I am always taking mental notes about all the ideas they give me and I owe tonight’s dinner to my friend Leah, who told me about this easy recipe this weekend.
Dinner a la Leah
It’s no secret that I love fish, but I tend to gravitate to more flavorful fish like salmon and trout.
I often steer clear of tilapia because I find it a little bland. However, I nabbed two tilapia filets at the grocery store last night because they were the cheapest white fish available behind the seafood counter and Leah’s recipe called for a white fish.
To prepare the fish, I lined a cookie sheet with foil and sprayed it with cooking spray before placing the tilapia filets on top. I then sprayed the filets with cooking spray and sprinkled them lightly with garlic salt. After broiling the fish until it was fully cooked (less than 10 minutes), I topped the filets with a mixture of Parmesan cheese and basil and placed them back in the oven to broil until the cheese became slightly brown and crisp.
Parmesan Basil Tilapia
The result was a very flavorful and cheesy fish filet!
Flavorful Fish
Another Yummy Bite
I enjoyed the Parmesan basil tilapia with a side of roasted Brussels sprouts for some added nutrients.
Gotta love and easy and delicious dinner!
Of Possible Interest
- 5 Healthy French Fry Alternatives (FitSugar.com)
- Healthy Family-Friendly Dinners Under $10 (Health.com)
- Decoding Food Labels (dailySpark.com)
Four Your Enjoyment
I saw this cute little post on the new blog ChicagoCuisineCritique.blogspot.com and thought it would be a fun one to duplicate on PBF! I always love learning more about you guys, so feel free to participate on your own blog or share four things about yourself in the comments section of this post.
Four Jobs I’ve Had
- Lifeguard
- Public Relations and Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Manager
- Writer/Editor
Four Places I’ve Lived
- Harrisburg, PA
- Palatine, IL
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Orlando, FL
Four TV Shows I Love
- Friends
- So You Think You Can Dance
- Cash Cab
- Man v. Food
Four Places I’ve Traveled To
- France
- Costa Rica
- Hawaii
- California
Four Blogs I Visit
(Note: I visit a lot more than four blogs daily but thought you might enjoy these blogs that are not from the healthy-living blog community.)
- J’s Everyday Fashion (This girl has serious style)
- Style Me Pretty (FANTASTIC wedding blog)
- The Didactic Pirate (A hysterical college English teacher’s random musings)
- The Daily Puppy (Not a blog, but it features an adorable picture of a new puppy every day)
Four of My Favorite Foods
- Ice cream
- Peanut butter
- Shellfish (clams, mussels)
- Pasta with marinara sauce
Four Places I’d Rather Be
- Romantic vacation with Ryan
- At home with my family
- At the beach with friends
- Back in Chicago with my girlfriends
Now it’s your turn to tell me four things about you:
- What are your four favorite foods?
- What four TV shows do you love?
Oooo, fun! I saw this too and loved it!
Four favorite foods:
Ice Cream
Peanut Butter
Chicken
Cereal
Four TV shows I love:
One Tree Hill
Friends
Man vs. Food
Cupcake Wars
Looks like we have a few in common!
(not surprised!)
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life
Cute idea! Hmm… 4 favorite foods: ice cream, butternut squash, bagels, yogurt. Ask me tomorrow and I’ll probably name a different four, I love food.
4 TV shows – bachelor/bachelorette, amazing race, dancing with the stars, sex & the city.
Lizzy @ LBBakes
Recently found your blog and have loved it! Your bachelorette weekend looked absolutely amazing and that is incredible you ended it with a half marathon! Congratulations to you!! As for your survey:
What are your four favorite foods?
Oats, almond butter, salmon, rasberry sorbet
What four TV shows do you love?
Glee, Biggest Loser, House, Giada At Home
-Emily
Mindfully Emily
WHAT??? You lived in Harrisburg?!?!?!? I live in Harrisburg!!! When did you live in the burg and do you ever come back? OMG Julie, if you ever want to revist your old home, I would love to have you for a visit.
