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Fish two times in one day? Holy omega-3s!

I think the American Heart Association would be proud of me. They recommend eating fish at least two times a week to get the adequate amount of the essential fatty acid in your diet.

It’s only Monday and I’ve already done it. Say goodbye to heart disease! 😉

Tonight’s fish dish was salmon, which I dusted with lemon, basil and thyme seasonings before broiling it for approximately 10 minutes until the fish flaked with a fork.

Seasoned Salmon

I absolutely love the crisp crust that occurs on the top of fish when it’s broiled. To me, the most flavorful bites are the ones that include a bit of the charred top of the fish.

On the side, I enjoyed roasted yellow squash and zucchini which I tossed in olive oil and garlic salt before roasting at 400 degrees for 20 minutes (flipping halfway through).

Roasted Zuc + Squash

This was quite the colorful meal, huh?

Dessert

Dessert was portion-controlled ice cream.

The old favorite…

Oreo Klondike

“What would you doooo-oo-oo for a Klondike bar?”

How good are Klondike bars? They were buy-one-get-one-free at Publix yesterday and Ryan couldn’t resist, which means I cannot resist them sitting in the freezer.

Tonight

It’s about that time… The Bachelorette is on in five minutes!

I’m soooo ready for Ali to eliminate Justin. He’s beginning to bother me almost as much as Kasey did. Okay, that’s a blantant lie, but still. I’m off to guard and protect my heart and get sucked into girly television! 😀

See ya in the mornin’ pretty ladies (and maybe a couple o’ guys).

Cookies and Peppermint Ice Cream: An Oreo-Lovers’ Dream

After a long day on the boat yesterday, the family enjoyed kickin’ back, relaxing and watching some football (well, the boys watched football anyway).

While Ryan and my dad were deeply involved in several different games, my mom, sister and I got together to make Ryan’s birthday “cake.” (Ryan’s birthday is not until October 5, but my family probably won’t see him again before then, so the cake from my family came a bit early.)

My mom and sister are well aware of Ryan’s intense love for Oreo’s and he previously raved about a peppermint ice cream and Oreo dessert my mom served once before, so we decided to make that again for the almost birthday boy.

To start we took a half gallon of peppermint ice cream out of the freezer to let it defrost a bit.

Edy's Peppermint Ice Cream

We then rounded up a package of Oreo cookies (one roll was already gone due to previous cookie monsters) and dumped the cookies into a big plastic bag. You can use more or less cookies, depending on your love for Oreos. 

Oreos

Bag o' Cookies

We then used a meat tenderizer to pound the cookies into crumbs. I highly recommend doing this over a plate as I punctured the baggie and some dust-buster action was required. When I lifted the bag up and crumbs poured out of the holes, the mess  that resulted was not so fun to clean up. 😉  

Crumbled Cookies

We then poured half of the crumbled Oreos into a loaf pan sprayed lightly with cooking spray.

The Bottom Layer

By now the ice cream was soft and ready to spread over the first layer of cookie crumbs.

Softened Ice Cream

Ice Cream, Spread Evenly Over the Cookie Crumbs

Pretty 'n' Pink

We then topped the ice cream with the remaining cookie crumbs and placed the dessert back in the freezer to harden until we were ready to eat.

Topped with Cookies

A couple hours later we were ready to dig in!

Peppermint and Oreo Fun

It got rave reviews from everyone, including the almost-birthday boy!

Minty and Creamy!