99 Cent Snapper

When I asked Shannon what she wanted for dinner tonight she said "Rice, with lemon… and salad." We went to pick up some
salad greens and found some fresh red snapper fillets marked down to under a dollar, so there was our entree. We were
discussing this markdown phenomenon with our cashier and apparently they marked down something so low last week that they
actually had to give someone a 43 cent credit for purchasing something. Not surprisingly, this is the same place where I
routinely get the free bread.

Shannon was in charge of making the Lemon Rice Pilaf and it turned out perfect. The lemony
flavor worked quite well with the apple cider vinegar in the salad dressing. We just made a Simple Side Salad, with a simple vinaigrette on simple "in a bag" salad ingredients. It's pretty much win/win with lemon infused rice. If you added some green onions it would be a perfect compliment to a more
Asian-inspired meal.

The original recipe for the Pan-Fried Snapper Fillets called them "Oregano Red Snapper".
Oregano plays such a small role in the flavor of this dish, so I'm not really sure why. Basically, the spices make up your
typical chili powder sans cumin and, of course, chili. It has a fairly Southwestern sort of flavor to it, which I really
enjoyed. Our under priced snapper had a few pin bones I had to pull out of my teeth, but other than that this was a simple, quick and delicious meal.