Fish with creole sauce.

There are days that I crave certain foods from where I come from, the island.  I love fish, but here if I want to catch my own I have to drive 5 to 6 hours. I bought a beautiful tilapia at Whole Foods. When I cook fish I also will cook a separate meal for my youngest who has a fish allergy.

I marinated the Tilapia  with lemon and pepper and added a organic citrus seasoning I found at Whole Foods as well. Grill this or bake it in the oven.

I made a creole sauce a la mom. (a combination of onions, tomatoes, garlic, peppers and a certain secret ingredient)

Sauteed fresh asparagus and broccoli, oven roasted sweet potatos and  voila dinner is ready. 

The difference about this creole sauce is that I added fresh dill to it.

Chicken Fried Rice Caribbean Style.

I remember my mom's fried rice,  two words super delish. She made it often and whenever we had a get together the fried rice was the main attraction. I have to admit I crave this dish often, I have tweaked her recipe and made it my own. 

I had 5 chicken legs leftover from a Barbecue we had a day before so they came in handy.

Recipe 

Yields: 6 portions

2 slices of bacon ( you can use diced pancetta instead)

1 red pepper

1 onion

4 scallions

1 and half cup of diced chicken

1 cup of corn kernels

3 cups cooked white rice

Pepper, Salt , Ketjap Manis and Badia all seasoning to taste.

I sauteed the bacon after it got a little bit crispy I added the diced red pepper, onion and scallions and the corn kernels. After 4 minutes I added the chicken and then the rice. Stir a bit and then add dash of salt and pepper, the Badia seasoning and the Ketjap Manis (sweet ketjap) to taste. Serve this in a bowl with a fried egg and some cilantro on top and a side of plantains.