Grill Roasted Sea Bass Stuffed with Walnuts and Olives

This was a dinner that succeeded despite So Many Setbacks! The worst being bread pudding spilling all over the oven bottom and smoke billowing into the kitchen.

So these were roasted out on the grill, despite being January!


1 onion, diced
1 c green olives
2 c walnuts, chopped
1/2 c dates, finely chopped
Olive oil
3 sea bass
Garlic, Salt, Pepper to taste

Carmelize onions in olive oil. Mix in walnuts, garlic, dates. Season.
Season both sides of the fish with olive oil, salt, garlic. Stuff with walnut and green olive mixture. Roast on the grill (or in the oven!) at 500 for 12-15 minutes.

Easy Chicken and Veggie Soup

2 c homemade chicken broth

1/2 bag of frozen mixed veggies (peas, corn, carrots)

Instant pot on ‘soup’ setting. Great with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Warm Blueberry Sauce

4 c frozen blueberries

1/2 c sugar

Warm berries on medium heat until softened. Add sugar and cook until juices run out of the berries. Stir occasionally. Pile on waffles, pancakes, and yogurt.

Roasted Curried Veggies

Frozen veggies - a mix of broccoli, cauliflower, and and carrots is always a safe bet

Olive oil

Fill a sheet pan of frozen veggies, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with spice blend and salt. Roast for 50-60 minutes at 400F.

Oaty Sandwich Bread

Oaty Sandwich Bread

• 2 c oats
• 6 c whey (from yogurt straining)
• 1 packet fast-rising flour
• 1/2 c honey (I never actually measure)
• 1 c coconut oil (or vegetable shortening)
• 2 c whole wheat flour
• Lots of wheat flour. Maybe 8 c? It will depend on your moisture levels and the flour itself.

Microwave the oats in 2-3 cups of the whey for three minutes, or at long enough to get them nice and soft. I use my 4c pyrex mixing cup, which doesn’t boil over like a narrower jar. Let the mixture cool down to 90F. This can take as long as an hour, but don’t skimp on this step. If the mixture is too hot, it will kill your yeast!

Mix in honey, coconut oil and yeast. Slowly, 1 c at a time, mix in flour 1 c at a time until dough holds together well. Let rise until doubled in size (depends on temperature).

Punch down. Divide into two bread pans, and you may have enough left over for a small baguette or two. Preheat oven to 450F while loaves rise for 45 minutes. Slash tops and bake for 45 minutes.

After cooling, I often slice one up and stick it i the freezer. It can be toasted straight from the freezer without going stale.

Instant Pot Quinoa

Instant Pot Quinoa

2c dry quinoa

3c water and bouillon or broth

3 bay leaves

7 minutes on manual. Adapted from Quessenberry and Merker’s Instant Pot. Made nice, fluffy quinoa!

Curried Sweet Potato Waffles

2 cooked sweet potatoes

2 eggs

1 tbs Montreal Steak Seasoning (or salt, pepper, and garlic)

1 tbs of Curry Powder

1/2 c chick pea flour

1/2 c coconut or almond milk

Cube the sweet potatoes. Beat together sweet potatoes and eggs until smooth. Mix in remaining ingredients and cook in waffle iron as per instructions. Mine’s a KitchenAid Griddler and they took 10 minutes on 425F. Makes 4 waffles.