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Make Your Own Tortilla Chips! 

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Yum, don't these Baked Tortilla Chips look sooo delicious (deeelishush! lol!) - ah'mazing!

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And here's how they happened - you know how I hate to waste anything, and I had bought some Tortilla's for my lovely daughter, since she loves to put some Sharp Cheese on a Tortilla, roll it up, microwave it, done!

So, anyway, I happened to have 2 packages of Tortillas in the fridge, no one had gotten around to eating them, and the other night I thought, well, I don't want them to go bad, pack up their own bag and walk out the fridge on their own... one of my favorite jokes whenever something accidentally goes bad before I've gotten around to using it...hahaha! Makes me laugh : )

The first time I tried baking the Tortillas,  just cut one Tortilla, like a pie, put it on the Parchment Paper, baked it waaay too long (I was busy online, forgot I had anything in the oven - lol!)... they were okay, but not delicious, so I had a little idea on how I could make them better...

So here's what I did - I poured a little bit of Olive Oil on the first Tortilla, put the next Tortilla right on top of the first one, and squish it around so the whole Tortilla is covered, then flip it over, squish around the other side, add the next Tortilla, flip that one, then flip the bottom Tortilla - or, however many you're making - I made 3, tonight...

And I think you could use any oil, I'm guessing, I just thought I'd try it with Olive Oil (EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil), first, see how they turned out : )

I laid them out on the Parchment Paper (which is a total miracle, I hope you're cooking with Parchment Paper, too, since anything you bake that might normally be fried, will have waaay less fat, will taste and look like it was fried - how cool is that, right? Soo cool!)

See how easy? You can just move the Olive Oil (or whatever oil you want to use - I'm guessing they would all be good : ) around with your fingers, no worries... nothing fancy, just quick and easy, healthy and delicious!

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I just cut the Tortillas like a pie - was the easiest thing I could think of - lol! But, I'm thinking that they would be fun to make into little strips, do the oil, first, of course, and then lay them out on the Parchment Paper, lightly salt, you could use the Tortilla Strips for a salad, or your soup - or like DIY Hickory Sticks - haha! 

I'm thinking, as well, you could cut the Tortilla in rounds, using a cookie cutter or a glass, then press them into a cupcake tray, bake them, then you could fill them with Taco Meat, or any kind of Pulled Meat - and then all your favorite toppings... wouldn't that be cute? 

Ooh, AND, if you can find something to 'hang' your tortilla over, and put it in the oven, it'll bake in the shape of a Taco Shell - ah'yum! 

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 For all my little Canadian Friends! Heyyoo! : )

If you know me, and I hope you do, but if this is your first visit in to see me, Heyyoo! I'm thrilled you're here! But I'm not a calorie counter, except for sometimes, because I do like the idea that if you cut out 100 calories a day, you'll lose a pound a month, or maybe more, and if you cut out 400 calories a day, I dunno, quadruple that? haha! And then add in a little exercise.. man, who looks amazing? You do! Yahoo!

I am closer to looking at Fat Grams and the Carb count, although I also think you need to use your brain before anything else, when it comes to Carbs - don't let yourself get too caught up in the 'no carbs' thing - moderation is always the key, enjoy your food, just be mindful of what you're eating, drink more water (I also hope you're already doing my 10/10 Diet - just take 10 sips of water, 10 times a day, will transform your body... yahoo!)

Oh, and I think the Fiber count is the most important part of the Nutritional Facts, since a diet high in Fiber will make you soooo nice and healthy, you'll be so excited!

At first I had laid the Tortillas in a circle, like the pie shape I had cut them in, but I could get more on the cookie sheet when I laid them out like that.... and, yahoo, that left me a little space for some Cheese Sticks and Jalapeno Sticks - yum!

 



Okay, why does that make me laugh so hard? X or Love? haha! You decide, Baby! lol! ; )

Just Lightly Salt the Tortilla pieces before they go in the oven, and I used just regular table salt...

