How the first week of Tinned Fish January went

First seven days had some hits and misses. Maybe the favorite was the New Year’s Day TJs smoked herring (surprisingly), though the razor clams were a delicious top contender. The pate was a huge disappointment.

The seven-day rundown:

– Smoked herring on toast with crème fraîche, dill, grated cured egg yolk, and pickled cocktail onions (had to get creative using what I had lying around).

– Smoked oysters added to our black eyed peas and greens with leftover rice and some roasted rutabaga thrown in. Like a Hoppin’ John but pescatarian.

– Winter salad with spinach, arugula, Asian pear, roasted root veg and skipjack tuna. The chili crisp and pistachios I added later made a big difference.

– Toast with ricotta, sardines in tomato sauce, cured olives, capers, and grated egg yolk.

– Sardines in mustard sauce on toast, with sliced pear, maple chili “aioli” and dill.

– Langoustine rillettes on focaccia. Added a drizzle of balsamic after. It made it a little better. But meh.

– Smoked salmon chunks on a winter veggie bisque with roasted honeynut and black futsu squash, rutabaga, and roasted chestnuts. This was a great pairing. I’m kicking myself for forgetting to add the rye crisps I bought just for this meal.

– Pasta with razor clams, a quick Romano cream sauce, pistachios and Aleppo. Even good as leftovers the next day.