FISH FRY FRIDAYS----Patrice's Beer Battered Fried Jerk Fish Recipe!!

So my family is on a HUGE health kick. We have done this before, but we are now determined to make it a lifestyle; howwwwwwever, we still have tons of food that will NOT be on our list in our house and WE DO NOT WASTE FOOD lol!  We decided to give some food away, but eat the rest and start fresh in August. With that said, I saw some leftover cornmeal, half jar of jerk seasoning we use, and a beer bottle and created a recipe last night! I have been getting good with creating things in the kitchen in the last year so I decided to share my newest recipe with you!

Patrice’s Beer Battered Fried Jerk Fish

(Still trying to think of a cooler name)

10-12 pieces of de-boned fish (I prefer Pollock)

Oil (For frying)

Beer Batter Mix

½ Cup of Walkerson’s Traditional Jamaican Jerk Seasoning (Your preference to use Mild or Hot & Spicy)

2 eggs

1 Cup of Beer

Dash of salt

Fry Batter mix

3 cups of cornmeal

2 cups of flour

Season salt (about ½ cup)

Pepper (2 Table spoons)

   1. Rinse thawed fish and place to the side

   2. Heat skillet with oil, or start deep fryer (I cheat and use the deep fryer lol)

   3. Prepare Fry Batter Mix; use a large Ziploc bag and combine cornmeal, flour, season salt, and pepper. Use Season salt and pepper to your discretion- I pour enough to make flour and cornmeal look LIGHT red and well mixed with pepper.

   4. Prepare Beer Batter Mix; mix jerk seasoning, eggs, beer together in a separate bowl. Add a dash of salt.

   5. Dip pieces of fish into the Beer Batter mix then Fry Batter Mix and place into a separate bowl. Continue until a fish is coated.

   6. Fry fish- 1 ½ min on each side in skillet, 3 minutes in deep fryer

   7. Drain by placing fish on paper towel-lined plate and Serve.

This was so good, I may have to bring this back when we have a "Cheat Day". Hope you enjoy! I got no complaints from my family...and in my *Olivia from The Cosby Show voice* "We are still alive!" lol :-) 

Here is a pic (This was all that was left):

I HAVE BEEN SLUMMING MAN....

OK, so it has almost been a month since I made a post, but I have been CRAZY busy. I have had the Blog on my mind though! I have been taking pictures of the things I have been doing, so I figure, this post will be that last few weeks presented in pictures! Here goes:

SECRET LIVES! 
So I was in another installment of the stage play Secret Lives of Ministry Wives! It was an amazing production (once again). There were many challenges, but we made it through. Kudos to the cast for the best professionalism and "coming-through-ness" ever! 




WATKINS PARK TRAILS 
    I had an amazing time with my brother, nieces, nephew, and The Seans at Watkins park. We went initially to see the Nature Center and play on the playground, but in an impromptu decision (not made by me lol), we walked on one of the trails at Watkins Park in Upper Marlboro, Md! We had a stroller with us which is why I didn't think this was such a good idea. Of course the trail was not paved AND it got smaller as we got deeper....it was an adventure, but next time, we will plan better! 




FOODIE GIRL
If you haven't noticed, I LOVE food! Especially trying new types of foods. As a post-birthday treat, my BFF Tiffany took me somewhere (mum on where) and then we had breakfast at a nice restaurant in Bethesda. I cannot remember the name, but they specialized in Seafood (my fave) and New Orleans Cuisine. I had a shrimp omelet with salsa and beignets and she had poached eggs with salsa. Her meal is below, as I had already eaten mine by the time we thought about taking a picture lol! 




AFTER THE STORM! 
As most people in the DC/Metropolitan area experienced, we had a crazy storm recently! Some were without power for days on end. My family was lucky, as we only had a few hours that night without power. After a few hours using battery operated candles (smart me!), we were back in business. It wasn't until the 2 days later, I went out on the deck and saw that half of my gutter was hanging off my house!!! I took this picture for the insurance company, but here you go!

*dials insurance company immediately*

RETIREMENT

My high school principal, Mrs. Helena Nobles-Jones, has truly been a star in my life. We have had a very strong personal relationship and she has been an inspiration in my life as a loving, yet strong woman. After over 30 years of service in education, she retired from Prince George's County Public Schools this past June, and will (hopefully) REST as she has given TIRELESSLY to her students over the years. My husband and I were able to attend her WONDERFUL retirement party and she seemed to enjoy herself.

Not only did we share a last name for years, but when I went to college in New York, unbeknownst to me and my other BFF Monique, her nephew went to the same school and was pretty much our big brother, showing us the ropes. We figured out, much later, that Mrs. Nobles-Jones was his aunt, and his mother (her sister) invited us to spend the weekend in Boston with him. Mrs. Nobles-Jones' love spreads all throughout her family and extended to us then and for that, along with many other things, we are grateful! 

We love you. 

THE END!