TROUT
al'ORANGE
(With
Prawns)
(One of Sara's favorite)
(One of Sara's favorite)
1 10-12 oz. Trout, per person
3-4 Orange slices, thin
2 Lemon slices, thin
1 Large shrimp or Jumbo Prawn, shelled
1 Sprig of Parsley
Orange juice
Lemon juice
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Clean
& wash trout with head and bones remaining intact.
On
a square of aluminum foil, large enough to wrap fish completely and loosely,
place several spots of butter. Lay the trout on the butter slightly off center
- so thickest part of fish (near spine) is in the center. Sprinkle
inside of fish with salt and pepper. Squeeze orange juice on inside of fish and
close on its side. Dot top of fish with more butter. Place
prawn ON center of fish. Place orange and lemon slices over fish and prawn
entire length. Place sprig of parsley on top of shrimp and slices. Squeeze more
orange and lemon juice all over. Close
foil securely but loosely. Packet will balloon up when cooking. Place
under broiler 10 - 20 minutes depending on how many packets go in at the same
time. Serve by gently sliding total contents from foil wrap onto plate.
Part
of the fun of this meal is BONING of the fish before eating. Use
a small sharp knife. Make a cut along the backbone on the top side. Either push
the loose top fillet to the plate or flip it over onto the plate. Once exposed,
you should be able to lift the tail and watch the backbone work loose all the
way to the head, which will also lift apart from the remaining fillet. If
you have not handled the fish too harshly, when the backbone pulls free, all
the other bones will still be connected and will come right out as well.
River
Bones - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With
Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish
“The graves of two unidentified skeletons did
not contain ID and personal belongings, as was the case with previous burial
sites found. Cat bones buried in the graves were the tie-in with previous
victims, all found with bones of a small animal. Cold case
detectives identified one set of remains as that of Paula Rowe, a convenience
store night clerk from Sacramento. She had been missing twelve years.
“Previous
reports indicated the victims had been put into the ground with whatever they
had on their person at the time. The killer dug the graves in remote areas near
rivers and streams where the ground was soft and damp, promoting decay. A
police profiler indicated the perpetrator probably lived within the crescent
shaped area where graves were found across the Sacramento Valley.”
After
great tragedy in her life, Sara Mason has returned to her homeland of the Sacramento River Delta after purchasing Talbot House, a
decrepit old Victorian once owned by Esmerelda and Orson Talbot. This grand home was sold after Orson went panning for gold
and never returned. After the sale of the old home Esmerelda opened River
Hospice, which had been the dream of both she and Orson. It is at River Hospice
that Sara meets Huxley Keane who frequently treks to Vietnam, searching not
only for his MIA brother but Esmerelda’s daughter as well.
Sara
loved the old house but with it came a few unexpected happenings. Someone had
been trying to get into the house either before or after she moved in, or both.
Someone tried to kill her and an old school friend. Then she is hit with word
that the house is haunted, but this won't stop her from continuing with her
dreams of making this mansion an even more beautiful place to behold. Since
money is no problem, she can afford not only to complete this project but to
also help her friends along the way. That is as long as she can stay alive, as
a stalker leaves horrific evidence of what is planned for her.
In
setting herself up as a decoy to help the Sherriff’s Department identify the
psychopathic madman, Sara’s own involvement stirs her interest in helping
Huxley search for his brother in Vietnam. As she and Huxley draw close, their
relationship offers another chance to heal her life and to find love, but he is
suddenly considered a suspect.
I had the
hardest time putting this book down. Author Mary Deal throws you a clue here
and there but the clues could lead you to several of the book's characters. Before
I made it to the end, finding out who the psycho was, I had already convicted
at least 4 others. I was surprised and yet not when she revealed who it really
was. I can't wait to read another book in this series, which I understand is
titled The Howling Cliffs.