October isn’t just about candy, apples and pumpkins! It’s also packed with food holidays and awareness days, from the aforementioned apple day, to awareness about eating better and healthier.

October is:
National Apple Month
~ Apple Recipes
~ Old Fashioned Apple Cakes
~ Apple Almond Tart
~ Granny Smith Apple Pie
~ Apple Crisp
National Apple Jack Month
~ Apple Jack Recipe
~ Apple Jack Pound Cake
~ Apple Jack Cocktail Recipe
~ Apple Jack Brandy Recipes
National Caramel Month
~ Caramel Sauce Recipe
~ Caramel Apples
~ Caramel Apple Cookies
~ Caramel Banana Cream Pie
~ Homemade Caramel Corn
National Chili Month
~ Turkey Chili in the Slow Cooker
~ Beef Chili
~ Vegetarian Chili
~ Healthy Chili (video)
~ Ten Tips for …read more

This pan-fried salmon with spinach was a quick meal I had to do one busy night. Seafood is a great option when coming up for an easy and fast meal for the whole family. The packets of Aromatica Organics help tremendously as well.
INGERDIENTS:
salmon fillets
1 pack of Salmon King Seasoning from Aromatica Organics
1 lime
olive oil
a bag of fresh spinach
salt & pepper
garlic powder

For this week’s link roundup I thought I’d keep an eye out for foods and recipes that involve fish and other seafood as I visited my favorite blogs and links.

Now, truth be told, I’m actually not a big fan of seafood. I didn’t grow up with it as a regular dish at home and never really seemed to develop a taste for it otherwise. I’m still experimenting and exploring, though, and haven’t written it off! What are your favorite seafood dishes?
~ Grilled Cuttlefish from Nyonya Food
~ Greek Salad with Char-Grilled Salmon at Living Tastefully
~ Lobster Salad at Rue le Sel
~ …read more

My husband’s request for dinner was cuttlefish and squid ala buttered-garlic shrimp and broccoli. Since it was easy to whip up anyway, and he asked nicely I lovingly obliged.
INGREDIENTS :
1 pack of cuttlefish, thawed and sliced in rings
1 pack of squid, thawed and sliced in rings
3 spoonfuls of butter
4 sprigs of scallions, chopped finely
salt and pepper
2 tbsp of water
Melt butter in a pan. Saute garlic for a minute. Add the rings of cuttlefish and squid. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the water in between and make sure to stir occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Stir …read more

This Honey-Mustard Panko Breaded Fried Tilapia dish was actually inspired by a Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals episode that I watched yesterday night. Except Rachael used pork cutlets. I wanted to do something different with the tilapia fillets that I had so I figured I’d use the concept.
INGREDIENTS:
6 pack of Tilapia fillets, thawed (a bag is $6 at Wal-Mart Supercenter)
3/4 cup of spicy brown mustard
1/3 cup of honey
a tbsp of vinegar
half a bag of Panko breadcrumbs (find at Asian stores)
salt & pepper
oil for frying

We are currently in the process of moving so boxes after boxes are every corner of this house. I’ve also packed most of my kitchen stuff except for a few items to use for our food for 2 days. We’re not into the take out yet but most probably on Thursday, we’ll be having pizza, . For now, I’ve planned simple dishes I could whip up in 30 minutes or so. Like this Buttered-Garlic Shrimp & Broccoli.
INGREDIENTS :
1 pack of shrimp, thawed and shelled
5 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
3 spoonfuls of butter
broccoli florets
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes (optional)
2 …read more

I call this pan-fried mahi-mahi dish with wild rice and sauteed spinach a “Before The 4th of July” meal. Meaning, before we binge on hotdogs, burgers, steaks, etc, I decided to cook seafood for tonight’s dinner.
The last time I cooked mahi-mahi, I gave in to my Husband’s request of baking the fish. This time around, I decided to just pan-fry the mahi-mahi steaks. I marinated it in a simple olive oil based marinade first of course.
INGREDIENTS :
2 mahi-mahi steaks
1/4 cup olive oil
juice of 1 wedge of lime
sprinkle of garlic powder
sprinkle of ginger powder
sprinkle of dried parsley
sprinkle of red …read more

We really love cuttlefish in sushi. Cuttlefish is kinda like squid but the former is more tender when cooked while squid is on the chewy side. During my trip to the Asian store this past weekend, my husband grabbed a bag of frozen cuttlefish. Since they were frozen I figured a stir-fry would be better instead of making sushi out of them.
INGREDIENTS :
1 pack of cuttlefish, thawed, and sliced in rings
1 medium onion, chopped finely
3 cloves garlic, chopped finely
tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp of chili garlic sauce
salt & pepper
a few pieces of green beans
5 button mushrooms, sliced thinly
1/4 cup of …read more

My husband came home with a mahi-mahi fillet along with a couple of fillet mignon a few days ago and asked if we could have a surf ‘n’ turf kind of meal. I originally planned on pan frying it to have that crispy skin but Hubs wanted it baked, so baked mahi-mahi it was.
INGREDIENTS :
mahi-mahi fillet
2 tbsp sesame oil (use olive oil if you prefer)
juice of 1 lemon wedge
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp Italian seasoning
pinch of salt
pinch of black pepper
Preheat the oven to 365°
In a small bowl, combine sesame oil. lemon juice, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and black …read more

I have a bag of large shrimp in the freezer and had no idea what to make with it, until now. I wanted to make it for dinner tonight actually but all I could think about was stir-fry which I really didn’t feel like serving everyone. So I held off and decided to wait until I find something different to use shrimp with. This Bacon-Wrapped BBQ Shrimp Kabobs from Kraft Foods sounds pretty delicious to me.
INGREDIENTS :
10 slices OSCAR MAYER Fully Cooked Bacon, cut in half
20 uncooked large shrimp (about 1 lb.), peeled, deveined
2 zucchini, trimmed, cut into …read more