RAFL - Fred - Mar 3rd

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
m...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

I am going to have to circulate LESS photos!!!! (G)

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:22:59 -0600, "Kristin"
wrote:

Sorry for your gain, Fred... but you still look good at 160.

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
om...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
news:f8nd40hjrbdqve52ofb603j90daqkdvb5o@4ax. com...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

Ha! Around here she would be honked at, sworn at, yelled and screamed at, and
probably chased even further off the road. It's an area of impatient people. G
We do see the occassional bikie on these roads, but they are few and far between.
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are great and have admiration for those that use
them ... but around here - they just don't seem to have any common sense. They
refuse to use the same set of laws as drivers have to (which it was my
understanding that they were supposed to) - such as coming up to a stoplight,
bikers will usually make their own lane right between two others, and squirt to
the front of the line. Then not be able to figure out why everyone behind them is
now irate. g Then their are the stupid drivers who don't help things. I've
always thought making a special bike lane would be a grand idea (I've seen other
states that have them) ... until someone pointed out that it would probably be
used by vehicles in a hurry to buzz around other traffic. Guess there is no
winning on this issue.

Well, you could always put a cooler into the kiddie trailer. I would think that
would transport frozen items for a few miles. G

Joyce

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:24:27 -0800, Fred wrote:

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
news:f8nd40hjrbdqve52ofb603j90daqkdvb5o@4ax .com...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

You have excellent points. The separate lane does exist here in
places, but not a separate PATH. That actually can be less safe since
the bike is no longer in the traffic stream and gets run down at all
of the crossings.

WE, bikies, do occasionally break the rules, particularly Calif stops
at stop signs. But we are required to follow the rules of the road in
most instances.

But drivers do not understand that crowding us is not a good idea on
those thin tires trying to avoid road debris (they do not clean
shoulders where all the crap gets deposited) or holes. We need a bit
of swerve room sometimes. As I wrote to Prairie, cars also
underestimate our speed and turn RIGHT, right in front of us when we
are already at the intersection, too!

Yup, a bit of patience and courtesy - HA!

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:11:00 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Ha! Around here she would be honked at, sworn at, yelled and screamed at, and
probably chased even further off the road. It's an area of impatient people. G
We do see the occassional bikie on these roads, but they are few and far between.
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are great and have admiration for those that use
them ... but around here - they just don't seem to have any common sense. They
refuse to use the same set of laws as drivers have to (which it was my
understanding that they were supposed to) - such as coming up to a stoplight,
bikers will usually make their own lane right between two others, and squirt to
the front of the line. Then not be able to figure out why everyone behind them is
now irate. g Then their are the stupid drivers who don't help things. I've
always thought making a special bike lane would be a grand idea (I've seen other
states that have them) ... until someone pointed out that it would probably be
used by vehicles in a hurry to buzz around other traffic. Guess there is no
winning on this issue.

Well, you could always put a cooler into the kiddie trailer. I would think that
would transport frozen items for a few miles. G

Joyce

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:24:27 -0800, Fred wrote:

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
news:f8nd40hjrbdqve52ofb603j90daqkdvb5o@4a x.com...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

Most definitely! I tend to move into further lanes when I see bikers - not
because they bug me, but because I fear they may unexpectedly fall ... and then
what do I do to avoid them? I've noticed my daughter doing the same thing, guess
she has learned by example? I'd much rather deal with the bike riders though,
than some of the motorcyclists I have come across. G They scare the bejeezus
out of me zipping in and out between cars.

Joyce

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:58:33 -0800, Fred wrote:

You have excellent points. The separate lane does exist here in
places, but not a separate PATH. That actually can be less safe since
the bike is no longer in the traffic stream and gets run down at all
of the crossings.

WE, bikies, do occasionally break the rules, particularly Calif stops
at stop signs. But we are required to follow the rules of the road in
most instances.

