Baked Fish Sticks with Tartar Sauce

1 lb white fish such as cod, halibut, or tilapia
1 Tbs canola oil
1-3 eggs
6 Tbs flour
1 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 C panko bread crumbs
1/2 C unseasoned breadcrumbs

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Brush canola oil on a rimmed baking sheet and set aside.

Crack egg(s) into a shallow dish and beat lightly (start with one egg and crack another if you run out). In a separate shallow dish combine flour, seasoned salt, pepper, and paprika. In one more shallow dish combine panko and bread crumbs.

Cut fish into sticks about 3-4 inches long and 1/2-1 inch tall.

Working with a few pieces of fish at at time, dredge first in flour and then shake off excess. Then dip each piece in the beaten egg, and finally the bread crumb mixture. Make sure all sides are well coated with bread crumbs and then place fish on the baking sheet.

When all pieces are on baking sheet, place in oven and cook for about 10-15 minutes. Cool for a few minutes and then serve with tartar sauce for dipping.

Tartar Sauce
1/2 C mayonaise
2 Tbs sour cream
1/4 tsp dried dill
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 Tbs finely minced onion
1 T minced dill pickle
1 pinch seasoned salt
1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Mix all ingredients and stir well to combine. Chill for at least one hour before serving. (The longer the better, make ahead if you can!)

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These were a big hit. Isaac called them fish chicken nuggets. This is one of the first homecooked meals of mine that he's ever eaten (not counting pizza, tacos and spaghetti). Jonathan loved the tartar sauce.

Baked Salmon

My kids devour fish. I should make it more often than I do because it's healthy and they love it. But it's expensive...

I make it differently every time. This time I made a marinade, put it in a Ziploc bag with the fish, and let it defrost in the refrigerator all day.

2 cloves garlic

6 T olive oil

1 t basil

1 t salt

1 t pepper (just realized I forgot the pepper!)

1 T lemon juice

1 T parsley

Combine ingredients and cover salmon with marinade. Let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Wrap in foil and bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.