A Man With A Pan!

Usually, I like to do my thing in the kitchen without anyone helping me except Mom...she is a great sous chef. Michael will normally sit in the family room that is open to the kitchen and start the inquisition...

What are ya makin'?

How are ya makin' it?

What time are ya makin' it?

Then he proceeds to peek in the oven and drive me nuts! We call him the "micro manager"! So in the spirit of marital harmony I let him cook with me on the weekends in the beautiful kitchen he built me.

I went to Costco to see what looked good as far as proteins go...we didn't want beef and the fish was not killin' me...but the Talapia looked good the price was right so I took it home...

We decided with much debate to pan fry it with a seasoned flour batter. It was so good! We also made balsamic roasted broccoli with grape tomatoes

The best part was when he cleaned up the whole kitchen and scrubbed the pans, spic and span!

What a man! What a man! What a mighty good man! (Remember that song? En Vogue in the 90's)

So here we go...

Use about 1 to 1 1/2 pcs of Talapia blot it dry with paper towels (very important for crispiness)

2 Eggs beaten

1/2 cup All Purpose Flour

1/2 Tsp Kosher Salt

1/4 Tsp Fresh Ground Pepper

1 Tsp Granulated Garlic Powder

1/2 Tsp Paprika

Canola, Veggie, Peanut Oil for frying

Very easy operation ...heat up 1/2 of oil in a high sided fry pan...you will know when it's ready when you put the handle of a wooden spoon in the oil and bubble form around it.

In one bowl put the beaten eggs and in the other bowl put flour, salt, pepper,garlic powder, & paprika.

Give the flour mixture a good mix.

Dredge the fish in the egg then the flour shaking off the excess.

Fry in oil till golden brown on each side. You really need to do this by eye.***Do not crowd the pan...Do it in batches.

Drain on paper towels.

Serve...crispy...yummy!

Balsamic Roasted Broccoli and Tomatoes

A bunch of Broccoli Florets (I used a whole head)

Pint of Grape Tomatoes

5 cloves of Garlic cut in half

Kosher Salt

Fresh Ground Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar

Olive Oil

Cooking Spray

Preheat oven to 400

Cover a roasting pan with foil and Spray pan (easy cleanup)

Put Broccoli ,Tomatoes,Garlic in pan.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Drizzle with Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar.

Roast at 400 till Broccoli is a little charred and tomatoes are bursting and wrinkling.

About 20 minutes...just keep an eye on it.

Crispy delicious!

Enjoy!