It was a  perfect weekend, until Sunday! We watched the Eagles and Cowboys both lose CLOSE games. Yep. We both lost. It was painful, but it was a football Sunday, so not all was lost! Philadelphia took on the Chargers in a heated back-and-forth game, that ended at the last few seconds with a field goal. 30-33. It was a nail biter and definitely not how we wanted the game to go. Dallas was in a match with Kansas City, and though we wanted a Cowboys win, of course Chelley’s heartstrings were pulled a little seeing Andy Reid across the field in red.  Also a tense game, KC pulled it out with a 16-17 win. SO frustrating!

Due to the Eagles playing Kansas City this Thursday (where we will be making ribs- smoked ALL DAY!), we only did one recipe this weekend, and it was a winner with everyone! Check out this recipe we made representing the San Diego Chargers- perfect for the family on game night, in lieu of beef taco nights and as a fresh star meal that will surely get the whole family to enjoy fish!

Dave and Chelley’s Fish Tacos

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Serves: 6

You will need
1# tilapia
1 medium red pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 jalapeño, chopped small (remove seeds and use gloves if heat bothers you!)
1 medium tomato chopped
2 avocados, sliced
2 c. chopped lettuce
1/4 c. chopped cilantro
1 package of hard/soft taco shells
2 limes
2 T olive oil, divided
1/2 c. salsa verde (can be found canned or jarred with different spice levels)
S&P to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350° and then chop your ingredients. Put 1 T oil in the bottom of a glass baking pan, add fish and season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lime juice. Bake for 10 minutes, until flaky.

2. In a pan, heat 1 T oil with some salt and pepper. Add onions, red pepper and jalapeño and sautée for 5 minutes on medium heat.

3. Pull fish from oven and remove pan from heat and start packing your taco shells! We love to add tomato, avocado, lettuce, cilantro, some salsa verde for extra heat and top it off with a wedge of lime! Enjoy your fresh tacos from the oven, or package the ingredients up for leftovers after game day!

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