WooHoo Bayou Fish Pack

In the oven and smelling great!

WooHoo Bayou Fish Pack from Hungry Girl


PER SERVING (1/2 of recipe, 1 fillet with seasoned beans): 270 calories, 2g fat, 592mg sodium, 32.5g carbs, 9.5g fiber, 8g sugars, 31g protein -- POINTS® value 5*

This slightly spicy fish dish will rock your face off!!!

Ingredients:
1 cup canned red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/2 tsp. Cajun seasoning, divided
1/2 tsp. chopped garlic
1/8 tsp. ground thyme
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
Two 4-oz. raw flounder fillets
Optional: hot sauce

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place beans, bell pepper, onion, and celery in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.

In a small bowl, combine tomato paste with 1/4 tsp. Cajun seasoning. Add garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper, and mix thoroughly. Transfer seasoned tomato paste to the bean-veggie mixture, and stir to coat. Set aside.

Lay a large piece of heavy-duty foil on a baking sheet and spray with nonstick spray. Scoop seasoned bean-veggie mixture into the center of the foil, and spread it out a bit. Evenly sprinkle remaining 1/4 tsp. Cajun seasoning on both sides of each fillet, and lay the fillets side by side on top of the bean-veggie mixture.

Place another large piece of foil over the whole thing. Fold together and seal all four edges of the two foil pieces, forming a well-sealed packet.

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the fillets are cooked through and the veggies are tender. Cut packet to release steam before opening it entirely. (Careful -- steam will be hot.)

Serve each fillet with half of the bean-veggie mixture. If you like, add a little hot sauce. Enjoy!

MAKES 2 SERVINGS

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Finally finished the door. I am quite pleased with the result and think I will be happy with this color for awhile.

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Halloween Table

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I found this candle holder at a yard sale this weekend. I paid $2 for it including 5 globes.

Looks better with just a coat of primer.


The finished product waiting for the rest of the Halloween things for the table.

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Granddaughter Avery helped me set this fall table.

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Finally!! Hardware on the pocket doors.

When we remodeled the old house, our "contractor" sort of left off a few things. All of our doors in this small house are pocket doors to save space. We have not had the hardware on them for the past six years. We finally got them off the "to do" list yesterday.

Got the hardware:

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The Dremel was not up to the job, so Rusty brought in the big man saw.

Lots of saw dust went flying.

Success. Four doors got their new hardware.

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