Halibut Quilt

In keeping with the halibut theme this week, I thought I'd share a quilt I made for my dad for Father's Day a couple of years ago.  I loved this halibut pattern by Lisa Moore, so I cut one out and made a panel.  When I was finished, I wasn't sure what to do with it.  I thought about it for a few days and decided to make a quilt for my dad.  I wasn't sure how to make it into a quilt though.  

I shopped around and found a fun fabric with an Alaska print.  I decided it would be great for my dad's quilt.  I still wasn't sure how I would put it all together but I got the fabric anyway.  I fussy cut several squares out of the print and made them the centerpiece of a star block.  I used batik scraps for the points of the star.

Since I had sewn squares corner to corner to make my half square triangles, I had lots of smaller half square triangles left.  These I used to make the border around the halibut and around the quilt.  This little strip of green was necessary so to keep my measurements accurate.

 The quilt!  

My dad really seems to like this quilt.  

This is usually my process.  I rarely have a good plan before I start.  Even when I have a good plan I often change it midway.  I think it's a problem.  But, in this case, I think it was okay. 

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Pretzel Halibut

I come from a long line of halibut fishermen.  My dad's father was a halibut fisherman and he also sat on the International Halibut Commission. My father followed his dad into the industry and all three of my brothers continue the tradition to this day.  Both of my sons are commercial halibut fishermen but, while people in my grandfather's and my father's generation made a good living just fishing halibut, today's fishermen need to be more diversified.  My son's and brothers also fish for crab and salmon.  While I've never fished halibut commercially, I have lots of experience cooking and eating these flat, white-fleshed fish.  

Recently, my husband pulled this little beauty out of Fredrick Sound.  It was a keeper.  Just enough fish for a meal for us and some to share.  It made a lovely baked dish, which I am sharing in this post.

Pretzel Halibut

1# halibut fillet

1/4 cup flour

1 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 egg

1 Tbs water

2 cups pretzels, coarsely ground

Preheat oven to 400F.  Mix your flour, salt and pepper together in a shallow bowl.  Beat egg and water together.  Dredge your halibut in the egg mixture, then coat it with the flour mixture. Coat again with the pretzels.  Bake on a cookie sheet for 10 minutes or until the halibut is flakey.  Serve with chipotle sauce.

Mix together flour, sea salt and pepper.

Chop pretzels

Coat your fish in egg, then flour mixture, then the pretzels.

Cook on high heat, 400F until just opaque, about 10 minutes for this small piece.  If you cook your fish too long it will be dry.

 Enjoy your fish with a sauce made from mayonnaise mixed with chipotle sauce to taste, and a caprese salad.

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