Usually I do a full filet of salmon, which is more than three of us can eat, so it makes at least two meals, and a fish soup. interspersed with halibut, lings and rockfish, plus clams and oysters and crabs, we probably have some sort of seafood a couple times a week.

Some salmon not eaten the first night frequently goes into patties, soups, or salads.

I smoked whatever trout we don't eat fresh, and smoke several salmon each Fall.

One of my favorites is to make Gravlox, which is done with a mixture of salt, sugar and dill. It is similar to nova lox but not smoked. If I could get my smoker to be cool enough, I'd do nova lox as well. I've used Chinook and ocean bright chums for Gravlox and it makes a real breakfast treat with bagels and creme cheese.

I'd guess that we go through about a 100 pounds of fish per year for three people in out household. Some years a little more.

Vaccuum packing is a necessity for anything that isn't eaten fresh.

I've become a backyard gardener since moving to Monroe and grow nearly all my own produce from late spring until fall. Depending on the timing, there are fresh snap peas, green beans, summer squash, tomatoes,and several kinds of salad greens, all picked just before dinner time.