Don't Be Afraid to try Something New

My mother made fish when I was a kid and I HATED it. She bought fish fillets frozen in blocks. When I was first married, I thought we would try some fish. The kids were little and I made some. I took one bite and almost hurled. I made the kids eat it and they STILL remember.

Since then, I have tried tuna, salmon, tilapia, and mahi mahi. I have liked them all. I eat them plain. They are all pretty mild tasting except for salmon. However, I always liked canned salmon.

Since the allergist has said that ds can have fish, I have been trying to feed it to him regularly. It is a common thought that if in the past you have had an allergy and then begin eating it that you should do so on a regular basis in order to prevent recurrence. Isaac had very mild reactions to fish in the past so we avoided it mainly on principal. We figured late introduction would be better than early with a kid like him. At our last appointment, we asked for them to skin test for fish. All went well so we tried. Our first try produced an itchy rash on his face, but he also gets this with chicken. Wierd kid, huh?!?!

So, today I went out to pick up our fish. A local store had dressed trout on sale. I thought that sounded ok. But when I got there, I found out what that meant. The fish was whole with a head and everything!! I hesitated, but the guy told me to fry it. So I bought fish with heads and eyes!!

I came home and breaded it with cornmeal and fried it in an iron skillet. Oh my!!!! It was sooooo good!!! It almost tasted like chicken. I am tempted to buy more, but I am not sure that they would be as good frozen. Only Isaac and I ate it because Ski doesn't like fish and he made something for him and the rest of the kids.