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Raw Zucchini Pasta

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Anyone familiar with the RAW movement?  These are people who believe that food is really only nutritious when it isn’t cooked.   Raw is just one of those things that involves a heavy duty commitment and because I can’t commit to watering my plants, I doubt it is for me.   Me, in my 1950’s style ignorance-is-bliss attitude towards food is starting to hear the whispers from the Raw people and not every whisper is totally nonsense.  Some of it is actually good common sense. Yikes. What I am mostly reacting to is a note I saw about how 51% of any diet should be raw. Anyone see that too? And here is the Uh-Oh moment I had- my little chalice of snuggles and giggles hardly ever eats raw food.  I mean she gets the grapes and cucumber finger foods like anyone else but that is pretty much it.  Most things I feed her are cooked, steamed and baked.  Perhaps I need to take it down a notch. So I went hunting for some raw …

Tilapia- Fishing for Victory

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This is just one of those things. I use Tilapia for this recipe because I can’t resist a sustainable and cost efficient fish.  That being said, any white fish will do. Think of this as a deconstructed fish finger with a few nibbletts mixed in for good measure. Ready in no more than 15 minutes (prep included), you are probably going to thank me for this recipe on a weekly basis. Oh yes, it is that good. Ingredients: 2 x 225g Tilapia fillet, skinned and cut into large chunks 1/2 cup matzoh meal or breadcrumbs 1/4 cup butter, salted.  If your child is under 1 year, unsalted works just as well but isn’t quite as zippy. 1 cup frozen corn kernels 1/2 cup frozen peas Preparation: Take a large skillet and warm to a medium heat. Add the butter and once melted add the matzoh meal or breadcrumbs to brown. This take no more than a minute. Add the Tilapia, corn and peas all at once. Stir continuously, breaking the fish down to appropriate size …