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Poppy gives our catch a once over before voicing her approval
About half the fish we caught during the holidays ended up in the smoker. I think TM rubbed the cuts with brown sugar (and maybe a little rock salt). Tasted great after being smoked over Manuka wood chips
TM gave all the fish heads to the neighbour for his craypots, who in turn would regularly share his crayfish catch with us. It was awesome
While we were there, Ma convinced me to join her in the local women's fishing competition. She'd never caught one before and I hadn't been fishing since I was 7 but I figured what the hell, why not. This is a shot of TM teaching Ma how to cast at 7 in the morning
This was the second of the four fish I eventually caught and the biggest for the land based section (where I was entered). This kahawai eventually weighed in at 3.04kg. Landing it was crazy and I seriously thought it was going to rip my shoulder out. Definitely got the fishing bug now!
In non-seafood news, Ma was kind enough to help me fine tune my baking skills. This is the bacon and egg pie I made for TM's dad's lunch
Slicing up ginger and almond biscotti before they go back in the oven. They are so good and easy to make too