I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!

What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!

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"sf" > wrote in message
news
>
> I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
> to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
> couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
> well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
> creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
>
> What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
> sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
> the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
> I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!

Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with fries
you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
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On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:41:29 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> news
> >
> > I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
> > to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
> > couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
> > well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
> > creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
> >
> > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
> > sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
> > the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
> > I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!
>
> Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with fries
> you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
> --

Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.


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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:41:29 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> news
>> >
>> > I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
>> > to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
>> > couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
>> > well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
>> > creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
>> >
>> > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
>> > sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
>> > the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
>> > I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!
>>
>> Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with
>> fries
>> you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
>> --
>
> Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
> sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
>

Aye. Fish cakes (my style) although they taste very good, are a very
simple dish. Trying to make a grand dish out of them is simply silly <g>
But then, some people like to appear grand about everything. Fancy
restaurants make special fish cakes with expensive fish, but not the kind we
are talking about. Keep it simple sf, maybe some salad or steamed veg is
great Just don't overwhelm your fish cakes with highly flavoured stuff
that will take away the simplicity. They taste pretty good in their own
right That stuff is nice yes, but not with fish cakes


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On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:10:14 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:41:29 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> >> news > >> >
> >> > I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
> >> > to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
> >> > couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
> >> > well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
> >> > creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
> >> >
> >> > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
> >> > sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
> >> > the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
> >> > I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!
> >>
> >> Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with
> >> fries
> >> you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
> >> --
> >
> > Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
> > sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
> >
>
> Aye. Fish cakes (my style) although they taste very good, are a very
> simple dish. Trying to make a grand dish out of them is simply silly <g>
> But then, some people like to appear grand about everything. Fancy
> restaurants make special fish cakes with expensive fish, but not the kind we
> are talking about. Keep it simple sf, maybe some salad or steamed veg is
> great Just don't overwhelm your fish cakes with highly flavoured stuff
> that will take away the simplicity. They taste pretty good in their own
> right That stuff is nice yes, but not with fish cakes

Thanks, O. It appears we're like minded. I was really surprised by
how good they tasted after having been frozen! I won't shy away from
buying fish at Costco anymore (because volume was always an issue for
me).

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:10:14 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:41:29 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> news >> >> >
>> >> > I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
>> >> > to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made
>> >> > a
>> >> > couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen
>> >> > very
>> >> > well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
>> >> > creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
>> >> >
>> >> > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
>> >> > sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but
>> >> > in
>> >> > the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning
>> >> > what
>> >> > I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!
>> >>
>> >> Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with
>> >> fries
>> >> you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too
>> >> often
>> >> --
>> >
>> > Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
>> > sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
>> >
>>
>> Aye. Fish cakes (my style) although they taste very good, are a very
>> simple dish. Trying to make a grand dish out of them is simply silly
>> <g>
>> But then, some people like to appear grand about everything. Fancy
>> restaurants make special fish cakes with expensive fish, but not the kind
>> we
>> are talking about. Keep it simple sf, maybe some salad or steamed veg is
>> great Just don't overwhelm your fish cakes with highly flavoured stuff
>> that will take away the simplicity. They taste pretty good in their own
>> right That stuff is nice yes, but not with fish cakes
>
> Thanks, O. It appears we're like minded. I was really surprised by
> how good they tasted after having been frozen! I won't shy away from
> buying fish at Costco anymore (because volume was always an issue for
> me).

Cool)

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:10:14 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:41:29 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> news >> >> >
>> >> > I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
>> >> > to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made
>> >> > a
>> >> > couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen
>> >> > very
>> >> > well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
>> >> > creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
>> >> >
>> >> > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
>> >> > sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but
>> >> > in
>> >> > the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning
>> >> > what
>> >> > I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!
>> >>
>> >> Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with
>> >> fries
>> >> you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too
>> >> often
>> >> --
>> >
>> > Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
>> > sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
>> >
>>
>> Aye. Fish cakes (my style) although they taste very good, are a very
>> simple dish. Trying to make a grand dish out of them is simply silly
>> <g>
>> But then, some people like to appear grand about everything. Fancy
>> restaurants make special fish cakes with expensive fish, but not the kind
>> we
>> are talking about. Keep it simple sf, maybe some salad or steamed veg is
>> great Just don't overwhelm your fish cakes with highly flavoured stuff
>> that will take away the simplicity. They taste pretty good in their own
>> right That stuff is nice yes, but not with fish cakes
>
> Thanks, O. It appears we're like minded. I was really surprised by
> how good they tasted after having been frozen! I won't shy away from
> buying fish at Costco anymore (because volume was always an issue for
> me).

Did you cook your fish or mix it in frozen?

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sf wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" wrote:
>
> > "sf" > wrote:
> > > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes?
> >
> > Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with fries
> > you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
> > --
>
> Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
> sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
>

For fish cakes, I would combine them with fries and coleslaw.
Not suggesting, just saying what I would do.

G.