But drivers do not understand that crowding us is not a good idea on
those thin tires trying to avoid road debris (they do not clean
shoulders where all the crap gets deposited) or holes. We need a bit
of swerve room sometimes. As I wrote to Prairie, cars also
underestimate our speed and turn RIGHT, right in front of us when we
are already at the intersection, too!

Yup, a bit of patience and courtesy - HA!

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:11:00 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Ha! Around here she would be honked at, sworn at, yelled and screamed at, and
probably chased even further off the road. It's an area of impatient people. G
We do see the occassional bikie on these roads, but they are few and far between.
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are great and have admiration for those that use
them ... but around here - they just don't seem to have any common sense. They
refuse to use the same set of laws as drivers have to (which it was my
understanding that they were supposed to) - such as coming up to a stoplight,
bikers will usually make their own lane right between two others, and squirt to
the front of the line. Then not be able to figure out why everyone behind them is
now irate. g Then their are the stupid drivers who don't help things. I've
always thought making a special bike lane would be a grand idea (I've seen other
states that have them) ... until someone pointed out that it would probably be
used by vehicles in a hurry to buzz around other traffic. Guess there is no
winning on this issue.

Well, you could always put a cooler into the kiddie trailer. I would think that
would transport frozen items for a few miles. G

Joyce

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:24:27 -0800, Fred wrote:

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here, by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year? I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne" wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
news:f8nd40hjrbdqve52ofb603j90daqkdvb5o@4 ax.com...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred
wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it. I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us, quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that. Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

and usually without helmets!


"Joyce" wrote in message
news
Most definitely! I tend to move into further lanes when I see bikers -
not
because they bug me, but because I fear they may unexpectedly fall ... and
then
what do I do to avoid them? I've noticed my daughter doing the same
thing, guess
she has learned by example? I'd much rather deal with the bike riders
though,
than some of the motorcyclists I have come across. G They scare the
bejeezus
out of me zipping in and out between cars.

Joyce

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:58:33 -0800, Fred
wrote:

You have excellent points. The separate lane does exist here in
places, but not a separate PATH. That actually can be less safe since
the bike is no longer in the traffic stream and gets run down at all
of the crossings.

WE, bikies, do occasionally break the rules, particularly Calif stops
at stop signs. But we are required to follow the rules of the road in
most instances.

But drivers do not understand that crowding us is not a good idea on
those thin tires trying to avoid road debris (they do not clean
shoulders where all the crap gets deposited) or holes. We need a bit
of swerve room sometimes. As I wrote to Prairie, cars also
underestimate our speed and turn RIGHT, right in front of us when we
are already at the intersection, too!

Yup, a bit of patience and courtesy - HA!

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:11:00 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Ha! Around here she would be honked at, sworn at, yelled and screamed
at, and
probably chased even further off the road. It's an area of impatient
people. G
We do see the occassional bikie on these roads, but they are few and far
between.
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are great and have admiration for
those that use
them ... but around here - they just don't seem to have any common
sense. They
refuse to use the same set of laws as drivers have to (which it was my
understanding that they were supposed to) - such as coming up to a
stoplight,
bikers will usually make their own lane right between two others, and
squirt to
the front of the line. Then not be able to figure out why everyone
behind them is
now irate. g Then their are the stupid drivers who don't help things.
I've
always thought making a special bike lane would be a grand idea (I've
seen other
states that have them) ... until someone pointed out that it would
probably be
used by vehicles in a hurry to buzz around other traffic. Guess there
is no
winning on this issue.

