What's for dinner?

[Rogar]

I find all seafood bland, and I suppose that’s because we buy typical grocery store stuff in the Midwest. When you all talk about Japanese food, I probably haven’t had good Japanese food because I find it to be bland as well. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just that it’s not great.

Just about all the inexpensive white fish I eat is bland and needs seasonings or sauces. It's ok and I eat it because it's a good protein source and has variety from my usual diet. However some ideas to add interest, fish cakes have been a success and are occasional rotation, baked or fried. Fish chowders are good with some corn or potatoes or clams. I do a cioppino, i.e. fish stew, once or twice a year with a couple of varieties of fish and shellfish. It freezes well. And there are winter days when tuna casserole sounds better than baked white fish. Or even tuna sandwiches. A big kettle of mussels is great fun with company. I've had fresh fish on the west coast and fresh is always much better, but those of us in the middle of the continent have to do the best we can.

[rosarugosa]

It's shellfish that I love most of all, although I do also enjoy fish that swim. DH has been making The Frugal Girl's fish cakes for years. He usually uses cod or haddock: https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/homemade-fish-cakes/

[Tybee]

Will definitely try these, as I have tried to make crab cakes at home but not had a whole lot of success.
Since I developed a shrimp allergy, I can't have my favorite, fried shrimp. I figure if I am ever on death row, that is what I am ordering for my last meal. It's also what I want at my post funeral party.

[Rogar]

It's shellfish that I love most of all, although I do also enjoy fish that swim. DH has been making The Frugal Girl's fish cakes for years. He usually uses cod or haddock: https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/homemade-fish-cakes/

That's fairly similar to something I've made. I think mine used a bit of onion, celery, and some fresh parsley. I might mention that for my own use it makes a lot and has a little more prep work than my usual meal, but it freezes well. I can pop one out of the freezer for a quick snack or a few for another meal.

[happystuff]

Bookmarked the fish cake recipe! Thanks!

[pinkytoe]

DH makes a self-concocted recipe for fish cakes using the canned salmon from Costco. Served with horseradish sauce - quite tasty.

[Tybee]

My husband used to make a great salmon loaf. I need to ask him for the recipe. He also made a great lentil loaf that I need to get him back onto for winter.

[iris lilies]

For me, salmon fish cakes, and salmon loaf harkens back to my childhood where my mother made “salmon patties “for dinner and they were just not good.killed any appetite for that sort of thing.

[frugal-one]

Lasagna with homegrown basil and portobello mushrooms.

But more excitingly just bought three cookbooks, hooray!

What cookbooks did you get?

[frugal-one]

It's shellfish that I love most of all, although I do also enjoy fish that swim. DH has been making The Frugal Girl's fish cakes for years. He usually uses cod or haddock: https://www.thefrugalgirl.com/homemade-fish-cakes/

Thanks for the recipe!