Here is another recipe with my favorite ingredient- smoked paprika. I can’t get enough of this delicious spice. I love the smoky, savory and a bit of spicy flavors it imparts to all everything. I keep waiting to get over the flavor and move on to something else.. but so far it hasn’t happened. I guess I will go with it as long as I can come up with different recipes using it.
This is a very easy recipe and best of all- it is very healthy. I simply coated some cod fillets with a mixture of smoked paprika, salt and roasted cumin. I stored them in the fridge for a bit and cooked them under the broiler (make sure you take the fish out at least 20 minutes before cooking). I had broccolini in the fridge. I made some brown rice and added broccolini to it- an easy side dish.
The meal was delicious…
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This is a special occasion dish- well, actually it doesn’t have to be. I have used Chilean sea bass which is super expensive…. you could use any meaty, white fish for this dish and it will be delicious and more accessible. In my case, it was my husbands birthday and I wanted to make him a special meal. He love 
The break is over and another Latin recipe is being posted. This is a bit different than the norm. I was watching one of the other day and saw a chef making this romesco sauce. It looked really yummy and quite simple to make. It started with onions and garlic.. but before I added them to the pan, I first sauteed the fish quickly. I then added the aromatics, including roasted red peppers, tomatoes, blanched almonds, sherry vinegar and smoked paprika. I sauteed all the yummy ingredients and blended them till I achieved a smooth sauce. I then added the sauce back into the pan and cooked the fish gently. I served the yummy dish with couscous- which is the easiest and quickest starch to make. My daughter loves eating it. I make the whole wheat variety. It was a delicious meal and we enjoyed it with a glass of rose…
This is another one pot meal- yay! I love, love coming up with a lovely one pot meal. I especially love making them if I have a sauce already in the fridge. I had made the chimichurri sauce the other day and I had a whole lot left over. I started thinking what to do with it.. I had lots of ideas but in the end I decided on the rice dish. The sauce was full of flavor with parsley, cilantro, garlic and lots of citrus. I sauteed it in the pan and browned jumbo shrimp to infuse tons of flavor into the dish. I added delicious coconut milk, chicken broth. The main flavor in the dish is the sauce but the coconut milk and the shrimp bring it to a different level. The dish was a big success.. everyone loved it.
I love making one pot meals- they are easy to make, easy to clean and usually very tasty. The dish needs to be cooked properly in order to taste really really good. This one is a winner. Since I made the tomatillo sauce from La Esquina, I wanted to make a delicious one pot meal out of it. I realized I had done all the work already.. all the flavor was in the sauce including garlic, onions and cilantro. I just needed to figure out how I was going to use it.
