A few weeks ago, I was on the phone, chatting it up with my parents and I mentioned that I was in the midst of preparing dinner. They wanted to see some pictures, so I obliged, the next day.

Here’s an excerpt from the e-mail that I sent, along with some photos.

Note: I mention swai and tilapia in the message. The two types of fish have become very common in grocery stores across the U.S., and maybe the rest of the world. They are not the same fish, as some might think.

Okay, on to dinner…

The fish was Swai, which is some sort of large white fish…maybe it’s like Tilapia, the other white fish that is so ubiquitous in grocery stores nowadays.  I dusted the fish and shrimp with cumin and cayenne powder and pan fried them for a few minutes. 

The accoutrements were guacamole, sliced red onion, mango, a salad consisting of chopped Romaine lettuce, bell pepper and green onion, and a creamy sauce that contained mayonnaise, sour cream, cocktail sauce, hot sauce, garlic salt and a dash of Maggi seasoning.  If you haven’t used Maggi seasoning, it’s worth trying…it’s like concentrated soy sauce, sort of.  A little bit goes a long way!  All of this was loaded into a burrito-sized flour tortilla.

You’ll probably notice the chilis with the seafood.  Fear not!  Nobody ate these.  They were strictly ornamental, although I considered eating the habaneros, but I knew I needed to hit the sack within an hour after dinner and I didn’t want to sleep with spicy chilis in me.

Alrighty, there you have it.  I wish you could have been here to join in the fun!

Love,

Bob