Tilapia en Papillote: via Julip Made!

Hi all, Julie from Julip Made taking over for Lara while she starts one of the most exciting new chapters in her life.  Today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite healthy, and easy dinner's for two... Tilapia en papillote with lemon, thyme, roasted garlic and cherry tomatoes.  En papillote means cooking in a pouch, typically made from parchment paper, in which the fish steams inside in either its own juices or additional white wine/ lemon. Cooking en papillote is in my mind, one of the best ways to cook delicate fish, such as tilapia.  It really enhances any aromatics you add, it requires little to no additional fat, and can really build flavor with an otherwise flavorless fish.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tilapia fillets
• 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 lemons, 1 sliced thinly the other juiced
• handful of Thyme sprigs 
• 2 tablespoons white wine
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 6 garlic cloves, half with skin on, half sliced
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
2. Cut 2 oval shaped pieces of parchment paper and fold in half.
3. Place tilapia fillets on one half of the parchment.  Using pastry brush, brush melted butter around inside of parchment.
4. Place lemon slices, thyme sprigs, and garlic slices on top of parchment paper and several cherry tomatoes around and on top of the fish. 
5. Crimp in the edges of the bottom half of the parchment and pour in wine and lemon juice, dividing equally into both parchments.
6. Fold top half of parchment paper over and securely crimp both edges together, creating a sealed packet. 
7. Place packets on a baking sheet and surround with the garlic cloves and the rest of the cherry tomatoes.
8. Bake in oven for approximately 20 minutes.
9. To serve, slowly open up the parchment and enjoy the delicious aromas.

Thank you again Lara for having me and I wish you all the best with this new adventure! Feel free to stop by additional food inspiration and more!

 
Since I'm allergic to fish - I never get to share good fish recipes with my readers! I'm so happy Julie was able to fill in with this delicious looking meal. I'm seriously sad I can't enjoy this one - it's making my mouth water! Thanks Julie for stopping by!

Honeymoon Picks: via Cornflake Dreams!

hi there! it's jillian from cornflake dreams. i am SO excited to be guest posting while Lara and Yt are on their honeymoon! my fiance and i are just a couple of weeks away from our big day and after over a year of wedding planning i know Lara must thrilled to be on her honeymoon! as everyone knows, Lara and Yt are spending their first days as newlyweds in hawaii! i love the beach and maui is famous for their gorgeous, sandy beaches! i have picked out a few things lara can wear on vacation and buy after the honeymoon to remember the trip!

tied spicifera yellow dress $148 - sandals $69 - tote $278 - stripped towel $48

hawaii painting $20 - personalized map print $22

lara and yt, i hope you two have the BEST time on your honeymoon! thank you for inviting me to guest post, stop by cornflake dreams anytime for a daily dose of inspiration. 

xo, 

jillian

YES and YES to both the fashion and the art. I'm kind of obsessed with that personalized map print. I'm putting it on my must buy list for after the honeymoon!  Thank you so much for the picks Jillian! 

Chicken Oregannato: via Courtney O'Brien!

“Three meals a day for which you didn’t pay.” Do you know the reference? I make my family watch it every holiday season.

After a year of tofu stir-fry in my DC apartment, I missed the “three meal” oasis that is home-cooking. That’s when I wised up and asked my mom to send me a few of her classic recipes. There is one gem in that pile that I want to share with Lara’s readers. It’s easy, the ingredients are cheap, and the dish tastes like a Sunday dinner, but with Monday-I’m-tired-and-don’t-wanna-work-no-mo fuss.

I am pleased to present: Chicken Oregannato. Forgive the picture quality.

What you’ll need…
2 skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts
4 plum tomatoes
4 yukon gold potatoes
1 large yellow onion
¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup freshly chopped oregano
S&P
Dutch Oven (cooking pot)

What to do…
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Cut up tomatoes, potatoes and onion into similar size chunks and place in Dutch Oven
Place chicken breasts in Dutch Oven
Season with oregano and S&P
Drizzle the olive oil on top
Mix all ingredients to coat chicken and t/p/o

Place lid on Dutch Oven, cook in oven for 45min-1hourServe with mixed salad and warm rolls. Enjoy!


This looks like the perfect week night meal! And I adore the handwritten recipe - it reminds me of my grandmother's handwriting. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing Courtney! 

10 Reasons You Shouldn't: via with a C.H.!

Hi everyone! It's Christin again from with a C.H.! Just because I fancy myself a comedian, and Lara sort of agrees, here are 10 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Get Married. These are very serious and all of you engaged ladies, or ladies pining for a ring should take these to heart.

1. You aren't good at "commitment".

2. Contracts aren't really your thing.

3. You like your toothpaste to be disposed a certain way.

4. Someone would describe you as "not a fan of change".

5. You are the definition of "couch commando", you remote hog, you!

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6. Since you’re super wealthy, you don’t want some slore or douche takin’ half your loot!

7. You think monogamy is a type of wood.

8. Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell are your idols.

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9. An avid gambler, you know a lot about odds. The house always wins.

10. Kim Kardashian

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I hope you all have enjoyed my time at Simply Irresistible! Thank you for having me Lara, and I hope you're having a wonderful time. 

10 Reasons You Should: via with a C.H.!

I am so thrilled to be sharing with Lara's lovely readers today since she had to leave you to go off and get hitched. How inconsiderate is she? The nerve!

Today I will be sharing two posts with you that Lara & I thought would be fun for the whole gang: 10 Reasons Why You Should Get Married & 10 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Get Married. I'm pretty excited and hope you are too! Here goes nothin'...

10 Reasons Why You Should Get Married

1. You will always have a dinner date.

2. Movies, alone? Forget about it.

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 3. Cooking for one person is really hard but cooking for two is much easier.

4. You have someone to forever blame a messy house on.

5. Two words: tax breaks.

6. Two incomes = more money = more shopping!

7. Your kids won't be bastards.

8. You have someone to play pranks on forever.

9. Registry gifts, need I say more?

10. You have a wedding anniversary which means, more presents!

**Part 2 coming later this afternoon!**