Dear Fish Friends,
Last week I told you all about how
we freeze our fish and sell it at a discount if it doesn't sell from our fresh
cases for longer than 2 days. We offered our customers a buy one get one
free deal and managed to make some room in our discount freezers. Thanks!
Besides saving you money in our discount freezer, Kathleen's Catch is
committed to saving you time too! Fall is the hardest time of the year to
get families together at the dinner table; there are just too many other things
going on that interfere with the dinner hour. Imagine a mid-week
afternoon as a parent of three busy kids. You get off work at 4:00 to
fight traffic home to pick up the kids. Drop one at his tutoring session,
one at her gymnastic class and the third at basketball. You finish
dropping them off just in time to get back to pick up the first and then make
the cycle again. By the time you reach home, it's time to get the
homework started, answer a few work emails and try to throw in a few loads of
laundry so the kids won't look homeless at school tomorrow. Then make the
lunches, check the homework, fold the clothes, chase the kids to the showers
and it's off to bed. Wait. Did you forget something? What
happened to dinner?
Dinner could be the fast food you
grabbed at a drive through in between kid's activities. Or it could be
sandwiches thrown together while checking homework. Or it could be a
beautiful piece of incredibly fresh fish, seasoned perfectly and accompanied by
a delicious, healthy side dish.
Catch to Go from Kathleen's Catch is based on two simple truths:
1. People just don't always have time to prepare a home cooked meal.
2. Take out fish is gross.
We create our Catch to Go meals so that you simply take the
meal home, follow the directions on the package which is often basically to
pre-heat the oven. Pop the meal in the oven. Remove and eat. Some
of our long-time Catch to Go customers don't even bother putting the meal on a
plate. They simply eat right out of our foil pans! A healthy dinner
could not be more delicious or any easier.
This week's offerings are:
Barramundi with Charmoula Seasoning
and Green Beans
(one of my
favorites)
and
Parmesan
Salmon with Asparagus
(This sauce smelled heavenly while
it was cooking in the store)
Do yourself a favor and try a meal this week.
I took advantage of the warm temperatures last Saturday and took a quick trip
to Amicalola Falls to check out the hiking trails. I am planning a bigger
hiking trip in the next few weeks and wanted to see if this was the
place. I've been coming to Amicolola Falls since I was a teenager and I
have never seen it quite as beautiful as it was last Saturday. Here's a
picture I took from the bridge across the top. It was a perfect
day. And this photo makes me want to get out my jigsaw puzzles and put
together the one with all the fall colors.
Consider, this week, having a dinner with your
family. Even if you don't do our Catch to Go, sit everyone at the table
and eat a meal. Ban electronics and enjoy yourselves.
And take a few minutes to appreciate what a wonderful area
we live in with places like Amicolola Falls just a short drive away.
After all, Thanksgiving is just around the corner -it's time to get in the
habit of being thankful.
And one more thing. I am planning a cooking
demonstration for both the Johns Creek and the Milton stores to show you how to
prepare one of my favorite fish in a manner fit for holiday
company. I would also like to show you other ways to incorporate
seafood into your holiday meals and parties. The Johns Creek class will
be at 2:00 on November 15th in the Viande Rouge dining room. And the Milton
class will be November 22 at 2:00 in the Milton store. Keep your eye out
for a sign up sheet in the stores next week and reserve this spot on your
calendars. It will be fun and delicious!
Blessings,
Kathleen
