Baked Tilapia & Shrimp

They say that seafood helps your brain or that it is brain food. Well if that is the case then today we are going to get smart. There are many different ways to cook Tilapia  and we will explore some of those as time goes by but today we are going to keep it very simple and bake our fish and shrimp. Now if you are in an area where you can get fresh fish that's great, do it, but I'm here in Iowa and most everything you come across is going to be frozen. Now I can get some fresh stuff through work but I'm at home and I would never be able to use up the amounts that I would have to buy. So we have some frozen Tilapia  and some small shrimp that are frozen. You can put this in the refrigerator the day before and let it thaw or you can put it in a bowl and run some cold water on it for about 20 minutes and it should be thawed for you. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with some pan spray and lay out the fish and shrimp. Season the fish and shrimp with some fresh ground black pepper and some garlic powder and a little sea salt if you like. Cut a lemon into some wedges and give a good squeeze on to the seafood. A little fresh dill will be good and today I am going to save it for after the fish is cooked. Chop it kind of coarse and toss it on the fish when you are ready to eat. Bake the fish and shrimp for about 10 minutes, the fish should start to flake and the shrimp will be firm. Plate it up with some brown rice and a nice colorful vegetable and you have a wonderful, healthy and nutritious meal. And you know they say fish is BRAIN FOOD. Enjoy!!!