Happy New Year!

Happy New Year folks! Hope you had lots of fun and football today. 2008 was pretty tough for a lot of folks in many ways. But there was a good chile crop in Hatch Valley, so it wasn't all bad. Let's hope the chile crop this year is a good one, also.

Here is a recipe to help you get 2009 started with a bang. My wife and I love fish tacos, and I can't wait to try this recipe. It is called LIME TILAPIA TACOS.

Ingredients:
2 tilapia fillets (about 4 ounces each)
half a lime
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 corn tortillas
desired taco toppings (salsa, etc.)

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut fillets in half lengthwise to make four strips. Grate zest from lime. Combine zest in a bowl with panko and oil. Toss with a fork to moisten crumbs. Squeeze juice from lime into another bowl. Stir in mayonnaise. Dip fish pieces into mayonnaise mixture, then into crumbs, and place them on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes. Wrap tortillas in foil and place them in the oven for the last 5 minutes of baking. Remove fish from oven. Put each fish strip on a tortilla and add desired toppings. Serve two per person.

Special note:
My wife and I like shredded cabbage on fish tacos as part of the desired toppings along with some fresh squeezed lime juice. You might want to give this a try if you haven't done this before. Also, if you have a special topping you would like to tell us about, we would love to hear from you.

Enjoy, and, once again, Happy New Year!