Spicy Rockfish

Being from the Eastern Shore, I've grown up eating a lot of Rockfish. Dating a fisherman, I eat a lot of Rockfish. Needless to say, I'm always looking for healthier ways to prepare this Maryland delicacy. Around here it's mostly prepared with tons of butter or drowning in crab imperial (more butter) which I'm not a huge fan of. With freshly caught Rockfish in the fridge and a new Spiralizer waiting to be used, I searched Pinterest for the perfect recipe. Finding the usual suspects; garlic butter sauce, lemon butter sauce, butter on butter, I cracked open my new Inspiralized cookbook for inspiration and found a recipe that called for white fish.

Excited to use my new toy, I headed to the grocery store. Prep only took about 10 minutes thanks to my handsome Sous Chef. I will say that spiralizing the carrots seemed to be a step that I could eliminate, being that you rice the end product with a food processor.  From start to finish this delicious recipe took about 50 minutes.

If you're looking for a yummy new way to prepare your Rockfish, I highly recommend this Spicy Seafood-Chorizo Paella. The boy gave it, "two thumbs way up!" Here's what you need:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon red peper flakes
• 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 large chorizo sausage
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 2 large carrots that you spiralize and then rice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cilantro
• 4 ounces Rockfish fillet, chopped into 1-inch cubes
• 12 medium shrimp

Here's how to prepare:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Once it begins to shimmer, add your garlic, red pepper flakes, onion, and bell pepper. Cook for a couple minutes until they become soft. Add the chorizo and cook until it begins to brown. Add your tomatoes, peas, carrot rice, chili powder, paprika, turmeric, lemon juice and cilantro. 
• Press your fish and shrimp into the rice. Cover your skillet and and cook undisturbed for about 8 minutes.
• WHALAH! Dinner is served.

Who would have known you could prepare Rockfish without one ounce of butter! Oh and it's Whole30 compliant as long as your canned tomatoes don't have sugar. Enjoy.

xoxo,

The glass is half full.

It's not often that I'll hear a devotion that will speak to me. Before our Yoga practice last night, our fearless leader and novice instructor, Katie, read to us the following devotion,

"Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet. To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds. To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you."

My FBG Whole30 FB group has grown to over 90 members! It's becoming so much more than I envisioned. I'm happy that people are finding inspiration from talking health and wellness. I hope that each of them find something out of the Optimist Creed and continue their healthy lifestyle post their 30 days.

xoxo,