Final Fishy Friday

Although Good Friday is supposed to be a day of fasting, I thought that God wouldn't want me to get really bad headaches. Instead, I opted to wrap up my "Fishy Fridays" with fish for lunch and dinner.

So to recap, I decided to overcome my fear of the sea and pledged to start eating fish on Fridays, as many Catholics do. I started off on February 23 with tilapia, and while I have mostly stuck to preparing white fish (because it looks the least scary to me), I have ventured out a bit.

While home for Spring Break, I tried sushi for the first time. I mean, sushi is a "so LA" thing right, so when in California, eat a California roll. And yes I did get more bold than that and even tried raw spicy tuna, which was actually quite good. My dad was in sheer disbelief, and he called me a "born again eater." A fitting description since I did do this during Lent.

When I visited Alex in Syracuse, my sea odyssey expanded a little more as I tried a crab cake (good) and a crab claw (not so good).

All in all, I think it was a pretty successful run; I even found myself eating the fish that I had on non-Fridays. Though I'm still a little wary about all types of fish and seafood (squid = nasty), nor would fish probably be my first choice at a restaurant, I do think I've made much progress. I think gone are the days of ordering teriyaki chicken when my family or friends go out to sushi. Plus, I think I will continue to cook fish because it's healthy and I love experimenting with new dishes.
For my final "mandatory" fish meal, I pan seared a breaded tilapia filet (coming full circle), topped it off with some tomatoes in balsamic vinegar and herbs, grilled up some eggplant, and made a brown rice and orzo pilaf. Did I mention that the procrastination measures I take in law school has made me an even better chef?