topping on it and pop it under the broiler. I made 6 fillets and they were all gone. I served it with crisp pea pods and a salad and lemon wedges. I seasoned with Old Bay and some dried basil and took me literally 15 minutes from start to TABLE. Here is the recipe. At just about 200 calories per fillet, it is a great diet food that doesn't taste so diet. AND I EVEN ATE THE FISH! hahah
#2. I made what I THOUGHT was going to be soup, but it turned into a creamy pasta casserole. The recipe was definitely adapted by me to include rotisserie shredded chicken and mom's mini homemade meatballs (instead of the frozen ready to use ones). I also used reduced fat chicken soup and whole wheat pasta. Even if spinach and you don't get along, you will after this! Trust me. Such comfort food. Again, I made several changes mentioned above, but for the basic recipe, click here. Please don't be intimidated by the long list of ingredients!!!
OK, well I'll stop there instead of putting you on recipe overload. But, seriously, if you are looking for 2 new things to make for dinner, TRY these.
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