Sunday Dinner

For the first time ever I have been able to experiment with new recipes and have fun cooking. I have always been way too busy before to cook anything that took too much time or creativity. Most of the recipes I have been trying don't take a super long time but they are different so the newness factor makes them take a little longer for me. I have also been trying to find some yummy recipes that are healthy. Yesterday for dinner we had Italian Crusted Talapia and it was really good!

I pretty much followed the recipe for the talapia (except I toasted my own bread crumbs - can't waste that end-slice!) but the rice was the experiment. I used 1 1/3 c. water, 1/2 c. brown rice, 1 cube chicken bullion, 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning, about 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt, and a couple of shakes of paprika. The water & rice are the amounts you normally use for 2 servings of brown rice. Next time I will probably add 1 Tablespoon more of water, but it was still really good and wonderful with the talapia! Add to the fish & rice steamed broccoli, carrots & summer squash and we had a delicious & healthy dinner! Definitely one we will repeat!