Moody Foodie: BRIO’s Seafood Celebration

Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to visit BRIO Tuscan Grille at The Markets at Town Center to sample the newest spring dishes from BRIO’s Seafood Celebration menu. BRIO’s Seafood Celebration Menu is available now and will continue through Sunday, June 17. So don’t worry, you still have plenty of time to reel in your friends and family to try out these amazing meals and get hooked on seafood again. And it’s a perfect time to visit BRIO Tuscan Grille as we approach Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Graduation season because they are also hosting a gift card promotion! From now until June 17, if you spend $100 in gift card purchases, then you will receive a free $25 bonus card, redeemable Monday, June 18–Friday, Aug. 31. The spring gift card promotion is available for purchase in BRIO restaurants and online (here).

MY SEAFOOD CELEBRATION EXPERIENCE:

Moody Girl Eats: Soy-Dijon Flounder

I haven’t been cooking lately, because I have just been so busy with work and training for my half marathon.  Now that I’m on vacation, I was finally able to cook last night.  I didn’t look up any recipes because I wanted to be creative.  I wanted to use the ingredients that I had on hand.  My two main ingredients included Dijon mustard and soy sauce.  After I looked in my spice cabinet, I pulled brown sugar to sweeten the mixture and rice wine vinegar.  I really didn’t know how this was going to turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised.  I used the mixture on a package of frozen founder.  I served the fish with jasmine rice and green beans.  I was pretty proud of myself…it turned out really good.  I tried to create a recipe below , if you want to try to make it at home.  I would adjust the ingredients to match your personal taste.  Bon Appétit!

Soy-Dijon Marinade

1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

3 tablespoons of brown sugar

3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce

4 teaspoons Dijon mustard

4 teaspoon rice wine vinegar

1 tablespoon of minced garlic

2 tablespoons of cooking white wine

2-3 dashes of hot sauce (optional)

Whisk all of the ingredients together and adjust to taste.  Use as a glaze or bake the fish in the entire mixture.