Ever since the tender age of 2, my husband has enjoyed catching fish.  Yes, the age of two.

My husband’s father was a farmer and had a catfish pond on the property.  When my husband’s uncles would visit, they would take him down to the pond and that is where his fishing passion began.

He has been fishing for four decades now.  He has learned a trick or two, none of which I am able to share with you.  My husband was kind enough to let me share with you a couple of pictures of his recent catch – a 7 pound, 14-ounce largemouth bass.  For the record, he strongly believes in catch and release.  This beauty was returned to the river after pictures were taken.

My husband also likes to catch crappie.  However, since crappie “make for good eatin’,” he brings them home, cleans them, and I cook them. When we eat crappie, we also like to make hush puppies.  My husband developed his own hush puppies recipe and they are really delicious.  He says the secret is to include diced green bell pepper in the batter.

To make Hush Puppies, start by combining the dry ingredients – cornmeal, flour, and salt.  Add the buttermilk and stir until the dry ingredients are moist.

Dice one onion and one green bell pepper.  Fold them into the batter.

Deep fry until they are golden brown.  You will probably need to flip them over midway to ensure that they are brown all over.  Drain on paper towels and enjoy.

There are a couple of stories as to how hush puppies got their name, all with the same idea that the crispy little fritters were thrown to dogs to silence them from barking.  I am glad that my puppies don’t bark when we make these because I really don’t want to have to share our hush puppies with them.

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Hush Puppies

Yield: 1 batch

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Fish and shrimp would not be right without some hot homemade hush puppies to eat with them. All you need are six ingredients to make a batch.

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Ingredients

• 1/3 cup self-rising cornmeal
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1¼ cups buttermilk
• Oil, for frying

Instructions

1. Preheat skillet of oil over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes.
2. Combine cornmeal, flour, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Add buttermilk and stir until batter is mixed well.
4. Fold in onion and bell pepper.
5. Drop by spoonfuls into the skillet of hot oil. Fry until golden brown, flipping over to ensure that both sides are thoroughly cooked.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 batch Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 744Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 3415mgCarbohydrates: 121gFiber: 7gSugar: 21gProtein: 24g

Nutrition information is an approximation.

What is your favorite fish to eat?

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• Boarding House Meatloaf
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• Three Cup Peach Cobbler