Tilapia Wrapped in Prosciutto with Lentils

I enjoy creating recipes by taking ingredients that I love and experimenting with them and coming up with a recipe that has so much flavor and excites the taste buds.  If you want a dinner that is delicious and only takes about 30 minutes to prepare, try this recipe. You won't be disappointed.

For the lentils:

3/4 cup of dry lentils

1 1/2 cups of vegetable broth (I use "Better than Bouillon" brand by adding 1 heaping teaspoon of the 

                                                  Bouillon paste to 1 1/2 cups water, or just use another brand of 

                                                  vegetable broth)

1/2 cup chopped leek or onion

1 medium carrot sliced in to small pieces

2 tablespoons of roughly chopped fresh tarragon

2 tablespoons of fresh thyme

Place the ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 to 25 minutes or until the lentils are al dente.

While the lentils are cooking, prepare the tilapia:

2 pieces of tilapia

4 pieces of prosciutto, thinly sliced

Wrap 2 slices of the prosciutto around each piece of tilapia (see photos)

In a non-stick skillet, add about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Heat the pan on medium high for 3 or 4 minutes to warm the pan and olive oil before adding the tilapia. Add the wrapped tilapia to the skillet. Turn the heat down to medium or just a little less than medium heat. Cook the fish for 6 minutes then turn the fish over in the skillet and cook for an additional 6 minutes. Serve the tilapia on top of the prepared lentils.

Serves 2

My Winter Blues Craft Projects

Ok, so I've been bored and I've been on Pinterest looking for some craft ideas. Usually I'm not a crafty person, but I do have a little bit of creativity. Below are pictures of my crafty side from this week! I already had the bookends from years ago. The bunnies ( which are a heavy foam material ) came from the dollar section at Target for $3 a piece. I purchased the vase from a dollar store for $1. I used Vaspar gold metallic spray paint from Lowes for each item. Another tip is to use Frog brand tape to tape your project. It is better for keeping the paint from seeping under the tape. If you decide to try the vase project, make sure your tape is straight for the strips and make a "cap" out of the tape to cover the bottom and the top of the vase to keep the paint from getting on the bottom of the vase and inside of the vase.

Happy crafting!!