Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf, Tilapia and Grilled Veggies

Well we are finally settled into our new home and getting more settled into our new normal in Murfreesboro. I have to admit it has not come nearly as easily as I wished it would. It has felt like vacation for a couple of weeks and that we will be leaving this place and coming home any day. However, this is home. I say that not with sadness but with much excitement as Trevor and I talk about life in this "new" place. Even though Trev and I have both lived here previously, we come back as changed people with changed hearts for this great city we love. Continue to pray for us as we love and live with our neighbors, friends and City Church.

Let's talk food...Making my way around a new, much bigger kitchen has been fun but also intimidating. We ate lots of grilled meats and veggies (right out of Grandpa's garden) for the first week. It was nice not to dirty a kitchen and just toss it all on the grill. This week I have cooked and baked in my new kitchen. I'm learning my way around it much better and feeling more comfortable.

Grilled Tilapia, Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf and Veggies

Tilapia

4 tilapia fillets

EVOO for coating

Salt and Pepper

Cayenne Pepper

4 slices of lemon or lime

Coat the tilapia in EVOO. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Place it in a casserole dish. Put one slice of lemon or lime on each piece. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf (click for recipe)

I got this recipe from the Gluten Free Goddess. It is so easy and so yummy. Since I found it, I have made it 4 times. Its a must have.

Grilled Veggies

1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 zucchini

Asparagus

EVOO

Salt and Pepper

I realize this is pretty self explanatory, but just in case you have never grilled veggies...it is this easy. Slice up your veggies, coat them in EVOO and salt and pepper. Put them in a grill pan and cook until tender, yet still slightly crunchy about 20 minutes.

Enjoy!!