Well, you could always put a cooler into the kiddie trailer. I would
think that
would transport frozen items for a few miles. G

Joyce

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:24:27 -0800, Fred
wrote:

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good
place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here,
by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie
trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the
only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No
sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store
if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping
area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even
change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred
wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can
get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case
of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish
available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this
is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year?
I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every
package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat
fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be
purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase
the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be
purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I
think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of
it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a
larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more
tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish
would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it
for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other
half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a
lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
news:f8nd40hjrbdqve52ofb603j90daqkdvb5o@4 ax.com...
On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred

wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW
weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could
have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a
single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it.
I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would
be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us,
quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept
of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad
smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so
what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a
nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get
it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it
sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a
tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that.
Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that
great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion
and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind
and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked
to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown
rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought
lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this
time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002

Yup! Back to the goofy laws ... IL had a law when I was about 19, motorcyclists
must wear helmets. It was repealed several years later, don't remember why
though. With all the seatbelt and restraining device laws, I am amazed that this
has not been brought back into attention.

Joyce

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 18:28:37 -0600, "skiur" wrote:

and usually without helmets!


"Joyce" wrote in message
news
Most definitely! I tend to move into further lanes when I see bikers -
not
because they bug me, but because I fear they may unexpectedly fall ... and
then
what do I do to avoid them? I've noticed my daughter doing the same
thing, guess
she has learned by example? I'd much rather deal with the bike riders
though,
than some of the motorcyclists I have come across. G They scare the
bejeezus
out of me zipping in and out between cars.

Joyce

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:58:33 -0800, Fred
wrote:

You have excellent points. The separate lane does exist here in
places, but not a separate PATH. That actually can be less safe since
the bike is no longer in the traffic stream and gets run down at all
of the crossings.

WE, bikies, do occasionally break the rules, particularly Calif stops
at stop signs. But we are required to follow the rules of the road in
most instances.

But drivers do not understand that crowding us is not a good idea on
those thin tires trying to avoid road debris (they do not clean
shoulders where all the crap gets deposited) or holes. We need a bit
of swerve room sometimes. As I wrote to Prairie, cars also
underestimate our speed and turn RIGHT, right in front of us when we
are already at the intersection, too!

Yup, a bit of patience and courtesy - HA!

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:11:00 -0600, Joyce wrote:

Ha! Around here she would be honked at, sworn at, yelled and screamed
at, and
probably chased even further off the road. It's an area of impatient
people. G
We do see the occassional bikie on these roads, but they are few and far
between.
Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are great and have admiration for
those that use
them ... but around here - they just don't seem to have any common
sense. They
refuse to use the same set of laws as drivers have to (which it was my
understanding that they were supposed to) - such as coming up to a
stoplight,
bikers will usually make their own lane right between two others, and
squirt to
the front of the line. Then not be able to figure out why everyone
behind them is
now irate. g Then their are the stupid drivers who don't help things.
I've
always thought making a special bike lane would be a grand idea (I've
seen other
states that have them) ... until someone pointed out that it would
probably be
used by vehicles in a hurry to buzz around other traffic. Guess there
is no
winning on this issue.

Well, you could always put a cooler into the kiddie trailer. I would
think that
would transport frozen items for a few miles. G

Joyce

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 06:24:27 -0800, Fred
wrote:

Nope - she'd do it anyway (G) She was a total bikie for years before
finally buying a car. She still runs lots of errands on the bike.
But your's is located in a less than optimal location. Ours is
already on a bike route we use - also about 5 miles away but we can
avoid most heavily traveled routes. Can't buy too much frozen or cold
stuff if it is too warm - we've done it. (G)

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:28:14 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed out Costco has a gas station also. Probably would be a good
place to
go, since current talk is that gas prices will reach $3/gallon here,
by summer.
No way am I even considering biking to our Costco, adding a kiddie
trailer could
have some horrid results. It's probably only 5 miles or so, but the
only way to
get there is to ride on the heavily congested 6 lane road. No
sidewalks, and I'm
not considering taking the middle suicide lane. G To exit the store
if needing
to go west (left turn), traffic is rerouted through another shopping
area in order
to get to a traffic light. It is a mess. I think this might even
change your
fanatical friends mind. G

Joyce

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:55:13 -0800, Fred
wrote:

