Lobstah!

Our fantastic CSF (community-supported fishery), Cape Ann Fresh Catch, gave us the chance to order lobsters this week. Hell yeah! We got three! Talia was pretty interested in checking it out before...

..and after the cooking process. Yum!

New season for Cape Ann Fresh Catch fish CSA

Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association/Cape Ann Fresh Catch

PO Box 831, Gloucester, MA 01930

http://www.capeannfreshcatch.org

http://www.gfwa.org

The new season for Cape Ann Fresh Catch's fish CSA started today. And, oh what a fish did we get! When they ask if you want a big one, they mean it! Here's Brian, holding it up just before filleting it.

If you want in on the action, I believe they are still accepting new shareholders. Click here for sign-up information. If filleting isn't your idea of a fun meal preparation activity, don't worry, you're not alone. They added an option this season where you can pay a little extra and have your fish filleted for you.

However, if you go with the pre-filleted option, then you don't get to make fish stock for delicious chowders, or my new favorite thing to make with homemade fish stock: Thai soups (think tom kha gai and tom yum). I also have a bucket in the backyard that's cooking up some fish emulsion for the garden. This week I was too lazy to make stock (and the freezer was REALLY full, so no saving it for later--you see the size of that sucker!) so I threw the leftovers in a bucket with some leaves from my yard, a little unsulphured molasses, and some Epsom salts. In a few weeks I should have amazing fertilizer for my vegetable garden.