Lauren
aw thanks!!! i was actually born there!
both of my grandmothers still live in gettysburg.
peanutbutterfingers
Next time you are in Pa, please let me know! Have a wonderful night girl!
Lauren
I have tried that parmesan and basil combo before and it’s so tasty!!
Shows:
1) United States of Tara
2) SYTYCD
3) Criminal Minds
4) Law & Order: SVU
Foods:
1) French fries and ketchup!
2) Pizza
3) Anything Mexican
4) Pecan Pie
I swear I like broccoli too!
TheKetchupDiaries
As I always, I visit your blog, see your pictures of awesome healthy food, and I feel instantly hungry. Sadly, all we have in the house is a block of cheddar cheese and a half-empty box of Lucky Charms.
It’s a good thing I don’t live near you. I’d be The Dinner Guest That Stayed Forever.
Didactic Pirate
4 Foods I love: peanut butter & banana, frozen yogurt, roasted sweet potatoes, watermelon
4 TV shows I love: The Office, Locked Up Abroad, Dateline, Good Eats
Lauren
FOODS:
1. green tea ice cream
2. paitan ramen
3. pasta
4. hot pot bi bim bap
TV SHOWS:
1. vampire diaries
2. gossip girl
3. lie to me
4. numb3rs…but i think it got cancelled.
erica
That looks like a super yummy dinner!
Four Foods:
1. Ice Cream
2. Scallops
3. Fresh Salsa
4. Artichokes
Four Shows:
1. Fringe
2. Gilmore Girls
3. Bethenny Getting Married
4. Bones (but I like the older episodes MUCH better–the new ones just aren’t as good!)
Melissa
oh fun! i just posted my answers on my blog: http://pajamachef.wordpress.com/meet-the-pajama-chef/four-things/
Four of My Favorite Foods
* Peanut butter
* Yogurt
* Fruit
* Brownies
Four TV Shows I Love
* Law & Order: SVU
* LOST
* The Next Food Network Star
* Full House
Sarah
Food:
1. Froyo
2. Oatmeal
3. Peanut butter
4. Blackberries
TV shows:
1. Grey’s Anatomy
2. Bones
3. Gossip Girl
4. Jersey Shore
Your bachelorette weekend pics look fun! I definitely know the feeling about feeling like you need to get back to regular eating though!
Scarlett
Four favorite foods:
Peanut Butter
Cherries
Cheese
Peaches
Four TV shows I love:
Make It Or Break It
Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations
The Amazing Race
The Good Wife
Empty Pocket Grad
I enjoy tilapia…it’s light and refreshing, especially with fresh lemon.
Julie @ Pickley Pear
So cool your from Palatine! I live in the Oak Brook area! Glad you enjoyed your return to Chicago!
Meagan
4 fave foods:
Spaghetti
Strawberries
Mango
Dark chocolate
4 TV shows:
Friends!!!!
90210
Real Housewives (all, but my fav is NJ)
Criminal Minds
Rachel
yuuum, I love tilapia. The last time I bought fish (a week ago) I found a balck parasite looking worm, still alive after being my fridge for two days! yuck
four shows: Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, Oprah, ____
Food: oatmeal, mexican food, peanut butter, greek yogurt!
Angelalovesfood
four favorite foods:
corns
kabocha
raspberries
bread
balancejoyanddelicias
That’s a great recipe for tilapia!
Four foods:
1. Peanut butter
2. Ice cream
3. Salmon
4. Oatmeal
Four TV shows:
1. Friends
2. Best Thing I Ever Ate
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. Real Housewives
Allison
I’m so glad you decided to do this for yourself! I thought it was so cute too. Thanks for the shout out!
Chicago Cuisine Critique
of course! loved it!
peanutbutterfingers
Oooh, this is fun!!
Favorite Food:
Gelato
Oatmeal (with all the fixings, of course)
Fried zucchini
Scones
Favorite TV:
Gilmore Girls (best show EVER)
The Office
30 Rock
So You Think You Can Dance
Liz @ Tip Top Shape
I had pan fried tilapia for supper tonight! I think it’s all about the seasonings to make sure that it’s delicious.
