Travis McGee wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 10/13/2014 5:01 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> > On 10/13/2014 4:40 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > > Pringles CheezUms wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >
> > > > I want to learn to cook fish dishes that people will actually
> > > > want to eat.
> > > >
> > > > 1 - Do any of you have a very-easy-to-make fish dish that your
> > > > family asks for over and over?
> > > >
> > > > 2 - What's a good cookbook, one that has good basic instruction
> > > > as well as some great recipes?
> > > > There are several high-rated books on amazon that have a decent
> > > > number of reviews, including ones by Bittman, Moonen, and
> > > > Peterson. But I prefer personal recommendations, which is why
> > > > I'm posting here.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the help!
> > >
> > > The most common failure is overcooking fish. It should be done
> > > at 350F for 10 mins per inch thick and with some types, a bit
> > > less.
> > >
> > > Fish is not beef or pork. Most online recipes overcook it to
> > > fish-leather.
> >> Carol
> > >
> > What I'd like to know is not how to cook fish but where to get
> > decently fresh fish. Most supermarket stuff is ancient.
> >
>
> Sunset Magazine is a "lifestyle" magazine for the western USA; they
> cover travel, architecture, cooking, and other such topics. Over the
> years they have published a series of small (< 150 pages) cookbooks
> on a variety of topics; I own several, and they are very good, with
> well-tested recipes that are not hard to do.
>
> One that I own is the "Sunset Seafood Cookbook"; I have made a number
> of recipes from this book, with great success. Recipes have
> illustrated preparation details, and there is a guide to buying fish,
> among other essential fish-related topics. This book was published in
> 1981, but I am sure it can be found on Abebooks or Amazon, used. I
> recommend it highly.

Grin, I have 2 of them. I also recommend it. The best is the front
guide with types of fish that lead to the differences in cooking.

I thought it too ancient to mention so didnt suggest it before.

Carol

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