About Josee Lanzi

Happy!I enjoy making people happy good food makes people happy it's my way to show love for family, friends, co workers, neighbors, I just love it! You have to eat to live right? I was born in Quebec, Canada the biggest French part of Canada. My parents had a restaurant when I grew up and grandma was a great teacher too!I also have a second passion and that is fishing I have been fishing since the age of 4 first in the rivers in Canada but then moved to Florida when I was 10 years old and fell in love with Saltwater fishing, If you don't see me in the kitchen cooking you will see me out on my boat catching fish to create yet another fresh catch of the day dish! It just doesn't get better than that and that is what I mean about simplicity at its best! Off the hook, on the plate! Sometime Off the hook is really off the hook but sometimes it's an off the hook dish I just whipped up with a few simple on hand ingredients!! Got to love that!! Doing things you love and that lets' you enjoy others and makes others happy what else could you ask for really? Every day is a new day you never know what it will bring! Making the best of everyday is what I'm all about!

Spicy Fish Soup

Baby it’s cold outside! It’s our winter season and we experience many cold days in a row and it feels like you just cannot get warm well rest to sure I have the perfect remedy for you My awesome spicy fish soup not only will it warm you right up but your entire family will love it and is another fabulous way to add fish to your diet. You are going to love this one it’s super easy go ahead try it out use any white fish available to you in your area!

Serve: 4
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 celery branch chopped fine
1/2cup yellow pepper chopped small
2 garlic cloves chopped fine
¼ cup chopped Spanish onion
1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
¼ cup cilantro chopped fine
2 tablespoons fresh basil chopped fine
1 jalapeño deseeded and chopped fine
1 teaspoon garlic pepper sauce (Tabasco)
4 cups fish stock
1 cup clam juice
½ lemons juiced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
½ cup Ditalini pasta
½ pound firm white fish cubed in 1 ½ inch cubes
Pinch sea salt & cracked black pepper
½ cup shredded parmesan
In a large pot on medium high heat add first 10 ingredients and sauté for 4 minutes. Add remaining ingredients mix well bring to a boil and cook until pasta and fish is cook about 15 to 17 minutes. Serve hot topped with shredded parmesan.

Lighter Fish Cakes

Well my friends I’m starting the New Year with a lighter version of my original fish cakes you will love these! I’m wishing you all a Happy New Year and good health and happiness in 2014!


1 pound cooked white fish shredded any will do (I used grouper)
¾ cup panko style bread crumbs
¼ yellow onions finely chopped
¼ cup yellow bell pepper finely chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped
1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
¼ teaspoon crack black pepper
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons light virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
In a large bowl, combine the cooked fish, bread crumbs, onions, bell pepper, cilantro old bay seasoning, crack black pepper and mayonnaise. Mix until will incorporated. Form into 8 small cakes. Cover cakes with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Place the flour on a sheet of wax paper and lightly coat the cakes with flour.
In a large non-stick skillet, melt butter with olive oil. Cook fish cakes until golden brown and crispy 4 to 5 minutes on each side.

New Spinach Quiche! Perfect for your holiday breakfast feast…


1 prepared pie crust
1 small yellow bell pepper chopped small
3 green onions chopped small
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
8 large eggs
½ cup cream
1 (10oz.) pack frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or (your favorite)
Preheat oven at 375 degrees. Place pie crust in oven proof pie plate and set aside.
On medium high heat in a frying pan add first three ingredients and cook until vegetable are soft.
In a large mixing bowl add all ingredients and whisk all together well. Pour in pie plate and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife is inserted in center of quiche and comes out clean. Bon Appétit!

Media connections for Off the Hook on the Plate!

I want to thank all of my followers, I so enjoy sharing with you my recipes for the fresh catch of the day and many more to come! If you are a brand new follower browse my old posts I have tons of fish recipes, side dishes, desserts and even drinks that compliments those fish dishes!

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Coming soon another Off the Hook recipe!

An Off the Hook Holiday Appetizer Recipe!


