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Honey Lime Tilapia

Hooray for trying new things and them actually turning out! Any time I try to cook any type of fish besides salmon I end up with a smoke filled kitchen and the fire alarms going off… tonight was different thank goodness!

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Assembled marinade in a gallon-sized ziplock bag. Combine lime juice, olive oil, honey, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add fish and marinate in the fridge for about 1 hour.
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When ready to cook, combine flour, salt and pepper on a plate. Remove each fish fillet from the marinade and dredge lightly with the flour on both sides.
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Heat 1-2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until simmering. Cook fillets 2 at a time for 3-4 minutes per side or until opaque and browned. (this works best if you don’t disturb the fish much while letting it cook)

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I also decided to make an avocado salsa to go along with the fish
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Honey Lime Tilapia

  • 4 (4-5oz)...

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Cookie Monster Cookies

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This recipe makes a lot of dough. I got about 75 cookies out of one batch. Obviously the amount will vary depending on the size of cookie cutter used.

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Blue!

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I used half of a Chewy Chips Ahoy cookie in his mouth and then white chocolate melting disks and M&Ms for the eyes.

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These were fun, and for my first attempt at sugar cookies on my own turned out really well!

Basic Sugar Cookies and Basic Almond Buttercream Frosting Recipe

For the Cookies:

  • 2 cups of butter, softened
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon of almond extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 6 cups flour

For the Frosting:

  • 2 Cups shortening
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 8 Cups powdered sugar
  • 1/8 Cup heavy cream (more or less to desired consistency)
  • food coloring, if desired

Cookies:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In the bowl of your mixer cream butter...

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