Splurge on flavor with Pan Fried Tilapia.

I figured that as my first ever foray into cooking fish, it’d be best to stick to something simple, something seasonal and something, well, incredibly cheap. Enter Sandra Lee, culinary guru and famed host of Food Network’s Money Saving Meals. Recipe in hand, I made my way to my local NYC grocery store where I stocked up on the ingredients for Sandra’a Pan Fried Tilapia. Throwing frugality to the wind, I also snatched up items to make a Sandra-inspired edamame succotash. Before I knew it, fish was frying, edamame was sautéing and I was enjoying a tender piece of tilapia dipped in lemon butter. As if the taste alone wasn’t enough of a pay off, this pan fried goodness cost me just $5.74 per serving. Frugal and fabulous indeed.