Favorite foods: gumbo, jambalaya, greek salad, cheese
TV shows: True Blood, Pretty Little Liars, House Hunters, The OC
louisianagrown
I’ve haven’t come across J’s Everyday Fashion Blog before but I scrolled through it tonight and LOVE her looks! I also love that they are affordable clothes!
Brooke
Thanks Brooke!!
Js Everyday Fashion
Yummy, looks good!
christina cadden
oh, i don’t know if i can pick just 4! i love pizza, ice cream, pasta of any kind, and yogurt
i guess veggies too 
and i’m LOVING GLEE these days…in an obsessive way!
Heather (Heather’s Dish)
Foods (only 4??!):
nutbutters
chocolate
bread
granola
Places I’d Rather Be:
at my boyfriend’s house
Paris
year 2001
Canada
Nicole
haha i wish i could eat tilapia! ever since i found out its not even a real fish- just peices of fish from EVERYWHERE.. it FREAKED me out! no thanks!
four foods i love!!
1. steak
2. chocolate
3. froyo
4. PB
kbwood
Tilapia is a real fish – it’s just not one species of fish. It is a name give to about a hundred species of fish.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia
sue
I love that you & Ryan eat fish regularly — you def get your Omega 3′s!
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
Ah, yes, with those shows we’d definitely get along!
Four shows I love:
Say Yes to the Dress
Modern Family
Big Bang Theory
Will & Grace
thefitbridesmaid
LOVE say yes to the dress. do you like girl meets gown too?
peanutbutterfingers
Four foods is HARD!
Umm…. peanut butter, bananas, greek yogurt, and strawberries.
I’d have to go for those since I eat them daily!
TV is even harder to pick between, so I won’t even go there!
Amber K
4 foods:
chocolate, ice cream, strawberries, peanut butter
4 shows:
The Next Food Network Star, Two and a Half Men, Friends, ER
When did you live in Palatine? I live in Mundelein.
sue
i lived in palatine from 1991 – 2003.
peanutbutterfingers
ooh, I love these silly lists. although i agree, it’ll be hard to narrow down my favorites!
four fave foods:
1. froyo …but I’ve gotta have toppings!
2. pasta (in annnyyy sauce)
3. peanut butter
4. cereal
four fave shows:
1. Friends
2. The Bachelor/Bachelorette …I’m hooked!
3. So You Think You Can Dance
4. Gossip Girl
phew… is it bad that making me choose my favorites stresses me out? I hate to neglect seafood, Glee, and King of Queens!
Alyssa
Foods:
1. Froyo
2. Chocolate
3. Peanut butter
4. Cookies!
TV shows:
1. Gossip Girl
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. The Office
4. Glee
I haven’t commented before, but I LOVE your blog! It’s great to see an approachable way to live a healthy and rewarding lifestyle without having to give up any treats and “bad” foods
Thank you! I love your clothes, too!
Tammy
woohoo for a first-time commenter!
peanutbutterfingers
I watch your blog regularly but today i felt like commenting:D
Well my fave TV shows are:
-Gossip girl
-Friends (here in Greece they;re on Tv every weekend but now I watch them on DVDs!)
-Master chef
-Inspector Monk
And now the difficult part-my top 4 foods:
-Pasta(;eeeevery kind of pasta literaly)
-Pies(especially spinach and apple ones)
-yoghurt with cereal
-bisquits
……and many more!
Magda
Hi Julie!
I just wanted to say that I stumbled across your blog by accident….but I’m so glad I did!
I’ve always been a thin person, but I haven’t always eaten well and I’m so glad that you post such nutritious and yummy foods. Great ideas to get me on the healthy eating track! Keep up the good food and workout posts! I’ll be visiting often!
Amanda
thanks amanda!
peanutbutterfingers
I love lists!