Okay, maybe a rainy day trip to Costco - especially now that I can
get
gas there with my new debit card (G) Hmm, unless I can convince a
friend we should bike there. She keeps threatening to buy a
bike-kiddy trailer to haul shopping purchases, particularly, a case
of
talking rain bottled water home from costco. She is a biking fanatic
(G)

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:03:38 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I noticed last week that my TJ's also did not have any swordfish
available.
Didn't think about it much at the time, but now wonder if maybe this
is a seasonal
type fish? Maybe it isn't as plentiful (or good) this time of year?
I looked
again at the tilapia at costco today, but took a pass. Every
package appeared to
have 20 or more filets, just too much for even me to freeze and eat
fairly
quickly. Guess this will be one of those things that will be
purchased from the
fish store on an as needed/wanted basis. We did finally purchase
the fresh tuna
from costco today, was the best I have had and will definitely be
purchased again.
We found the smallest package they had - barely over a pound I
think. Too much
for one person, not really enough for two. There is a good hunk of
it left in the
fridge. Hub and I both agreed that next time we would purchase a
larger quantity
and freeze half.

Joyce

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:17:56 -0800, Fred
wrote:

I'm still new to a real freezer. But I would guess that more
tender
fish items might not last as long as some others. I keep hoping to
find swordfish but neither TJ's nor Costco has had any in a while.

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 01:14:54 -0600, Joyce wrote:

I freeze most everything, just wasn't too sure how long the fish
would keep in the
freezer. These packages are soooooooooo huge - would be eating it
for a long,
long time. The salmon wasn't bad, ate half and froze the other
half. But the
tilapia looked like it had about 40 filets in it. Now that's a
lot of fish. LOL

Joyce

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:22:53 GMT, "Lesanne"
wrote:

I freeze

"Joyce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:26:22 -0800, Fred

wrote:



On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:13:44 GMT, "Lesanne"

wrote:

oh my, I may be lucky. Since I am using the Sat morning WW
weigh in
with
clothes who knows.

Ahhhhhhhhh, weighing in with clothes - what a disadvantage (G)

Thanks for the recipe. Of course, this is Costco. I could
have a
catfish feed for the Democratic Party - oppsss (G)

LOL! I was wondering about those larger quantities for a
single person.
I
purchased salmon the other day, ended up freezing half of it.
I looked at
the
tilapia, but there were so many filets in that package - would
be wrapping
forever, so passed it by. The scallops worked out well for us,
quite a
few and
very large - but also was feeding 3 people. I know the concept
of these
stores is
bulk, but I wish that items like these would be packaged a tad
smaller.
G

Joyce



Regarding catfish. I cannot stand it unless it is fried, so
what I do,
is
mix up some cornmeal with a little flour, and some spices (a
nice
seafood
spice mix will do it, with about a tsp of sugar added) get
it wet with
eggwhite, dip or shake it in the spiced cornmeal mix, let it
sit a bit
on a
rack, and then spray a nonstick pan, then add about a
tablespoon of
olive
oil for our two servings, and pan fry the rascals in that.
Very very
good,
and not really fried.
Catfish is so moist that other recipes are not all that
great. Except
veracruz style, you make a stir fry of fresh tomato, onion
and bell
pepper,
cook that down with seasoning (again seafood mix of some kind
and a
pinch of
sweet) then add the catfish filets after the sauce is cooked
to your
liking,
for just a minute to cook it, serve over bulgar or brown
rice.


"Fred" wrote in message
. ..
Well, not bad but not good either.

UP: 1.2

A nice round: 160.0

Lesanne, this is your time - bask in it! (G)

And foolishly I went to Costco after the meeting. Bought
lobster
chunks, dried mango (my downfall) and flourescent bulbs (G)

Oh, yes, the standard pickled herring, raw shrimp and this
time,
catfish - we shall see how I like that stuff.

Catfish cooking suggestions - NOT DEEP FRIED!

Fred
219.2/160.0/164.0 (Lifetime July 2003)
Started WW: Oct 29, 2002