Skinny Baked Lemon Dill Mahi Mahi :: Recipe

I travel back and forth quite a bit, so Tony and I only spend 3-4 nights at home together. Lately, I've been making a real effort to cook at home more often. What I've been doing is planning meals at the beginning of the week, giving Tony a grocery list, and then I do all the cooking on the weekends. It's been a good system so far. This week, one of the meals I made was Baked Lemon Dill Mahi Mahi, inspired by Skinny Mom's Skinny Lemon Tilapia.

It is SUPER easy to make and very delicious. Both Tony and I loved it and are going to put it into the regular recipe rotation. I served it with spinach sautéed in garlic, salt and butter and brown rice. Very delicious, healthy, and filling. I apologize for the lack of photos, I just wasn't thinking a head!

Skinny Baked Lemon Dill Mahi Mahi

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Makes 4 smaller sized servings

Ingredients
For the Fish

• 4 4ounce Mahi Mahi fillets (or any fish of your choice)
• Zest of 1 Large Lemon
• Juice of Half a Large Lemon
• 3 T of Melted Butter or Olive Oil (just realized original recipe called for tsp not T, oops lol)
• 4 tsp Fresh Dill
• Fresh Pepper

For the Sauce

• 1 ounce of Lite Cream Cheese
• Juice of Half a Large Lemon
• 1T Fresh Dill

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray, or do what I do, which is just put some foil down (I curl up the edges to keep the butter and seasoning in). Place fish fillets on pan.
2. Pour melted butter or oil and lemon juice over fish. Sprinkle evenly with lemon zest and dill. Add a few turns of the pepper mill if you like.
3. Place in oven and back approximately 20 minutes or until fish is white, fully opaque, and flaky. 
4. While fish is baking, put cream cheese, lemon juice, and dill into a microwave safe bowl and cook for 1 minute, stirring at 30 seconds. You may need to do some extra cooking and mixing to make it smooth. Mixture will thicken as it cools.
5. Place fillets onto place and garnish with sauce.

This recipe would be great with any white fish or even salmon. Please let me know if you try it out!

Warm Hearts :: Weekend Pick Me Up

Rockin Red Glass Glitter Studs ($3.95) by Rostone 

I've been wanting a pair of sparkly red heart stud earrings for ages and with Valentine's Day around the corner, this seems like the perfect time to indulge. Here are a few of my favorite finds from Etsy!

Heart Gum Drop Studded Earrings ($4.50) by Pierced N Pretty

Red Glitter Hearts Stud Earrings ($14) by smafactory

Big Heart Post Earrings ($5) by Some Kind of Pretty

Do you have a favorite or do/wear anything special to get into the V-Day spirit?

BaubleBar & Academic Chic

My Macbook's logic board suddenly decided it not longer wanted to be a part of this world and made a sudden and dramatic exit, which has left me with only my phone and an ancient laptop (because anything more than 4 or 5 years is pretty ancient in laptop land). So, until I get things straightened out on my substitute, I thought I'd share a few Instagram photos.

I just received a new (first!) order from BaubleBar yesterday and I have to say, so far I'm really loving my choices! Once I take a few more photos I'll share the whole collection.


This semester I am teaching every day, which means I have to dress somewhat professionally every day. This is not the usual for me, since I usually work from home one or two days a week. I know, I'm spoiled. As a result of my new schedule, I've had to step up my game in regards to wardrobe. Clearly I tend to go for button downs with sweaters - but it's been -25 degrees on a regular basis (Terrible!) so multiple layers have been a must. I've never worn so much wool in my life.

I think I'm doing fairly well so far. Do you ladies (because there don't really seem to be any gents who read or comment!) have any particular go to outfits for work or school?

How Do You Organize Your Life? :: Planners & Agendas

First off, let me say, I am ridiculously picky, and I acknowledge this. I don't want any decorations and I don't want my full name on a planner, nor do I want a scroll monogram (mine just doesn't look good). I like the Lilly planners, but I feel they might not be quite right for the a professional setting. Right now I am leaning towards the Kate Spade 17 Month Agenda (even the extra months have already passed) for $36 + shipping from Lifeguard Press (it's sold out on the Kate Spade site). However, these agendas and planners are also up for consideration.

Vera Bradley 2014 Agenda ($7.50 + Shipping) :: A 20 month agenda with your basic calendar inside, nothing fancy (so far as I can tell from the website). Not my favorite print in the world, but this 7" x 9" planner is totally a steal.

May Designs 2014 Calendar ($21 + Shipping) :: A 12 month, 5" x 7" agenda with your basic monthly and weekly calender inside. Totally customizable - what do you think, melon or pink? 

Erin Condron 2014 Life Planner ($50 + Shipping) :: Apparently the world's most in depth planner. 200+ pages are in this 7.25" x 9.25" planner.

Bloom 2014 Day Planner ($12.95 + Free Shipping) :: A 12 month 8.2" x 55" planner. Includes day and month breakdown, holidays, class schedule, monthly to do list, place for contacts, and side pocket folder.

I was considering a Whitney English Day Designer, but it won't ship until late March for a second quality book ($49 + Shipping) or  May ($60 + Shipping) for a first quality book. Obviously, neither of these is ideal, especially for such an expensive planner.

What, if anything, do you use to organize your life?