TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
Andrew
In Genesis 1:28, God calls us to rule over the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea. We covered the birds when we cooked dry- aged duck steaks in the December 2023 issue. Now it is time to dig into the fish. Some of my earliest memories include going with my dad, fishing poles hanging out the back cracked window of his blue Buick Century, and going to a stock tank in Waco, Texas, where I would eventually hook into my first five-pound bass. It wasn’t until we moved to Texarkana that I can remember bringing home a stringer of fish with my dad and watching him get out all the necessary implements to clean our catch and get the grease hot to prepare our homemade meal from nature’s grocery store. A fish fry was the first meal I pulled together all by myself, and I still remember the feeling of accomplishment and gratitude I had when everyone was seated at the table enjoying the day’s fresh catch. Fast forward twenty-something years, and I still love getting friends and family together to enjoy some golden crispy fish with all the fixin’s.
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