Good Cooking is in your Mood!

I have recently realized that cooking is in your mood. There have been  many days when i have felt sad and down which then reflected in my cooking, things came out burned and unappetising. On the other hand when I'm happy and joyful my cooking comes out great! Like tonight, I'm feeling great right and happy with myself. As a mother you will find yourself on a never ending roller coaster of emotions. After cooking an amazing dish that i am proud of and enjoyed cooking i get the most amazing reaction. In those cases were i had  a bad day i get silence. I truly believe that your emotions flavor your food and translate into the minds of others which then feel what you did as you cooked it. Cooking is truly an emotional act and can be very therapeutic. I cook on a daily basis and i found that it is a time where i can be creative and add flare to different recipes. Below is a quick and delicious recipe for fish. It will make your mouth water and any child will be more than happy to gobble it up.

Baked Tilapia
w/ lemon garlic herb sauce.

4 pieces of fresh tilapia
1/2 Onion
Cilantro
Salt
Pepper
Fresh Garlic
1 Lemon
a couple of shakes of grated cheese
Flour
Olive Oil

>Begin by rinsing the fish and patting it dry, seasoning to taste and season flour to taste. Dredge fish in flour on both sides well, then dust off excess flour.

>Preheat pan to a high setting add olive oil (about 2 times around pan). Once you see it to slightly smoke add fish and let it crisp and flip to crisp other side. (approx.3min each side) Remove fish and finish cooking in oven at 350 for approx. 10min or until cooked through.

>In the mean time grab a pan on a medium to low temp saute finely chopped onion and garlic. Once the onions become translucent add the juice of  one lemon, chopped cilantro and grated cheese.

> Remove from oven pour sauce over fish and serve hot with whatever sides you like.

Enjoy and Good Luck!