I can't forget the first time I got into cooking carp and spring onions. I thought it would be a piece of cake until I found myself surrounded by a pile of tiny spring onions on the table, tears...
The first time I tried making pangasius fillets with rice and broccoli, I added too much salt to the fish. I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal, but it really was: the fish absorbs quickly, and when...
I swear, the first time I tried making salmon with orange sauce, I thought I was going to ruin everything. I had a rather sad-looking salmon fillet on the table, about three oranges that had been...
A few months ago, I woke up with a fierce craving for fish that wasn't fried in oil, but rather something simple, baked, like my dad used to make when he came back from fishing. The first time I...
I remember the first time I tried making these tuna pastries, I think it was about three years ago. I completely messed up the dough. I added too much flour; I don’t know, it was November, cold,...
Let me tell you about my experience with this oven-baked carp, as my friends keep telling me I don't post enough fish recipes on my blog. I stumbled upon a recipe somewhere and decided to give it a...
Today, I once again got my hands on shrimp, although, to be honest, the first time I tried this combination with oranges, my hand trembled a bit with that flour at the end – I wasn't sure how much...
About two years ago, I was staring at some salmon fillets and had no desire to toss them back in the pan with salt and pepper like usual. It was a weekend when I was allowed to eat fish – I don’t...
The first time I decided to make these black pasta with surimi, I swear I added too much lemon juice at the end, and I ended up with some sour-tasting pasta that reminded me of salad—not exactly...
It happened to me about two years ago when I got my hands on some cod fillets and realized I had forgotten to take them out of the freezer. I wanted to cook something quick; I was already at my...
The funniest moment was about two months ago when I tried to cook these shrimp in a pan that stuck to everything it touched. I was in a hurry, didn’t want to wash anything else, and thought,...