Bake at 350 F for about 10 minutes (again, I always lose track of time, I'm busy - lol!), then take the trays out the oven, flip them all over, salt on the other side, pop back into the oven for about another 10 minutes - they'll be ready when they're 'dry' and crispy, a little bit brown on the edges... you'll know when you see them : )

I can't tell you how delicious these are - we were so pleased with ourselves, for, one, not wasting the Tortillas, and, two, for discovering a lovely new-to-me recipe! lol! 

Go ahead and try new things in the kitchen - if you have a little idea for something, can't hurt to give it a wee try, right? That's how so many of my favorite recipes have come to be - I've got something in my fridge that I don't want to waste - lol! 

There were the 'dry ones', the first shot at the Baked Tortillas, and they were okay, but, go ahead and just enjoy what you eat - that's okay... : )

I can't remember how much the package of Tortillas was, but, sometimes you can get a good deal...

And this is gonna make sooo many Baked Tortilla Chips! Yum!

You can serve them just as they are, they're flaky, light, crispy, so delicious - sort of like a cross between a regular Tortilla Chip and Puff Pastry, since it becomes a lot of little thin layers of pastry - is soo good! 

I served these Baked Tortilla Chips with Salsa, and that was delicious, but you could serve these, warm or cold, with your favorite dip - would be delicious with a Spinach Dip! Yum!

And they were soo good, we ate them all - haha! I gotta look up what this 'moderation' thing is that I keep hearing about - lol!

Happy Eating!! Your Little Friend, Ailsa!! (Dat me!) xoxo! : )


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Taco Tortillas - Yum! Fast and Easy! 

Oh, and then look what else we figured out - lol!

All this, because I didn't want to waste our 10 zillion Tortillas we bought for $2.87 at the Wholesale Club store - haha!

I just made much bigger wedges, the usual Olive Oil on the first guy, then squish all the other guys on top of that one, and then each other (good, sorta a bad, joke, here - lol!), so both sides of each Tortilla is covered in a light layer of Olive Oil, EVOO ; )

Whenever I see Ground Meat, Ground Hamburger, Mince, if you're Scottish - haha - on sale, or a good price, especially those giant packages of the Ground Meat, I make the whole thing in a giant pot, add a LOT of Taco Seasoning, and we either have Tacos or Taco Spaghetti (yum!), that first night, pop the rest oof the cooked and seasoned meat in a big freezer bag, squish that around a little bit, as it's freezing, so you can easily just use a little bit at a time, on Cucumber Slices (yum!), or in whatever else you're making... 

Anyway, so I made the larger Tortilla Slices, baked them on each side for about 10 minutes, each, lightly salted on each side, too : ) 

Add on some Taco Meat (we just microwaved it for a couple of minutes - poifect!)

Add a little Salsa

Add a little Shredded Cheese 

If you have lettuce, you could totally add that, but we just had the Taco Tortillas straight up - deeelicious! VERY kid and family friendly - and would make a great party snacks, too! : ) 

#Hamburgers, Baby!

And, here's a yummy thing to try, next time you have Hamburgers! 

Make your own hamburgers at home - is waay easier than you might think - yippee!

I use a giant pan, I love it, is life-changing, but you can use any pan, of course!

Put Olive Oil, Montreal Steak Spice and Seasoning Salt in the pan, turn on the heat to high : )

I usually just use frozen hamburger patties - they're a good deal, and you can keep them in the freezer for whenever you might like to have them : )

Place each hamburger in the pan, whatever will fit, easily - usually 3 or 4, if you have a big pan, 1 or 2 for a smaller pan : )

So, place the hamburgers in the pan, move them around a little, cover and let cook #Yum!

I pop some rolls in the oven, cut in half, I like a toasty roll, or, toast them in the toaster : )

Take the lid off carefully, set aside...

Flip the burgers, use a spatula and a fork, to make sure it doesn't splatter - be careful! : )

Press down on the burgers with the spatula - cover and get all your 'fixins' out - lol! 

Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Tomato Slices, Lettuce, Pickles, Onions, Peppers - Mushrooms if you feel like tossing some mushrooms in the pan, too - ah'yum!

Turn the heat down a little, make sure they're all cooked thoroughly - they will be so delicious! Yay!! 

