Basil Pesto Tilapia

This was a night of great ease in preparing dinner.  I simply put the prepared Basil Pesto Tilapia (from Costco freezer section) on a foil-lined tray, mixed up a box of scalloped potatoes and put them both in the oven for 25 minutes (at 425 degrees F) since the fish was semi-frozen.  I steam some pre-cut frozen veggies on the stove and dinner was ready.  A yummy cooked-at-home meal on a busy day with little clean-up.  Ahhh. 

 I've been thinking about the message to send in writing this post.  It's really just to say that Once-a-month cooking doesn't have to be all from scratch. It's about thinking ahead and having what you need at home (mostly :) ). 

I remember several years ago when I was very sick.  I took my kids to Costco and while I stood with a cart, I instructed the four of them to each go pick one breakfast and two dinners.  While it was a little more expensive than cooking from scratch, that was my once-a-month cooking that month.  We came home and wrote the entrees on a blank calendar.  Done.  And actually, it was fun to have some new flavors.

 

If you're not ready for a full-scale once-a-month cooking experience, try mixing in a few prepared meals to your monthly menu.