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.



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