Lift the Hamburger patties to the bun, or, use Tomato Slices as the top bun, or, do a Lettuce Wrap, if you're doing Keto - it's all good, it's all delicious! 

Now you've saved a ton o' money, and you're having an amazing meal! Yippee!

Toast Jalapeno Bagels - they make a great Hamburger Bun! 

Very spicy, so, you might want to use half the Jalapeno Bagel, use a Tomato slice for the top bun - so delicious! 

And a whole lot o' Lettuce!! 

Yum! So Fresh and Light!! 

I love it! 

Happy Eating!! Your li'l Foodie Friend, Ailsa! lol! : )

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  Okay, let's see if this pic will go to the top of the page, or if I have to quickly bang out a brand new page, so the first pic of me that you see, when you open up mah' blog, is me in a bikini - hahaha! Whaat? Ruh-roh! And this is the pic that you'll see of me, all throughout Google, when you lok up something I've written about - so, at least you'll know you came to the right place - lol! 

Well, this is weird - how did this page get up to the front of my blog?? I had to go through and update every page, because of the new 'https' thing - annoying, for sure, and then, all of a sudden, here we are... but, that's okay - you can look any way you like, at any age! Be proud of who you are, baby!! : )

I'll pop back in, in a bit, make some changes, but... is this why my numbers have been waaay up, in the last few days? bah'hahahahahaha! You take one bikini shot... or, whatever - it's one of my favorite things to wear, and why not, right? It's cool and comfy, and we looove to go swimming! 

: )

Ailsa at Sandbanks Beach, Southern Ontario, Canada... 

We have gorgeous beaches here in Ontario, Canada, and that's a large part of why we chose this area of Canada to move back to...I looove the beach, and just can't see myself living very far from a gorgeous beach, ever.... except, now, it's too cold to go to the beach (unless you're all bundled up, and, clearly, I love wearing bikinis! lol!)... so I canny help myself, I'm looking at the map for more beaches, where they're warm year-round!

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 I've been meaning to write this for a while, now - we've just recently started making our own Fried fish, and by fried, I mean Pan-Fried, in Olive Oil, a little bit of Butter, Seasoning Salt and Montreal Steak Spice - that's it - how simple is that? And, one time, I just poured the Shake 'n Bake out, rinsed the fish in water, dipped it, one side, then the other, right into the Olive Oil already hot in the frying pan - deeeelish! Ooh, and don't forget your little pad of butter - butter makes it better! : )

But the biggest key is, we got a giant frying pan, which I didn't have, before - not here, anyway... all those moves, you have to let everything go, almost, for each cross-country move...

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You can pop the Minute Rice, which always works out perfectly, 10 minutes in the microwave, your fish and veggies will be ready when the rice is ready - just measure the same amount of rice and water, make sure it's a big bowl, other wise, the rice won't come out well... but, for a 10 minute meal, wowee wowza! Deelish, and super healthy!

And, you can throw some of your rice into the frying pan, after the fish is served, push it around a little bit, get all the flavor into the rice, too - ah'yum! 

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Makes me laugh so hard - love The Simpsons, long time fan, have written 3 spec scripts for The Simpsons... anyway, was just thinking, now I want to make extra fish, then reserve some fish for the following night, break the fish into pieces, add it to the Chowder - Fish Chowder - yum! 

And you know what? You can just buy a can or two of Clam Chowder, add some milk, salt and pepper, and now I want to add a lot of the fish to it - will be delicious - and serve the Clam Chowder with some really good bread - yum! Did I already say yum? haha! What about delicious, did I already say deeelishush?? 'Cause I know it will be - will post pics when I've made it - so to speak - lol! 

Chowdahh!!

I just wanna show you how incredibly fast and easy - not to mention, inexpensive and healthy - frying your own fish can really be - and sooo delicious! You'll love it, the whole family will love it! : )

I start with pouring some Olive Oil in the frying pan not a lot, just, you know, swirl it a few times (down with the swirl - bah'hahaha!) 

Rinse your fish - I'm thawing some out, right now - I just put the frozen fish in the same pan, cover with cold water, will rinse it off when I'm finished writing this - lol! Yum - me starving for da fish, now! hahaha!

