I have decided to start including fish in my diet as I work to put my post baby body back together. I have started with Tilapia since it is really mild. I looked up a few recipes to try and also found a box of Cajun fish fry on clearance last week.
I tried it last night along with some mashed potatoes and gravy. It was super yummy! Like an adult fish stick. James found it too spicy but as we are preparing to go to Mexico, I think it wise to build up our spice tolerance. I really liked it!

Last night James and I tried some new recipes. It is so great to be experimenting in the kitchen again!!
 I made Indian Pakora, a deep fried appetizer.

 Par boil chunks of peeled potatoes.

Chopped onion, cauliflower, and shredded cabbage. Doesn't need to be cooked first.

 I didn't have chick pea flour as the recipe called for, and ended up using half wheat/half white. I would really like to try the chick pea next time to get the full Indian effect.

After manually mixing the flour, oil and spices, you blend them for 5 minutes to make the batter fluffy.

Add the veggies into the batter and coat well.

Fry in boiling olive oil.

Drain on paper towels and serve immediately. We ate them with ketchup, but next time I want to try something a little more authentic. They were a big hit for the whole family!

Our cherry tree produced enough cherries for one batch of pie filling.

I washed, seeded and chopped the cherries and cooked them with sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice. As James is our resident pastry expert, I left the dough making to him.

It turned out beautifully of course. James has perfected the art of pie making. I especially love the sprinkled brown sugar and cinnamon on top that gets all caramelized. Yum!