Monday, August 30, 2010

EatingWell's Louisiana Catfish with Okra and Corn



Monday, Monday.  Is the weekend really over?  I kicked ours off by making my husband a Southern-style dinner.  He loves catfish, so I cooked up Louisiana Catfish with Okra and Corn.  I served it with cornbread and collard greens, prepared our favorite way

The catfish recipe was so quick and easy, but light and packed in a lot of flavor.  I love Cajun seasonings!  i found the recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks...EatingWell on a Budget.  I have a feeling I have talked about this one before...but it is really that good.  This is the only cookbook that I've really found that includes recipes that are quick, healthy, and inexpensive.  Do you know any other cookbooks that cover all three?  I find a lot that can fit in two out of three of those categories, but this is the only one I know that is three for three!

I followed the recipe pretty accurately, so I encourage you just to click on over to the EatingWell website and check it out!  It's a keeper!

17 comments:

  1. My fiance loves Southern food and this dinner looks like something he would love!

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  2. Isn't it amazing what fish you can eat on a budget? I also love tilapia... it's light and really cheap! I'll have to try the catfish soon!

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  3. That looks amazing!! I haven't had catfish in a while!!

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  4. The whole plate and dinner looks like the perfect Southern meal. Lucky hubby.

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  5. I've never made my own catfish OR okra. Clearly I am not a Southern girl, but I think I need to start making some attempts... This looks fabulous :)

    Sues

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  6. This really looks like a wonderful meal. I'm about to head over and take a look at the recipe. I really enjoyed my visit here. I love your recipes and the food you feature. I'll be back often. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  7. I've never cooked with catfish before- this looks great!

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  8. i LOVE Eating Well recipes. This look delicious!

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  9. Every time I hear catfish, I am reminded of the time when my cousins daughter caught a catch fish at my aunts lake house, and insisted on keeping it alive to show her dad who was coming up the next day.

    We kept it in a bathtub, it swam around. Her dad came and said "Kimberly, great job on that catch!" And then we all went downstairs and watched him take the catfish to a tree, nailing its head to the tree, and then skinned it, all in the blink of an eye!

    But I digress, your dinner looks delicious!

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  10. I don't cook fish often enough - this dish looks great and makes me think I should be cooking it way more often!

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  11. Well, I don't think I've ever seen catfish in Australia, and okra is pretty hard to come by, but golly golly this looks tasty! I'd happily eat just the greens and the cornbread forever and ever....

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  12. If I could get my husband to eat collard greens, it would be a miracle. The one time I tried them, he picked them out of the dish!

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  13. I just found your blog from the comment you left on mine, and I love it...so nice to "meet" you! This catfish looks delicious! :-)

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  14. What a fresh and delicious looking catfish! I just tried okra for the first time and loved it!

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  15. You know I love some Eating Well recipes! I will have to try this one.

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  16. Ooh, great tip on the website. I will check that out. I have never ventured into the world of fish (besides shrimp and scallops) but I am thinking it's time. I was going to start with Basa, is that similar to catfish?

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  17. This reminds me of my sweet grandmother. She was born and raised in Texas, and she makes the best catfish and okra. I love that this recipe is healthy too!

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