One fish, two fish, RED FISH....

Last summer, we went on a deep sea fishing charter to catch red snapper. I was a bit nervous at first, as this would be my first experience deep sea fishing at night! Thankfully, Jaws did not attack our boat and no one fell overboard into the dark water....whew! If you're looking for a good charter service out of Mexico City Beach, FL, I suggest you check out Charisma Charters.

One plus to night fishing: Beautiful Sunsets!

Aside from the night fishing part, I was PUMPED to go deep sea fishing again. It's safe to say that I am extremely competitive, along with the rest of my family. I suppose you can say that I "came by it honest." So, naturally, I was talking all kinds of smack on the way out. I WAS going to catch the biggest fish of the night. I say "was" because my line broke at one point and I will forever contend that was solely because the fish was too big for the line..... it is my lie, and I will tell it as I wish, ok?

Anywho... we DID catch a lot of decent sized fish!



All-in-all, it was a great fishing trip and I enjoyed trying something new with Brett! He puts up with my competitive attitude and even helped bait my hook a few times. :)

The even better news about this trip... we have lots of fish to eat! WOOHOO! So, now its March and I still have a few pieces left. We have prepared this fish a few ways and I have yet to find one I don't like. My favorite so far is lightly marinated and topped with tropical salsa; recipe here.  YUM!

Tonight we decided to try it another way. So, I took to the always trusty www.foodtv.com and found this recipe from Paula Dean. The directions seemed simple enough and didn't include any special ingredients...winner, winner FISH dinner!

End result: good. I'd cook it again, but this grilled recipe still remains my favorite.

I have to note that I did omit the parmesan cheese. Why would someone omit delicious parmesan cheese, you might ask? Well, Brett doesn't eat cheese. You read that right. He WILLINGLY doesn't eat cheese. It's beyond me, but I'm not preparing 2 separate meals.... so I took one for the team.

I like to try new recipes, even if they don't turn out to be my new favorite dish. Wouldn't know unless we tried, now would we.