Fish Wednesday, Salmon Sammich Edition

The nice thing about having a gas grill is you can walk outside, grill yourself up a little something, then wander back inside and, you know, eat it with very little fuss. There’s no planning, no charcoal chimney, no fretting about if the kindling is too wet or the wind will take out the flame. …


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Fish Wednesday: Salmon, Swiss Chard, and Sparrows Edition

We have sparrow issues. The little brown birds have found my Swiss chard and they will not get out of it. It’s like a salad bar to them. Do they care if I chase them off? No. Do they care if I am sitting right there? No?  They give me the stink eye and then, …


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Fish Wednesday: Basil & Orange Halibut

Don’t pay extra for halibut fillets; fish is expensive enough as it is. If you cook it properly the fish comes right off the bone, it’s super moist and delicious, you won’t miss the fancy cut. Marinate the steaks for as long as you feel like – mine sat for about an hour. Brush the …


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Fish Wednesday, Sad Salmon Edition

Bad news in salmon land. That’s what this article in Gourmet says. Life is not good here. The fish are not running. And things are going from bad to worse. Due to the extremely low king return, fishing anything is entirely and wholly out of the question. Given my extreme fondness for fish not just …


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Fish Wednesday: Cheap Tuna Edition

While I might be a sucker for a deal, I’m picky as hell. That’s why I sorted through all the packages of tuna in the seafood case before settling on one that was good enough for me. I like tuna steaks to have a nice dense reddish color to them, I don’t like the washed …


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Fish Wednesday: Orange You Glad You’re Grilling Edition

It’s possible I mentioned before that I got the cutest little gas grill on the planet – it sits just outside my back door on a concrete pad that acts as though it was made for back door grilling. I am quite enchanted with the convenience of it – the other day, I switched it …


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