Fantastic Fish Stick

I was talking to my girlfriend the other day. We were discussing our quick meals that we reach for when we don't feel like cooking. Yes, every- so -often, I don't want to cook.

She brought up Fish Sticks and a quickly realized that I have never fed my sweet babies Fish Sticks. That's a huge mommy faul on my part. After all, aren't eating Fish Sticks a childhood right of passage? 

Another friend supplied me with a super kid friendly recipe. We all know I can't follow one, so here's my adaption. 

Fish sticks

1 teaspoon roasted cumin 

1 tea basil

1 tea lemon peel

1 1/2 tea dill

1 tea sea salt

1/2 tea pepper

2 cups breadcrumbs (I used pepridge farms

2 cups yogurt (I only had vanilla 😉)

2 pounds tuna ( giver or take. Just enough for four persons)

I mixed the spiced in the yogurt. Let it Merry for about ten mins

I sliced the fish against the grain then rolled it in each yogurt mix to breadcrumbs. Place on lightly olive oiled baking sheet and place in a preheated 400 degree oven until the bred crumbs browned then I flipped the and cooked another 10 mins or so. 

I am a firm believer in using what you have. Hence why I used tuna. I suggest using a milder fish. A white fish like flounder or cod. 

I think it works best with about a inch or so rise. Then you can adjust cooking accordingly.

I have some leftover and plan in making a Balsomic reduction for a sweet addition. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!

Cool school garden, Claud A Taylor

Stumbled upon this very cool school garden today while playing with the family.
It's so refreshing to see the school taking the time to teach about where our food comes from. Awesomeness all the way around! From the pallet made compost pile to the neatly aligned rows sprouting fresh greens :-) Thanks for taking the kids back to the root!

Yay!! For Chuck Town and Soda City!

Broccoli Quiche ( Whisk) 

  Holy amazing birthday month. I can say I was a bit freaked out that one of the babies would get sick, (or the hubs) and we wouldn't get to go to Charleston. Thank god that was not the case and we rocked the two nights we were there. Okay, well maybe not " Rocked" it, but we did have a really good time.

Burwell's

I think we ate more Locally grown food at a restaurant, in those 3 days then I have my entire time in Columbia. Hey, we have two kids under three, so we've been a bit tied up.Places we ate included The Sesame, The Mustard Seed, Burwell's and Whisk. Well Whisk twice because it was such perfect morning food :)

Not only did I go to Charleston, I was able to volunteer with Sustainable Midlands at the market on Saturday. Yes, the one day that it actually snowed in places here in the south.

Birthday Dinner Burwell's

Thanks to everyone who came out and planted a tomato.
Sustainable Midlands is a great organization that helps advocate, educate, and build sustainable communities. You can find more information at their site: www.sustainablemidlands.org/
I was able to top off the weekend with a Free ticket to She Columbia. I had never been before so didn't know what to expect.
It was rather fun! I was able to participate in a cooking demo! I know, right? How awesome."Let's Cook" was rather delightful and I had a scrumptious Hot Chocolate at the end.
I have so much more I want to go into depth about, but I am going to save that part for the relaunch of the website. It should be up and going sooner then later :)
With my birthday, I always tend to reflect on who I have become, where I'm headed and all that stuff. But this year was different. The only question I have is " Who am I?"
At first, all I came up with was "nobody". I shook that off because everybody is somebody. So here are a handful of things that I have decided are accurate to who I am.
I am Faithful, in more ways then one. I am a survivor, a fighter and a voice for some. I am a strong partner and care deeply about people. I have a love like no other for my family, even those I can't see. And when I ask you to join me for a meal, it's because I really like you.