Spiced Garlick-y Grilled Snapper with Parmesan Truffle Oven Fries

Especial para Isa!!

Spiced Garlick-y Grilled Snapper

• Red Snapper, with the skin
• Garlic (lots!)
• Juice from one lemon
• Orange Juice (about 1/4 cup)
• Olive Oil
• Salt/Pepper
• Blackening spices (or any mix of spices you like :)

Mix all ingredients, spread over fish and let marinade for 20-30 mins.
Place on a the grill, with the skin side up first (to get the nice grill marks on the fish)
In 5-6 minutes, turn and cook thoroughly (about 14 minutes total, depending on thickness).

If you have a fish basket for the grill use it..if you don't have one...get one :)

Light and simple, but very yummy....definitely a repeat!

Parmesan Truffle Oven Fries

• Potatoes of your liking (I used regular good old Idaho potatoes)
• Olive Oil
• Salt/Pepper
• Parmesan Cheese
• Black truffle Salt (a little bit goes a long way!)

Preheat over to 375F

Slice potatoes in strips (as if you were making French fries!), season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil and mix well.

In a non-stick cooking pan (wish I had one! haha), place the potatoes and roast for about 30 minutes. Approximately mid-way through, move them around to get an even brown color. If they are done, but you still want them a little more on the brown side (like I always do!), just broil them for a couple of minutes.

Immediately after you take them out, sprinkle a pinch of the truffle salt and top with Parmesan cheese!.

Voila, delicious!

Running update: Not anything exciting to report. Went for what I thought would be a 4 mile run...after 3.5 miles my foot was bothering me so I decided to walk the rest home. The run up until that point has not been my best, but I haven't ran since Monday and last week was lame...it's like starting from scratch! :( On another running note, my uncle just ran the NY marathon...see?? My dad, my uncle...it has to be in my genes, please? :))

I did it!!!...Livestrong and Morton who??

Woooo-hoooooooooooo. I did it! I completed my first unofficial 10K!. Today I ran 6.23 miles in 1:03'43'' (10'13'' / mile). I gotta say, it wasn't the easiest run I ever did...even at the beginning it was a little tough. It was muggy out and I had a pounding headache. I was excited to get out there anyway so I took two Advil and took off!.

Wait a second....did I just say I was excited to get out there? What in the world is wrong with me!!!?. I'm never excited about working out. Yes, I know I have to do it...for health reasons and all that good stuff, but I don't actually get excited about it. So yeah, something is not normal, but I'll take it while it lasts!...or maybe I do have the marathoner genes in me after all!!

And there it is, my Nikeplus summary. It almost looks like a downward trend, but in reality I think I started to fast and then settled at a more comfortable pace. So there you have it kids, my longest distance to date...and I don't want to brag or anything, but Lance Armstrong decided to make an appearance at the summary to congratulate me. Yeah baby, Livestrong!

This was the first time I ran while listening to an audiobook (see post below). I think the book helped!. I thought maybe it would slow me down, but it really didn't...if anything it kept me from thinking about the actual distance I wanted to run. Once in a while I would drift away thinking about the run and what not, but would quickly get right into the book. So overall, I do recommend it. Specially for longer runs (this was long for me!) and specially if you have other things that may affect your run (like the thought of the awful headache!). The book, Nineteen Minutes, so far it's pretty good. It started to pick up right when my run was ending and if my foot wasn't bothering me so much I may have kept going just to see what was going to happen next!.

Now on to the not so great news. Looks like I have a Morton's Neuroma. This is not the first time I get this pain..it's just the first time I thought to ask and the first time I realize I need to go see a Podiatrist!. I get this pain on my right foot, like numbness and it feels like there is a sock all bunched up under my toes (that is exactly how I described it to Alejandro during dinner). Afterwards, I decided to go over to the Nest and ask the Nesties about it...sure enough, they knew exactly what it was...a Morton's Neuroma

Now thinking back I think I may have had some discomfort ever since I broke a toe in College. I get this numbness feeling every time we go hiking (I always thought my sucks were getting all bunched up!)..and I have felt it every time I run longer distances. I won't be able to see a Dr next week because I'm out of town, but it's my first priority when I get back!. For now, I iced it for 20 minutes and will be going to the running store tomorrow to ask some questions.

After the run I got home so excited to share, but had a less than happy husband due to a tough day at work (very very very crappy market). I needed to go get some food for dinner and decided we both needed a rewarding and nice meal (and quick!) so I went for a good, hearty and delicious menu: Grilled Filet Mignon, Baked Potatoes and Summer Salad. And of course, some vino!

Alejandro takes the award for the best griller...no doubt. The steaks were amazing! (he just adds rock salt and Worcestershire sauce and then works his magic on the grill!). I quickly got some baked potatoes, due to time constraints precooked them in the microwave and then popped them in the oven at 450F to get that yummy crust that I love!.

Summer Salad in Fall??...we live in Florida, so yes, it is still Summer here!.

Summer Salad

Organic Baby Romaine

Organic Baby Arugula

Campari or Grape Tomatoes

Strawberries

Red Onion

Goat Cheese

Dried Cranberries

Sliced Almonds...although I didn't have any this time around :((

Toss the ingredients in a bowl with S/P and balsamic vinegar and Olive Oil...that is all it needs!. Voila!

So there it is...sorry it got a little long, I guess I had a lot to share ;)

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