Another round of hot Kansas weather had me craving ceviche. It’s so easy to make and it tastes refreshing, as a meal or a snack. As long as you have the patience to wait for it “cook” in the fridge, I think it’s worth the wait.
Here are the fixings for ceviche – lemon and lime juice, 1/2 onion (chopped up), canned tomatoes and fresh fish. Mark found 2 pounds of fresh Tilapia at Dillons. Wowa! It didn’t have the fishy smell of old fish and it looked beautifully translucent.
Damn, I look domesticated. Mark went grocery shopping for the ceviche. After work, I prepped the fish for its overnight stay in the fridge. This time around, I stuck to the formula from Simply Recipes.
Voila! After a night in the fridge, we had a tasty summer treat that reminded me of our honeymoon in Mexico.
I served this ceviche up with guacamole and salsa paella.
I think it’s so cool to watch the translucent fish meat turn opaque in the mix of citrus juices, onions and tomatoes. I was once worried about serving up cold fish and I didn’t want to kill Mark with food poisoning. However, the fish keeps on cooking in the fridge, thanks to those yummy citrus acids.
Like cooking, relationships need time and patience. I’m celebrating an anniversary weekend with my hubby. On this day, we started dating seven years ago. It all started with a thrift store scavenger hunt in San Francisco and a sense of adventure. We tied for first place after judge deliberations at the Hush Hush. And later in the evening, we started holding hands at Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s amazing where we’ve been and the things we’ve experienced together. We mastered the art of taking self-portraits during our Euro Trip. We snapped this picture at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Our relationship needed time and patience. Apparently I can be a little crazy, moody, melodramatic and downright dysfunctional. I’m grateful Mark’s managed to stick by my side despite my roller coaster life. I also believe we’ve helped each other grown into better human beings. Now, I can’t imagine my life without Mark.