How To Buy Fish

The first thing to look at is where the fish comes from.  Does it come from a fish farm or is it wild caught?

When they come from a fish farm, the foods the fish eat are not usually healthy and they are man-made foods.

Wild caught fish generally eat what fish are meant to eat and are nature-type made food.

Look in both the meat freezer section and the fresh meat area.

As for flavor, each fish has a different flavor.

Our favorite is cod or salmon. Our least favorite is trout.

Cod has fewer bones and salmon usually has the most bones I've seen in a fish.

Cooking fish is another personal item.

For me my standby recipe is the following:
drizzle fish with olive oil and lemon or lime juice
Sprinkle a mixed seasoning (like lemon and pepper, grilled mix seasoning, cajun seasoning, etc)

Cook at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes until it reaches 145 degrees internal temp.

Avocado Chocolate Pudding

5 large ripe (soft) avocados, cut into chunks
1 2/3 cup milk
1 9 oz bag of dark chocolate chips, melted
1/4 tsp Salt

Combine all in a food processor and pulse until completely smooth and creamy. (If you have a Blendtec, I used the smoothie setting).

Optional, whip up a pint of heavy whipping cream and softly mix in the chocolate pudding for a creamier taste. Do not store in the mixer, pour out into an easier container to get the pudding out. Serve immediately or store for upwards to 2 days (If it can last that long)


This recipe was adapted from the "Food Network Kitchen" app.

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Cream Cheese Pancakes/Waffles

8 oz Cream Cheese
8 eggs
4 tsp of cinnamon or pumpkin spice seasoning

Mix all in a blender until smooth.

The batter is very runny. With that said you need to either cook it in a small fry pan or in a waffle iron.

If you cook in a frying pan, think of it as a crepe and fill just the bottom of the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes until it starts to get bubbly, then flip.

If you cook in a waffle iron, turn it to the lowest setting and use oil in your iron to avoid sticking.

Options for toppings:
Your choice of Maple Syrup (I prefer the real stuff)

Using a hand mixer, whip a pint of heavy whipping cream until just barely thick. Add 1 tsp of vanilla and 3 tsp of cinnamon or pumpkin spice seasoning. I usually make this ahead of time and put it back in the fridge to stay cool. To serve, I add cream and fruit to the top of my pancake/waffle and enjoy.

I do not add sugar to either the batter or the cream. This is something that some may need to work towards, but our family finds it to be too sweet currently.

This recipe was adapted from ibreatheimhungry.com

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