Sea Bass Ceviche - Perfect for Summer Entertaining

So easy to make and so delicious!!

You can use any fish - salmon, tuna, scallops, shrimp, calamari, lobster, crab.... I had some sea bass left that needed to be cooked to I thought why not ceviche.

Cut fish into bite size pieces and pour fresh lemon and lime juice over top and mix. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for and hour. Add diced red onion, jalapeno, tomato(seeded is best), and cilantro, add more lime juice if needed and a splash of olive oil for flavor and texture. You can also add red or green pepper if you wish. Recover and chill for a few hours. Place 2 halves of avocado on plate and spoon over top. Serve with crispy tortillas.

Beverage choices...Margarita, Pinot Gris, Ice Cold Beer....if you must, ice tea is cool too!

Chilean sea bass for dinner

This is a healthy, easy, elegant dinner. I cook by feel not by measurement, so go for it and have some fun. You can always order a pizza if it fails miserably, which is unlikely.

chilean sea bass filets
roma tomatoes
lemon
olive oil
salt/pepper
white wine (not chardonnay) I like sauvignon blanc.

preheat oven to 425
Dress sea bass filets with olive oil and salt and pepper on both sides. Place tomato slices in the bottom of baking dish, gently place sea bass filets on top. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over fish and pour wine in, enough to cover the tomatoes. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

serve with sautéed spinach in olive oil and garlic

Don't forget to drink the rest of the wine........

Dessert optional I like a can of whip cream and a man. Use your imagination....

ENJOY!!!

Easy Biscotti with White Chocolate

I was lucky enough to receive a last minute invite to a fab cocktail party the other night. Of course I was attending and as everybody knows you can't show up without a hostess gift. I ran to my gift closet, yes, there were a few options available to me in there. I also look in the pantry as many times a tasty food item is calling - sauce, spice, oil, jam, stuffed olives (I like to make my own blue cheese stuffed olives, so yummy in a slightly dirty martini of course). Well this afternoon I had just made some white chocolate almond biscotti's!! So easy....

When next at the store buy a container of almond biscotti's, large or small and buy some white chocolate chips. Melt the white chocolate in the microwave, 1 1/2 minutes on medium high, stir continue to heat until melted. Dip half of the biscotti in the white chocolate and place on wax paper until dry. Place several in cellophane goodie bag tie with pretty bow and apply label if you have one. If not , no worries, the ribbon is decorative enough. Your hostess will love them and they are technically homemade!!! hurray for you.

Oh and by the way the Party of Fabulously Amazing...I met several new fun loving, creative and intelligent individuals. It's going to be a festive holiday season, hope yours is as well!!!