One fish, two fish, red fish, EEEWW fish!

We have another entry in the "Weirdest Thing" contest! Sandy of Springvale Campground found this goofy bug-eyed fish in a furniture store, of all places. It is made out of flexible, rubbery stuff. You see that it has a zipper on the back. Why? Is it a pencil case? For toothbrushes? Hmm..it is stamped "made in Munich", so it is a German fish. Maybe it holds sauerkraut! Thanks for sharing it with us, Sandy.

I'm back at school. This semester/trimester will be a killer. I am taking Genetics, which meets 4 days a week, so close to the time I get out of preschool that I leave there 5 minutes early and then run all the way across campus. It's been 25 years since I took a science class, so I'm playing catch-up, big time! Can't wait for the part where we breed fruit flies, maybe I'll catch some of the ones from home and breed a prettier bug. That'll shake them up!

I have a good fish recipe for you. It comes from Paul's Grandma Emily, who was a terrific cook. She made this with lake trout, but we are all out of lakers, so salmon works great. I'm sure any fish would be fine.

Baked Fish Fillets

1 lb fish fillets
1 Tbls lemon juice
1/4 tsp paprika
1 Tbls butter or margarine
1 Tbls flour
dash of salt and pepper
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup buttered bread crumbs
1 Tbls chopped parsley (optional garnish)

Cut fish into serving sized pieces. Place in greased, foiled shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice, paprika, salt and pepper. In saucepan, melt butter, blend in flour and a dash of salt and pepper. Add milk slowly, cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Pour white sauce over fish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes until fish flakes easily. Garnish with parsley if desired.