On 10/15/2014 05:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Whirled Peas wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 10/13/2014 02:28 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>> That's an old favorite around here also. My favorite recipe in there
>> is for Crab Cioppino. The kids really loved it too.
>
> Page 95. Looks good! I will have to try that when blue crab come
> back in season here.
>

If you've never had San Francisco-style Crab Cioppino before, you're in
for a real treat. Let us know what you think when/if you try it. BTW,
when is blue crab season where you are? I usually just wait for
Dungeness crab season around here, Dec. 1 thru whenever they run out,
usually sometime in March.