Sarah, maybe you can help me out then...with your passion for Tilapia.
I've tried it once and liked it just fine...but would like some ideas for preparation.
It comes whole at my local Real Canadian Superstore...and is CHEAP...like 3 bucks (canadian) for two whole frozen fish (boy...are the pokey!).
Got any good recipes or prep ideas for the whole fish?
Oh good lord, no! Clueless am I on that. I'd know how to debone and filet it, but I just never cook fish whole. I'd imagine if you oiled the outside, cut it down the middle, and put some good stuff inside and took a few stitches with a kitchen needle to keep it closed, then baked it, you'd be on the road to goodness! Maybe some lemon and lime slices, some fresh cilantro, some chopped chipotle peppers, rough chopped tomatoes, a little chopped red bell pepper, a tiny bit of sea salt (or regular salt is fine) and a little olive oil to bond it all -- spread that inside, along the length of the fish, and if you grill it or bake it all the flavors and aromas would go through the fish! Just get creative with it!
I'm just not really a whole fish kinda girl -- something about it staring back up at me from the plate. $3 is AMAZING, though!!! It would be worth it for you to pursue this further, if you're ok with it being whole and having to deal with the bones. Or maybe get some guidance on how to filet it? I definitely couldn't teach you that online or I would!
I would have to say the foods I find most helpful are my salad fixings, vegetables, calorie/carb/sugar/fat-free syrups and salad dressings (made by Walden Farms). Not to mention my Natural Oven bread, whole wheat tortillas, tuna and fat-free cheese.
Famograham ~ You could try stuffing it with lemon and herbs (just like Sarah suggested) - salting it, some olive oil and wrapping it in a foil packet to bake in the oven. I bet that would be delish! We don't get Tilapia here often - we eat a lot of cod though, which is similiar - I love it, it's one of my favorite types of fish.
I couldn't live without:
mushrooms
water
diet vanilla pepsi
Kashi cereal (I *just* tried this - it's incredible!)
cod
boneless skinless chicken
cheese
sunflower seeds
OK, got to get me some of this "Kashi" today. Too many mentions of it on this board. I see the tilapi all the time here but I don't do fish. Often wondered though if I should get it for the hubby and dd. They love fish. Will get some of that too. Also, add mushrooms and onions to my list. cook with them every day probably. Love sauteed mushrooms and onions!
Kim
- Kashi Go Lean (we have a definite lack of Kashi items up here)
- Spinach (hate it cooked, but eat huge bowlfuls as a salad base)
- Chicken breasts (main course mainstay)
- Salmon steaks (grilled with lemon juice & fresh ground pepper mmmm)
- Fat free sugar free yogurt (Astro, generally)
- Weight Watchers 60% whole wheat bread (2 slices for 1 point!)
- Beans (love them for the taste, the fibre and the versatility)
- Tuna (in salads, open-faced sandwiches and casseroles)
- Watermelon (this is my "candy")
Of course there's more "favourites", but these are the ones I couldn't live without. Just noticed that I hit all the major food groups (protein, grains, dairy, fruits & veg)
Fat free greek yogurt (I eat it every day for breakfast)
Frozen blueberries (with my yogurt)
Tilapia (so easy to make and quick)
Chicken breast
Quinoa
Spinach
albacore Tuna
Protein powder
String cheese
blue bunnny frozen yogurt Bordeaux cherry chocolate(yummy)
I make Tilapia about 3-4 times a week. So easy just bake/broil it at 450 for 12 min. I get the individual fillet packs (4oz) at costco. I sometimes maranade it or just pour over and bake. I have used italian dressing, Mayo/paramsean mix, or any other maranade you choose. 12 min and its done. I serve with quinoa, rice or sometimes pasta. So easy and quick. Even frozen the fillets defrost quickly. Its my go to fast dinner. My kids even love it.
- grassfed ground beef
- pastured bacon
- almond meal
- frozen berries
- full fat greek yoghurt
- organic girl super greens (I feel a little doofy buying greens in a big plastic clamshell instead of cutting up bunches of them myself, but I'd still be very sad to see them go!)
- unsweetened coconut flakes
eggs for egg white omelet and for light egg salad
frozen spinach for omelet
salsa
non fat plain greek yogurt
oatmeal
frozen mixed berries
PB2
Fiber One Cereal
Light Vanilla soy milk(unsweetened, 35 calories per cup)
almonds
Cheese(full fat, specialty cheese very carefully measured using a scale)
$3 is AMAZING, though!!! It would be worth it for you to pursue this further, if you're ok with it being whole and having to deal with the bones. Or maybe get some guidance on how to filet it? 
I definitely couldn't teach you that online or I would!
