A Lenten Fish and Chips Dinner

By Andrew Hunter
For The Family Table, a blog for busy families

It’s great to be back! I just finished shooting the premiere season of a new reality show, Supermarket Superstar, airing soon on Lifetime Network. I’ll share more information as it gets closer to the launch date.

In the meantime, here’s a great family fish recipe just in time for Lent. As we approach the fourth Sunday of Lent and the Feast of Saint Patrick, we’ve been eating a lot of fish in our house, especially on Fridays. While I prefer a grilled salmon filet, there’s something to be said for Friday night fish and chips dinners.

Not surprisingly, if you asked our boys, they would tell you that fish and chips is their favorite seafood dish. There’s a great fish grill we can walk to from our house where the fish is fresh and the beer is cold.

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A Feast for One

By Lori Powell

I have always enjoyed feasts big or small, no matter what the number in courses or number of guests. Tonight I’m celebrating a feast for one!

When I first lived in New York City, I shared a two-bedroom apartment, #13 (apparently this building had not gotten the notice that this was an unlucky number), in a fourth- floor walkup with a lovely person I knew from high school.

While she was out training for the next marathon, I was home making a three-course dinner for myself. Table set with candles burning.

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