Slices of Life

 Even though my younger two boys wont eat fish I tend to prepare some sort of seafood weekly. One of our favorites is a traditional New England style of baking up white fish (Haddock, Cod, or even Tilapia work well for this dish).  The fish is prepared with a seasoned Ritz cracker topping an baked in the oven until the fish is nice and flaky and the Ritz crackers are crispy.  Ingredients: 3 lbs. Fish of your choice Lemon wedge or lemon juice-- Just enough to spritz the fish (I used a teaspoon lemon juice) Salt and pepper; to taste 1 full sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs 4 Tablespoons melted butter (I used Brummel & Brown yogurt spread and I tend to like my crumbs on the dry side; you can absolutely use more butter as most restaurants do) 1/2 Tablespoon Parsley flakes (though Italian seasoning works well too!) First I sprayed my 13x9 pan with non-stick cooking spray and laid out the haddock filets.  Then I drizzled them with just a bit of lemon juice. I s...

I found a recipe for a rice casserole quite a few years ago and my family just fell in love with it!  Unfortunately for them I don't often follow a recipe exactly and so it's not always so easy for me to re-make something new that we all love. Luckily this is one recipe that always seems to come out tasting pretty similar regardless of slight variations we've made here and there. Chicken, Broccoli, & Rice Casserole Ingredients: 3 cups broccoli florets, thawed (or if using fresh lightly steamed) 2 chicken breasts cooked & cubed (though we often use leftover bits of a whole chicken; you want about 2 cups) 2-3 cups white rice, cooked 1 2 cup pkg shredded mozzarella or pizza cheese 1/4 cup mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine; divided 3 Tbsp flour 1 tsp. Onion powder 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 1/4 cups milk Salt & Pepper (to taste) 1 sleeve Ritz crackers; crushed cooking spray 1. Spray a 8x8 or 9x9 pan with cooking spray and heat oven to 350...