Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Bars

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cup 11.5 ounce package semi sweet chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl.  Beat brown sugar, peanut butter, sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until creamy.  Beat in egg and vanilla extract.  Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in chunks. Press into ungreased 13 x 9 inch pan.

Bake for 18 - 22 minutes or until center is set.

Almond-Crusted Tilapia

2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup ground almonds
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 6 ounce Tilapia fillets
1/4 cup flour
3 - 4 tablespoons butter
salt to taste

Beat eggs with lemon pepper and garlic powder until well blended, set aside.  Stir together Parmesan cheese and ground almonds in shallow dish and set aside.  Dust Tilapia fillets in flour, shake off excess and set aside.  Dip Tilapia in egg mixture and then roll it in the almond mixture.

Melt butter in skillet over medium high heat.  Cook Tilapia in melted butter until golden on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side.  Reduce heat to medium, and season fillets with salt.  Cook for about 5 more minutes until fish is flaky.

Jambayla

Here is a great recipe for Fat Tuesday!

 ¼ cup oil

 3-4 cooked chicken breasts cut into small pieces

1 ½ lb sausage sliced

4 cups chopped onion

2 cups chopped green pepper

2 cups chopped celery

1 tab. Garlic

4 cups rice

5 cups chicken stock

2 tsp Cajun seasoning

Sauté garlic, onions, peppers and celery in oil until tender.  Add

chicken, sausage, broth and Cajun seasoning to pot and bring to a

boil.  Add rice and return to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to a

simmer and cook until rice is done based on what typed of rice

according to directions.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

This serves 12, so you may want to cut it down.