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Beans being a star of dinner tonight and the teen being MUAH!

My mom and I made an awesome dinner tonight. We got a recipe for fish paupiettes (rolled fish) from the new clean eating book and I must say this is one of the best homemade fish dishes I have ever had. I absolutely loved it and could have eaten the entire three pieces I think! We used halibut, but any mild, white fish would work, and then rolled them up with a mixture of whole wheat bread crumbs, fresh (from our garden) basil, Dijon mustard, and toasted almonds.

The result was a perfectly cooked piece of fish with a moist, doughy filling that was sooo TASTY! Much better than I thought the recipe would turn out.

On the side we had some veggies (broc, asparagus, and green beans) and some Great Northern Bean Mash<- awesome side that adds some major protein and replaces mashed potato’s with awesome flavor and nutrients!

mashed goodness

Heres the recipe we created:

~1 small onion

~1 large or two small loves of garlic

~1 can great northern beans or any small white beans

~rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper

~ chicken broth

Saute the onion and garlic in a bit of oil and chicken broth until translucent. Add beans and a dash more chicken broth (not too much though or it will be too watery) and cook until all heated through. Put entire mixture into a food processor with a hefty amount of rosemary (makes the dish), a sprinkle of thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Process until smooth and serve either hot or cold. I like it nice and chilled!

Now onto the moment you have all been waiting for……the winner of my Granola Giveaway!!! I used the online random number generator to pick the winner and here is what it came up with:

Commenter: Teenage Health Freak!

Congratulations! Just send me your address info (proulxkr@roadrunner.com) and I will cook up your granola and get it out to you ASAP. Thanks for all that participated in the giveaway and don’t worry, there will be many more opportunities to win some great stuff.

Speaking of great things, I have been informed that my Open Sky Shop will be launched in early August and I cannot wait. I am super excited to be able to share with you guys on a more personal level the products I love! I’ll keep you posted.

Well, I am really tired and have a full day a head of me tomorrow (first day of training at my job). I am off to get catch some Z’s.

Sleep well everyone!