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The seared scallops and mashed minted garden peas was something I saw online, and immediately purchased the book it came from. I made the meal from a recipe online, but added the red cabbage & corn slaw and served on polenta. However, it looked much better than it tasted. It may have need more mint. Also I googled and the smushed garden peas classically go with taragon flavoring. *I was captivated by the original image I saw of the scallops & smushed peas, but the actual product failed to produce satisfying results.

Love the spicy seafood chowder with bay scallops, cod fish, shrimp & chopped clams. Has hot peppers and corn. Couldn’t get the flavorful hot peppers I had last year this year. Trinidad Perfume, Brazillian ???

[NOTE 11/11/24]: I had bought a filet of Tilapia some time ago and had frozen it. I defrosted it and got online to find some ideas. I ended up baking it at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. I used some garlic butter to drizzle over it, but also used Paprika, Oregano, Thyme and S&P. It was better than expected, but not necessarily something that I would repeat, so…

I bought another filet a day later and ended up cooking it later that day. This time I googled to see if I could bake and season Tilapia like you do Flounder. Sure enough the AI (I think that is what is giving more complete answers when you google.) said that because both fish are flakey that seasoning & cooking both the same would be okay.

It has been years since I had a baked flounder, but I recalled using bacon and onion in the baking dish to flavor the flounder. I also wanted to use Smoked Paprika and some garlic powder (instead of raw garlic). S&P and some Marjoram.

I started the oven and then put the baking dish in, without the tilapia, but only some oil, sliced onion & bacon. The bacon is never going to end up crispy. It will be limp, but will add some flavor to the onion and fish. I sprinkled some Smoked Paprika on half of the tilapia. About ten minutes later I looked in on the fish and it seemed to be done. Still moist and whitened by the heat.

I cut the filet so that I could eat the part with the Smoked Paprika. I also baked a Russet potato in the microwave, and already had some cabbage slaw (mayo, red bell pepper, sweet onion, sweetener). This turned out better, and it is something that I would put in the rotation of the other things I cook. Not as regular as some of the other things I like, but definitely worth trying again. [end NOTE]