Creamy Garlic Potatoes and Tilapia

So, today for dinner I made Tilapia on the stove and some Creamy Garlic Potatoes in the oven as a side. Maybe it wasnt quite as AMAZING as last weeks salmon, but it still turned out pretty good :)

Potatoes first:

Time to Prepare: ~20-40 minutes
Time in the oven: ~60-90 minutes

Ingredients:
10-15 potatoes (either red or yellow, but not baked potato type potatoes)
one quart of half and half
one fresh garlic
garlic powder
olive oil
leek (optional)

Cookware Needed:
glass dish to put potatoes in oven in
knife to cut potatoes
knife to peel potatoes
cutting board

Directions:
1) wash and peel potatoes
2) set oven to 350F
3) cut potatoes into thin slices. you can either cut round slices ~2-3mm thick, or into long, thin rectangles with thickness ~2-3mm. It's not a big deal, the smaller they are, the more evenly they will cook and the nicer they are to eat.
4) if you have a leek, wash it and cut it into tiny pieces
5) cut all of your garlic into tiny pieces, or use a garlic crushing thing to reduce the cloves to small pieces.
4) make "layers" in your glass dish. each layer should include: potatoes, olive oil, garlic, garlic powder and leek.
5) pour the remaining half and half on top of the potatoes. The potatoes should be well covered, but not swimming in the half and half.
6) place in oven for 60-90 minutes. The tops of the potatoes may be brown, but the potatoes should be soft. (test with a spoon)


Now for the tilapia:

Time to Prepare: ~30 minutes

Ingredients:
tilapia fillets
olive oil
lemon
spices (I used chives, lemon pepper, oregano, tarragon)

Cookware:
Skillet or flat-bottomed pan
at least one spatula (two are easier for me)

Directions:
1) season your fillets. I used all but the "leafy" seasonings for this, as the leafy ones are more apt to burn on your pan.
2) put your stove on high heat and put olive oil on the bottom of your pan
3) put the fillets in the pan, and wait a while until the bottoms get a nice brownish color, then flip the fishes
4) when the tops of the fish get a nice brownish color, flip them again, turn your heat on medium, and add a tiny amount of water in your pan. This will keep your fish from drying out (it will evaporate out by the time you are done).
5) add more seasoning to your fish, if you like. I added the chives, oregano and tarragon leaves at this point.
6) let simmer on medium/low heat until the fish is done. (~5-10 minutes. it will break apart easily)


I served the food with a salad I made while the potatoes were in the oven before I prepared the fish.

Bon Apetit!