Fish for Friday, Part 2

Here's our second seafood dish for this Lenten season, this time courtesy of Nancy of NancyEllenStudios and DesignsStainedGlass. This easy dish is sure to please!

TUNA STUFFED SHELLS

1- 10 oz. can Campbell’s condensed cream of celery soup
½ tsp. lemon juice
¼ tsp. oregano
1- 10 oz pkg. frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
½ cup chopped tomatoes
2- 7 oz. cans tuna in water, drained, and flaked
Jumbo macaroni shells, about 24 to 32, cooked and drained
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Combine soup, lemon juice, oregano, broccoli, tomatoes and tuna. Mix well. Stuff each shell. Arrange in a buttered baking dish, 9 x 13.
2. Bake at 400* F for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake about 5 more minutes until cheese is melted.

Call for Recipes!

We want your recipes for our blog! With Easter and the related spring holidays coming up, we'd love to know what your special holiday dish is! Email entries, with a picture of your dish if possible and any family or cultural story that goes with it, to heartsandhandsunited@gmail.com with the title "Easter recipes".

From Robin's kitchen to yours, enjoy!

Fish for Friday

Whether it's cutting out meat on Fridays during lent, or just trying to eat a bit healthier, there are lots of reasons to add fish as seafood to your diet. This tilapia recipe is just the first installment of yummy fish and seafood recipes.

Tilapia with Mango Salsa and Brown Rice

2 c. brown rice
4 tilapia fillets
For salsa:
1 ripe mango, diced
1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
1/4 c. onion, finely diced
3 T olive oil
1 T balsamic vinegar
1 T cinnamon
2 t lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

1. In a medium bowl, combine mango, pepper, onion, oil, vinegar, lemon juice and spices. Taste and adjust amounts of seasonings is needed. Cover and refrigerate 1/2 hour to overnight.
2. Cook rice according to instructions, set aside.
3. Place fish in a shallow baking pan, folding thin edges under to avoid overcooking. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. (I like to add a sprinkling of lemon pepper or Caribbean citrus Mrs. Dash also, but it's not necessary.) Bake at 350* F 20 minutes (30 minutes for frozen fillets) or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
4. Serve fish on a bed of rice, top with salsa.

Yield: 4 servings

This salsa is also great with any white fish, with chicken, or omit the meat and add a can of rinsed black beans for a vegetarian meal.

From Robin's kitchen to yours, enjoy!


Call for Recipes!

We want your recipes for our blog! With Easter and the related spring holidays coming up, we'd love to know what your special holiday dish is! Email entries, with a picture of your dish if possible and any family or cultural story that goes with it, to heartsandhandsunited@gmail.com with the title "Easter recipes".

Team Spotlight! Confections in Glass!

Very excited to introduce you to Judy of Confections in Glass and Enchanted Starfish! She makes beautiful one of a kind upcycled glass pieces and bejeweled starfish. Check out this gorgeous dessert pedestal!



1. Your name, nickname and a little about who you are

My name is Judy and my Etsy shop is Confections In Glass. I am a daughter, sister, wife, mother and Nana! I live the life I love and I love the life I live.

2. Surprise us with something about you that you think will shock us!

Probably that I've done so many different things in my life, from being Editor of a magazine in St. Louis, Assistant Manager in a Women's Clothing Store, marketing at the Alumni Association at Auburn University, Assistant to the Director of a United Way agency for 9 years, receptionist at a Veterinary Clinic for 2 years, and even worked as a bartender in a Restaurant/Bar. I can still make the best frozen margaritas around from scratch. :)

3. What is your main craft/art/collectible?

I upcycle and hand assemble different pieces of glass and crystal, using both "previously loved" and new, into candle holders, centerpieces, and gifts.

4. How did you start with Etsy?

A friend told me about Etsy last year and I decided to give it a try. I joined Etsy in May, but didn't list anything in my shop until October.

5. Any secrets to share for success? or What tool do you use to track your success?

Since I am relatively new, I really don't have any secrets to success yet. I am active in the forums on Etsy, a proud member of the HHU Team, have an active Facebook Fan Page and am getting ready to start a blog. I am constantly reading and asking questions, and trying to learn everything I can to make my business a success. I have products in a brick and mortar store here in my area, as well.

6. Hobbies or pastime when you are not doing Etsy.

Since we moved to the beach a year and a half ago, I like to spend time walking on the beach, watching sunsets over the ocean, and boating with friends. Of course, I am constantly looking for glass and crystal pieces that I can use to create things for my business.

7. Where would your dream vacation be? and why

I have always loved the Bahamas and love Cruising. It's just the laid back, tropical atmosphere that attracts me. For some reason, in the Bahamas, I always feel as if I can just reach my hand up and touch the stars. They look so close and I am in awe!

8. What do you hope to contribute and gain from Hearts and Hands United?

I love being a part of this team! I definitely have gained friendship, wisdom, support and laughter from my friends here, and I want to contribute to other's in the same way. I love the way we all support each other both here and to our extended friends on our Etsy thread.

9. Where can we find you?

Your shop address:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ConfectionsInGlass
http://www.etsy.com/shop/EnchantedStarfish

Facebook address
http://www.facebook.com/confectionsinglass

10. Where do you draw your inspiration from? Your strength?

I have always drawn my strength from my family. We are very close and I am so blessed to still have my Mom and Dad, who are my rocks and the anchors in this family.

11. Free writing anything you want to say

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.
-- George Bernard Shaw