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:44:17 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > "Ophelia" wrote:
> >
> > > "sf" > wrote:
> > > > What are your favorite sides with fishcakes?
> > >
> > > Always fries and peas <g> Salad is nice though too) Of course with fries
> > > you get carb overload why it's not wise for me to make them too often
> > > --
> >
> > Yeah, that's my problem too. I'm looking at fishcakes as a way to
> > sneak more fish into my life, not as an excuse to load up on carbs.
> >
>
> For fish cakes, I would combine them with fries and coleslaw.
> Not suggesting, just saying what I would do.
>
I like the coleslaw idea, but the fishcakes Ophelia and I make are
mashed potato based + fish - so more starch doesn't appeal. I might
experiment with beans and see how that goes... maybe lentils or baked
beans. Coleslaw sounds really good though.

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sf wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > For fish cakes, I would combine them with fries and coleslaw.
> > Not suggesting, just saying what I would do.
> >
> I like the coleslaw idea, but the fishcakes Ophelia and I make are
> mashed potato based + fish - so more starch doesn't appeal. I might
> experiment with beans and see how that goes... maybe lentils or baked
> beans. Coleslaw sounds really good though.

yeah, coleslaw usually goes well with seafood - especially with fried
seafood.

G.

In article >,
says...
>
> I'm probably being redundant, but thank you again for encouraging me
> to try "fish cakes". I froze the unbrowned leftovers of what I made a
> couple of weeks ago and because you said they cook up from frozen very
> well, that's the way I did it. The outside was crispy, the inside
> creamy and the fish was not overcooked. I'm loving this!
>
> What are your favorite sides with fishcakes? I grated zucchini (and
> sautéed it with olive oil & garlic) and boiled up some pasta... but in
> the end, I would have enjoyed a green salad more. Still learning what
> I would like to accompany it. Suggestions welcomed!

Baked tomatoes. Halve some tomatoes and arrange on an oven dish,
drizzle meanly with olive oil, scatter tops generously with mixed herbs
(dried are fine), season and bake in oven until done.

Broad (fava) beans; steam or simmer the beans while making a dressing
with evoo and lemon juice, seasoned. Drain beans, put them back in the
hot pan, add the dressing and a dod of plain yoghurt or cream cheese,
stir to coat.

Either, steamed new potatoes, or, mashed potatoes

Janet UK

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:04:52 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>
> Baked tomatoes. Halve some tomatoes and arrange on an oven dish,
> drizzle meanly with olive oil, scatter tops generously with mixed herbs
> (dried are fine), season and bake in oven until done.

I could eat the tomatoes raw that way!
>
> Broad (fava) beans; steam or simmer the beans while making a dressing
> with evoo and lemon juice, seasoned. Drain beans, put them back in the
> hot pan, add the dressing and a dod of plain yoghurt or cream cheese,
> stir to coat.

Great idea, I'm going to try that with yogurt.
>
> Either, steamed new potatoes, or, mashed potatoes

More potatoes to go with fishcakes that are already made with them?
....although I do like the new potato idea. Maybe I'll try one of the
fishcake recipes I found that don't use mashed potato and see how it
goes.

Thanks!

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In article >,
says...
>
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:04:52 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
> >
> > Baked tomatoes. Halve some tomatoes and arrange on an oven dish,
> > drizzle meanly with olive oil, scatter tops generously with mixed herbs
> > (dried are fine), season and bake in oven until done.
>
> I could eat the tomatoes raw that way!
> >
> > Broad (fava) beans; steam or simmer the beans while making a dressing
> > with evoo and lemon juice, seasoned. Drain beans, put them back in the
> > hot pan, add the dressing and a dod of plain yoghurt or cream cheese,
> > stir to coat.
>
> Great idea, I'm going to try that with yogurt.
> >
> > Either, steamed new potatoes, or, mashed potatoes
>
> More potatoes to go with fishcakes that are already made with them?

Well yes.. one should never stint on the potatoes, which is why roast
turkey/beef deserves roast AND mashed potatoes :-)

Next you'll be thinking Yorkshire pudding can never appear in the same
meal as two sorts of potato and apple pie.

Janet UK

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:01:20 -0000, Janet > wrote:

> Well yes.. one should never stint on the potatoes, which is why roast
> turkey/beef deserves roast AND mashed potatoes :-)
>
> Next you'll be thinking Yorkshire pudding can never appear in the same
> meal as two sorts of potato and apple pie.

Well, since I only make that kind of a meal twice a year at the most
(and never serve Yorkshire pudding with turkey) - all bets are off
when it comes to carb loading.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:01:20 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>
>> Well yes.. one should never stint on the potatoes, which is why roast
>> turkey/beef deserves roast AND mashed potatoes :-)
>>
>> Next you'll be thinking Yorkshire pudding can never appear in the same
>> meal as two sorts of potato and apple pie.
>
> Well, since I only make that kind of a meal twice a year at the most
> (and never serve Yorkshire pudding with turkey) - all bets are off
> when it comes to carb loading.

lol same here

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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> Well, since I only make that kind of a meal twice a year at the most
> (and never serve Yorkshire pudding with turkey) - all bets are off
> when it comes to carb loading.

You know, I hadn't ever thought of Yorkshire with turkey gravy before. I
can't think of a thing wrong with it. I gotta try it if I can get my
wife to buy into it. Yorkshire pudding with beef and pork roast are
already familiar to me. Though blasphemy, roast turkey and roast chicken
could easily provide a tasty alternative. I wouldn't hate it.
I love Yorkshire pudding with a rich simple gravy. I hadn't thought of
chicken or turkey until now. As horrifying as it may sound, Thanks!

leo