Fresh Fish Tacos

Our good friend, Adam, is a Florida Sportsman who enjoys the hunt and sharing his captures with friends. Recently, he caught an African Pompano off the coast of Palm Beach. The African Pompano is a large fish normally found off oceanic islands. It is a white, fleshy fish and is excellent table fare. He graciously brought us a couple of filets.



When we opened the package of filets, they smelled just freshly caught from the salty ocean. The smell made me develop a craving for fresh fish tacos, which brings back many fond memories. In preparation, I coated them in panko breadcrumbs and sautéed them in canola oil for a minute or two on each side. They took about 10 minutes for 10 fish "fingers".













I prepared all the fixings to go with the tacos including strips of cabbage, chopped tomatoes, sweet baby peppers, onions, grated cheddar cheese, hot sauce and sour cream. We used warmed soft flour tortillas. Adam brought a delicious chipolte ranch dressing to go with the tacos, which kicked them up a few notches.











The fish tacos paired perfectly with this crisp and dry 2008 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc. The New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is from their Marlborough vineyard. The wine is a classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with an intense bouquet of grapefruit followed by flavours of guava and passion fruit.

http://www.spyvalleywine.co.nz/

Annie's Organic Buying Club

A few months back, we joined Annie's Organic Buying Club. This organic produce buying club was established by Annie Malka. She uses the groups pool of money to purchase the organic produce in bulk and coordinates with the coordinators all over Florida and southern Georgia to distribute the organics to the club participants. It really makes buying organic fruits and vegetables more affordable. See the link below for more information. http://www.anniesbuyingclub.com

We have had a great experience receiving the freshest and most delicious organic fruits and vegetables. I am currently receiving the $45 Fruity Booty share Bi-weekly. My first share in January included apples, pineapple, broccoli, lettuce, cucumbers, shitake mushrooms, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, crimson melon, sunchokes and much more. It's approximately a 30-40lb box (or bags in my case) of fruits and vegetables. The friday before I pick up my share, Annie emails what we can expect to receive and a collection of recipes that correspond to the weeks share. http://www.anniesbuyingclub.com/faq.html#ThisWeekShares




The shares allow us to eat healthy and organically-affordable. I get to experiment with vegetables, I would not normally purchase at the grocery store. It's a fun way to add a healthy variety to each week's menu.