Here you go - I just ran over and took a quick pic of the fish thawing in the pan of water - same pan, just pour out the water, give the pan and the fish a good rinse, put the heat on High, olive oil right in the pan, rinse the fish, lay it in the pan, spices, flip a few times, done! 

AND, you can easily cook delicious fish on the BBQ - make a tin foil boat - and for the veggies, too, or lay it on the grill... anything way all, it's all delicious, super fast to make : )

But you're gonna put the stove on High, pour in the Olive Oil (Extra virgin Olive Oil EVOO, or, frankly, I'm guessing any oil you happen to have around the house, I just always have Olive Oil in the cupboard, and it's a much better price, now - used to be pricey, but not no mores! lol!)

I looove a good crispy crust on my fish - yum! It's so delicious! I sprinkle the fish with a little Seasoning Salt, then a little Montreal Steak Spice - sometimes I'll add a little Parsley from my hanging baskets, because that make me laugh - but, really, I couldn't taste it, was mostly for show, in this dish - haha!

Look at this - this is what spurred me on to write this for you, today - I happened to turn over the 'package of fish', if you will, and look at what's in it - or, more importantly, what's NOT in it - and this goes for pretty much any fish - frankly, I buy whatever's on sale - they're basically all the same - I know I can't really tell the difference - not in regular fish - smoked fish is different, o' course - Finnan Haddie (boil that for 10 minutes - a good ol' Scottish Dish! Is that me, too?? hahaha!) 

And if you've never tried Smoked Salmon, or BBQ Salmon - you eat it straight from the pacakge, like candy - they even have Candied Smoked Salmon - it's all delicious, so good for you! Yum! Salmon!

But look at that - 1 gram of Carbs, 0.5 Grams of Fat - can you believe that?? Man, I knew it was healthy, before, but that's cer-razy, right?! Yahoo! Something we loove, that's super healthy! 

That's perfect for a Keto or Paleo Diet, too : ) 

We jus' like it because it's delicious! lol!

So, one night, we had to eat the fish, because there just wasn't enough room left in the freezer, so we had to put it in the fridge.... anyway, that was super-lucky, since I didn't want to serve the same meal two days in a row, so I looked in the cupboard, there's the Shake 'n Bake, I thought, okay, let's say the fish is simply coated in the Shake 'n Bake, then pan-fried in the Olive Oil, right? 

Turns out, omg, insanely delicious  - no need to do anything but rinse the fish, pour the Shake 'n Bake right on a plate - I just poured it onto the bag in the box - whatevs... do it the easiest way, if you' more like me - haha!

Omg, look at that crust! and we just served it with Minute Rice - whatevs, is so easy to use, so we pop the Minute Rice in the Microwave for 10 minutes, the rice and fish are ready at the same time - a 10 Minute Meal - amazing! 

I happened to have some rice leftover from the previous night's Fish Dinner - this was the week we didn't have room for the package of fish in the freezer, so had to have fish, 3 nights running, since there were 6 giant fillets of fish in the package, package of Basa Fish Fillets was $11, but there was another package of #Basa Fish Fillets for $9 - it's all good fish, choose whichever one you like, but you can usually find Basa, Cod, Halibut, Salmon, Pollock, Sole - it's all great - and omg,if you can ever find Pickerel, it's your lucky day - sooo delicious! 

My Auntie Becky made fresh Pickerel that my Dad and cousins caught, up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, when I was 11, and I'll never forget that meal - in fact, Auntie Becky's fish, that night, is what inspired me to try this fish fry, on my own - lol! 

I love that Great Food often comes with a Great Memory! : ) 

Look how easy - and it's soo good! I often just toss the veggies in at the end, let the veggies cook in the buttery olive oil - yum! Omg, me a'Starvin' Marvin - better go cook the fish, right now! lol!

