This is perfection, as my husband put it. If you’re looking for a healthy, light summer dish, browse no further. You found it.

The American University of the Caribbean community is fantastic. We look out for each other and share whatever we have. To prove it, I decided to make a meal using only things that I have been given! The result was a candle-light-dinner-worthy date night at home.

You need:

-Two tilapia fillets

-1/4 cup of rosemary garlic lemon seasoning

-A few servings of rice

-1/4 cup of olive oil

-1 cup of white wine

-Four artichoke hearts (I used canned)

-2 cups chicken broth

-2 lemons

-3 T capers

-Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375* F. Grease a cooking sheet. Coat fish in the rosemary garlic lemon seasoning and bake for 20 minutes or until fish is white and flaky.

Meanwhile, prepare your rice.

To make the sauce, start by heating the olive oil in a pan. Separate the layers of the artichoke hearts, place in oil, and allow to cook for a few minutes. Next,  add your wine and the juice of one lemon. Let it come to a boil, then turn it down. Add your broth and capers.

Once everything is done, remove the sauce from heat. Serve sauce over rice and place fish on top. Slice the second lemon and serve on the side. Enjoy!

Many thanks to all the friends and neighbors who gave us the food to make this meal! With the exception of the wine and lemons, everything was a gift. Some people gave us the contents of their fridge because they were moving, some were leaving on vacation, some people didn’t want it to go to waste and some gave it to us just because. We’re blessed to live in a great community where people live generously! When people give to us, it makes us want to pay it forward to other people. That cycle of goodness is what makes this place what it is. We thank God for our friends here at AUC.