Some things our mothers teach us are concrete: How to drive a car, read a W-2 form or hem a pair of pants. Other life lessons sneak up on us. My mother taught me to cook almost by osmosis. It was ...

· In a saute pan, gently cook the onions and butter until softened. Cool. In a bowl, combine the cooked, flaked fish with the onions, mashed potatoes, egg yolks, and parsley. Season to taste with salt ...

Jan. 26—It used to be a regular Saturday meal in old New England, and of course, Maine. Salt codfish or slack-salted fish — like hake treated with a little less salt and not dried as hard as a shingle ...

I say crab cakes, you say fish cakes but can you say mashed potato fish cakes? OK, picture this. You slaved in the kitchen creating the best dinner known to man, pan-fried blackened tilapia with twice ...

New England has a long history of fish cakes for supper, first made with salt cod, and later with leftover cod or haddock. The idea is that you can stretch the fish by mixing it with mashed potato and ...