The Perfect Holiday Mini Bites
1.9oz Athens mini fillo shells
1 cup prepared stuffing
1/4 cup whole cranberry sauce
3 oz. brie cheese cut in 15 cubes
¼ cup walnut
Turn oven to broil
Place mini fillo shells on a cookie sheet. Fill each shell with ½ teaspoon of stuffing top with ¼ teaspoon cranberry sauce and with 1 piece of cheese. Place on the very top oven rack and broil 2 to 3 minutes just until the cheese has started to melt. Remove from oven and sprinkle each mini bites with walnuts. Serve immediately.

Off the Hook recipe competition I was in at the World Food Championships Las Vegas, NV

Ya’ll even though I didn’t win it was so much fun and what an experience I will never forget it! My dishes were turned in on time I was solo with not help and had to turn in two dishes within 2 hours 15 minutes! I reunited with old foodie friends and met some fabulous new foodie friends it was the best time of my life ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Another Off the Hook on the Plate recipe! Smoked Fish Spread

This is one you can serve as an appetizer for your holiday parties and impress your guess you can smoke your fresh catch of the day a few days ahead of time and this fish spread will last in the refrigerator for 1 week or take it with you to a party you have been invited to either way you are going to impress them all I guarantee it! You can use also Spanish mackerel, trout, mullet or king fish for this spread.
HOW TO SMOKE YOUR FISH –

Josee’s Smoked Fish Spread
• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cup(s) of Smoke fish
• 8 ounce(s) of Philadelphia cream cheese
• 2 tbsp. of sweet relish
• 1/4 cup(s) of sweet onion chopped small
• 1 Celery stalk chopped fine
• 1 tbsp. of worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp. of cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch of salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp. of fresh parsley
• 1 tsp. of fresh lemon juice
Steps
1. Mix all together well. Serve with crackers you may garnish with parsley and a slice lemon

Fishing adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook on the Plate recipe!

Sheepshead with Fresh Tomato Salsa
yellow rice
2 sheepshead filets or (snapper)
2 tablespoons light olive oil
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 medium tomato chopped
2 tablespoons onion chopped fine
1 garlic clove minced
2 tablespoons cilantro chopped fine
½ of a lime juiced
Cook rice according to package instructions.
Coat filets with olive oil and season with sea salt. On medium high heat in a non-stick pan cook filet skin side down until skin is nice and golden turn and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes until fish easily flakes with a fork.
Toss remaining ingredients. Serve fish over rice and top fish with salsa.

Another Off the Hook on the Plate Recipe and how to scale a large Redfish fast!



The Redfish are everywhere right now in the shallow waters live green backs work the best as bait if you so happen to catch one of a legal size to keep bring it home and try out this simple recipe you are going to love this combo!

Blackened Redfish with Grilled Corn Salad
Grilled Corn salad –
4 ears of corn
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup English cucumber diced
1 cup grape tomatoes cut in half
1 garlic clove minced
1 tablespoon red onion minced
¼ cup fresh Italian parsley chopped
½ lemons juiced
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon of both sea salt & cracked black pepper
Preheat your grill to medium high heat. Brush with olive oil the corn to coat well. Season well with chili powder and grill corn for 30 minutes turning it every 10 minutes to ensure corn is cook evenly all the way around. Let corn cool completely.
In a large mixing bowl using a sharp knife hold the corn straight up and slide knife to removed corn kernels all the way around.
Add all remaining ingredients and mix well. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.
fish.

Fishing Adventures that are sure to end with an Off the Hook recipe!


Santa Fe Spanish mackerel
4 Spanish mackerel filets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup salsa medium
½ cup tomatoes chopped
¼ cup cilantro chopped
½ of a lime (juiced )
2 tablespoons regular cream
Pinch sea salt & cracked black pepper
¼ cup sliced black olives
Drizzle filets with 1 tablespoon oil season both sides with sea salt and lemon pepper seasoning.
Add the remaining oil to a non stick skillet and cook fish on medium high heat for 4 minutes on each sides.
In a sauce pan add salsa, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, cream and a pinch salt and pepper whisk together and heat through.
Plate filets top with salsa sauce and sprinkle with black olives.