I was soooo craving fish!

Well, another week has flown by. My daughter fell and hurt her foot shooting a wedding last weekend, so I went down to Cincinnati to help her with the kids to allow her to stay off of it for a while. While I love being able to help out and spend more time with the grand babies, I miss being in my own kitchen. The weekend was crazy with running around and errands so tonight was the first meal I've actually cooked since I got back. I spent most of the day running errands and I had another migraine... so I wanted a fast and easy meal tonight. I took out a few Tilapia fillets, add some quick cooking couscous and frozen peas and carrots and with 10 minutes total prep time and 20 minutes in the oven I have a tasty meal on the table.

I hesitate to actually call this a recipe, but here is what I did:
Place 1 lb fish fillets on baking sheet.
Combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 2 TB of hot pepper jelly.
Spread mixture over fillets.
Bake in a hot oven at 425 for about 20 minutes or until fish is done.

That's it. Yummy! You can substitute herbs, apricot jam, marmalade, etc for the hot pepper jelly if you wish. The mayonnaise keeps the fish moist and tender.

My mothers parents were big fishermen. I remember a picture of my almost 80 year old grandmother with a HUGE (I think it was 60lbs...) fish she caught in Alaska. lol Anyway.. Gram taught me to spread mayo over salmon then broil it. The first time she told me that I thought she was nuts. Sounded pretty gross to me. But it was awesome! Gram rocks! I then began to experiment with different additions to the mayo to vary and deepen the flavors. You know how I like to play with my food. lol. I've added dill, garlic, lemon, ginger, soy sauce, assorted jams and jellies, mustard, various herbs... (not all at once mind you...) the options are endless.

So go ahead. Experiment. You just might find a new favorite. Oh, and by the way, this works great for chicken too. :)