Category Archives: Fish

Pacific cod with chickpea purée, parsley sauce, and zucchini – 10/28/16

This is quite a delicious dish but I need to find better fish. I got frozen Pacific cod fillets from Costco and they just don’t have a lot of flavor. I guess next time I will go over to Whole … Continue reading

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Seafood cakes! – 10/4/16

Our entire dinner consisted of seafood cakes, corn, and coleslaw but I made the corn first (2 large ears in a plastic bag with some butter and microwaved 5 minutes, so easy!) and we totally devoured it before I even … Continue reading

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Dover sole, smashed potatoes, and spinach – 9/19/16

This was not a photogenic dinner. I tried to make it more attractive by adding lemon pieces, some paprika, and thyme but mostly it looks like beige food with a bit of green. John dusted the fillets with flour and … Continue reading

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August 18, 2016 – Warm Niçoise salad (with or without tuna)

Note: for a vegetarian dish omit the tuna and add another half egg. I found this Gwynth Paltrow recipe a while ago and made it according to her instructions. I wasn’t happy with the results. Putting everything in a pan … Continue reading

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August 16, 2016 – Brain food

I wonder why fish is called brain food. Is there some sort of scientific proof behind this? At my house growing up, my father detested fish, even the smell of it. No fish was ever allowed! Even our poor cat … Continue reading

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August 15, 2016 – Maenam, Vancouver, B.C.

On our recent trip the most northerly city we reached was Vancouver, B.C. It is a really nice city, clean, with lots of parks and flowers, good restaurants, and friendly people. I found an article naming Maenam, a Thai restaurant, … Continue reading

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July 1, 2016 – Brain food and the Puzzle Contest

Every Friday the Wall Street Journal has a crossword puzzle contest. It’s a meta puzzle based on the solution to the puzzle. It’s always tricky and John and I usually work on it together. So what better food for our mental … Continue reading

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June 29, 2016 – Fish tacos and black beans

We got some fresh cod from the store that John cooked to perfection.  I made the crema (yogurt, cumin, salt) and sliced some topping vegetables. For the black beans I used a tomato, onion, garlic, cilantro, Fresno chile, a little … Continue reading

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May 30, 2016 – Fish tacos with black beans

Since my last post we ate dinner out with some friends and then  traveled to Utah over the weekend. Yesterday we had the iconic burger in celebration of Memorial Day. Today, on the actual holiday we made fish tacos. Nothing like … Continue reading

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May 20, 2016 – Pacific cod tacos

First night home and we are back on the straight and narrow. Tonight’s dinner is fish tacos and spicy black beans. It is so tasty and so good to be home but my friend and her health dominate my thoughts.

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