My 4 favorite foods:
Hummus
Frozen Yogurt
Cookies
Pancakes
Favorite TV shows (at the moment):
Kell on Earth
Any Nigella Lawson show
Mad Men
Old school Project Runway (i.e. Santino, etc.)
40apples
Too fun!
4 Fave TV shows (current):
The Closer
Top Chef
Rizzoli and Isles
Say Yes To The Dress
4 Fave TV shows (oldschool):
Felicity
Dawson’s Creek
90210
Law & Order
4 Fave Foods:
Oatmeal
Fish (mainly orange ruffy and shrimp)
Frozen Yogurt
Tempeh
Kelly
Love this!
Four favorite foods: hummus, avocado, sushi, blueberries!
Four TV shows I love: 30 Rock, Family Guy, Glee, Intervention
Brynne
Four favorite foods:
1. sushi
2. peanut butter
3. bleu cheese
4. vegetables
Four favorite TV shows:
1. Man V Food
2. Rescue Me
3. True Blood
4. Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, Kendra, Holly’s World, Bethanny Getting Married (all those trashy reality shows)
Kate
Four favorite foods:
-Peanut Butter
-Blueberries
-Greek Yogurt
-Ice cream cake
Four TV shows I love:
-Bachelor/ette
-Grey’s Anatomy (yup, still <3 this one)
-BostonMed
-Top Chef
(apparently, i reallllyy like reality tv or medical dramas…lol)
Maura
I like tilapia, but I’m with you: I prefer salmon.
Four favorite foods:
Chocolate anything
Chips and salsa
Bread pudding
Giant salad
Four TV shows I love(d):
Lost
Fringe
Alias
24
Tracey @ I’m Not Superhuman
My four favorite shows are:
-Top Chef
-House
-Biggest Loser
-America’s Next Top Model (a guilty pleasure! lol)
And my favorite foods are:
-edamame
-string cheese
-milk chocolate
-pasta
(well I guess those are my top four at the moment, but there are so many good things I like!)
Maddie
# What are your four favorite foods?
-almond butter
-pizza
-ice cream
-mango
# What four TV shows do you love?
-Mad Men
-Six Feet Under
-Conan O’Brien
-Jersey Shore
Shannon
Favorite Food:
Peanut Butter
Salads with sliced Almonds & dried cherries
Brownies
Apples
Favorite TV Shows:
True Blood/Vampire Diaries (huge vampire fan)
So You Think You Can Dance
Lie To Me
House Hunters (I’m obsessed even though we already have a home…ha-ha)
Karen
That’s awesome that you lived in Palatine, thats so close to me! I live in Wheeling
Favorite foods:
Peanut Butter
Gelato
Oats
Shrimp
Favorite TV shows:
Friends – favorite TV show ever!
House Hunters
Big Brother
The Office
Andrea @ Sweet N Green
4 places I’ve traveled: Australia, London, California, New Orleans
4 favorite shows: The Colony, It’s Always Sunny in Philedelphia, Real World New Orleans, The Office
4 blogs I read: Carrots N’ Cake, Iowa Girl Eats, Running-Eating-Living in the Real World, Yes I Want Cake
myFOODevents
Been reading your blog for a while now, I love it! Sadie is so cute, I want my own running buddy
Fave foods: Peanut butter, watermelon, soft serve, pancakes
TV Shows: Friday Night Lights, Sex and the City, Glee, Sorpanos
Sarah Mockler
peanut butter
nuetalla
beans
pizza
The Closer
The Biggest Loser
Law and Order
CSI ( original Las Vegas)
angierunner
Love reading lists like this, so fun, and thanks for the shout-out!!
Js Everyday Fashion
Read this comment carefully – it’s not on topic it’s just a little something to give you a smile and say thanks for your hard work on this blog!
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
Candace Belardo
All that is on my mind is cigs. I i’m sure i don’t want to take a drag and if someone offered a cigarette right this minute, I would decline. I am in a really lousy emotional state and have been having trouble staying asleep still I understand I have to turn out to be strong.
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