I hope this means you'll pick up some fish in the frozen foods aisle, or fresh, if you can, and make a delicious Fish Fry for your own dinner - and maybe for someone you love, too! lol! : )

Happy Eating! Ailsa : ) 

Okay, today we're having a super-easy lazy-day... is the best! So it's soo lazy, today, I didn't even feel like standing up for 10 minutes to fry the fish in a pan - a li'l funny, since this is a ludicrously fast and easy dish to make, is literally, a 10 minute meal, and, yet, here I am, trying to make it even easier... hahaha! 

Whatevs - I'm not the only Mom trying to make my life even easier, (or Dad, or anyone, really - lol!)

Baked Fish Fillets

So, as you know, I loves me some Parchment Paper, it makes everything amazing, no questions asked... it makes frozen food that you might think needs to be fried, taste like it's fried, when, really, it's baked on the Parchment Paper (get it at your local Dollar Store or wherever it's a good price - for some reason, Parchment Paper really ranges in price, but why pay more? Noo... save you' money for more chocolate! haha!)

Anyway, I didn't even thaw the frozen fish, I just gave it a quick rinse under cold water, put an extra piece of fish on, for tomorrow, and we'll flake it up, add it to the can of Clam Chowder (Chowdah'!), with a little extra milk, no matter what the can might say... and some Montreal Steak Spice, salt and pepper to taste, at the table : )

Anyway, I sprinkled the fish with Shake 'n Bake, underneath the fish, right on the parchment paper, and on top of the fish, since the Shake 'n Bake wouldn't stick directly to the frozen fish, and, well, we're jus' trying things out, today, as we do on many days - it's fun to experiment in the kitchen, you never know what new masterpiece you might come up with!

I'll post some pics of the Baked Fish when it's done - I don't think I'll even turn it, but, I might - will see how it looks in about a half an hour... this baking from frozen method will take longer than just pan frying the fish, but it frees me up to do things like this - work on my Blog! lol! So, worth it! : )

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Oh, and here's a super easy and delicious way to cook frozen fish - if you can find the frozen fish that comes in, basically, a little frozen rectangle - you'll know it when you see it, if that's still available in your area, or use whatever fish you like - BASA Fish is always a good price, here... 

Anyway, put the frozen fish right in a pan, cover with Mushroom Soup, bake for about an hour, serve over rice - yum! Is a very nice comfort food : ) 

 Okay, so, the Baked Shake and Bake Fish did NOT work - haha! Worth a try - so we took it out the oven, was mushy looking, so, noooo... yick! Put it straight in the large frying pan, and I broke the pieces of fish along their natural line, so they would cook even faster... and the Shake 'n Bake coating is beyond delicious, when it's pan fried - yum!! I just serve it with rice and some veggies, done! Done and Yum! lol! 

And, jus' so you know, it only takes a tiny amount of time to completely cook the fish through, and crisp it up - soo deeelish!! : )

Monkfish! Yum!! 

AAAND, if you ever are lucky enough to find some Monkfish, it'll be your Lucky Day! 

Oh, Dr. Oz is talking about Monkfish, right now, but they're not cooking it the right way - you want to make a Tin Foil Tent, put a couple of dodds of Butter on top, seal it up - make a bunch of tents, depending on how much Monkfish you could find - and only get the Monkfish if it's a better price than the Lobster or Crab Legs... Monkfish tastes like a combo of Crab and Lobster - it's delicious, but cook it with the Butter, that's what'll make it so delicious, and have the same taste as lobster and crab : )

Pop your 'Tin Foil Tents' into the oven, or on the BBQ, 350 Degrees, for about 20 - 30 minutes - frankly, I always cook a little longer, I want any meat cooked thoroughly, but cook to taste, as always, and you might find you're at a different altitude, and that might make a difference in how long you bake anything : )

Monkfish is usually really thick, and I don't salt it, or anything - treat it like you would your #CrabLegs or #Lobster, where you are just gonna cook it, then dip it in hot, melted butter - yum! Sooo crazy good! And it should be a really good price : )

Monkfish will come in kind of squarish looking pieces, probably... it's delicious - I usually serve it with some nice rice, and a lovely veggie.. is light and lovely! 

You'll love it!

Toss in some mushrooms and green beans, too - you'll love it all! Yum! Fish Fry, Baby!

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