Ideal Bite

My parents would never have fed me fish sticks as a kid. We actually went fishing, caught fish, cleaned them, and cooked them. In summer, our garage smelled like smoked trout; we packed it for lunches and brought some out for parties. It got a bit old, to tell the truth.

Years later, like a kid who was never allowed to eat the odd bowl of sugary Captain Crunch - like, not even at a friends' house on Sunday (poor sots) - I spied some pre-caught, pre-cleaned, pre-cooked, and pre-battered sustainable cod fish in the store, and oh the crispy deliciousness!

Don't tell my mom, OK?

-Jenifer Morgan...off to add whip up some special tartar sauce...