Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Honey Hotty Toddys

Uh oh- it's cold season! After a chilly weekend getting our festive on at Nantucket's Christmas Stroll, we seem to have come down with the sniffles. Here's something that will soothe your throat and warm your soul. Literally. I promise you will feel better if you drink one (but you have to stop there). This is also delicious if you aren't sick, in which case you can drink as many as you want (best consumed fireside).


Ingredients (for 2-3 Hotty Toddys):
-3 cups of water
-1/3 cup of honey
-1 lemon, sliced
-1 tsp grated nutmeg
-3 oz good quality bourbon

Directions:
-Pour everything into a small saucepan except the bourbon. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
-Turn heat off, add bourbon. Serve warm, in mugs.


Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Dinner in 15- Fish with Onions, Capers, Tomatoes and Lemon

Sometimes you are in the mood for something really delicious, fresh tasting, comforting, that doesn't take an hour to make. I use quite a few shortcuts here but the result is outstanding. This recipe is for one serving (which I made for myself the other night and liked so much that I made it again the next day for lunch), but you can double, triple, quadruple the ingredients so you have plenty for whoever you are feeding during that meal and put each one in it's own individual packet. I bought a box of frozen sole filets from Whole Foods and they are awesome. I keep them in the freezer so I always have something to eat on hand, and even if you just saute the (defrosted) filet in a little bit of butter with s&p it's great for a weeknight. The filets (which come in individual plastic pouches) only take about 5 minutes to defrost if you run them under warm water so it's nbd.


Ingredients:
-1 white fish filet (I used frozen sole, didn't even defrost it. Feel free to class it up with a nicer piece of white fish that's fresh or defrosted).
-1/2 tomato or a handful of grape tomatoes, diced
-1/4 yellow onion, minced
-1 tsp capers
-2 lemon slices
-1 tbs olive oil
-salt and pepper (about a 1/4 tsp each)

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 375.
-Place frozen fish (or fresh) on a piece of tin foil that is about 12x12 inches. Salt and Pepper the fish.
-Top the fish with the tomatoes, the minced onion, the capers, and the lemon slices. Drizzle the olive oil on top of everything.
-Fold the two sides that are on the long part of the fish filet up, and then fold over the top, leaving room for the fish and veggies to cook.
-Bake for 15 minutes, or until fish is cooked through.