Tulia's Fish Cakes @MaddieDayAuthor #CozyCapersBookGroupMysteries #giveaway

MADDIE DAY here. I'm still celebrating this week's release of Murder at the Toy Soldier, my 39th mystery novel. 

In the book, Mac's friend Tulia makes these fish cakes. Tulia owns the Lobstah Shack, where Mac stops by to pick up some takeout dinner for her and Tim on a night when their daughter Ella will be sleeping over with her cousin at their grandparents' house. Mac doesn't cook, but she likes to contribute so her husband Tim doesn't have to prepare dinner every night.

I hope you love these easy and tasty fish cakes.

Fish Cakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

Ingredients

1 pound firm white fish fillets

1 egg

1 ounce tapioca flour

2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced, or 1 tablespoon dried

2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated, or 1 teaspoon dried ginger

1 tablespoon olive oil

¼ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ cup bread crumbs or panko

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup whole milk plain yogurt

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick silicone mat.

Pat dry the fish fillets with a paper towel. With a sharp knife finely chop (almost mince) the fish fillets.

 

Place the chopped fish, egg, tapioca flour, dill, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, grated ginger, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and use a fork or your hand to combine.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using an ice cream scoop, make small (about 2 inch) balls and set them on the baking sheet. Slightly flatten the balls with your hands and sprinkle with bread crumbs. (Mine were too wet to form balls, so I just spooned the mixture onto the parchment paper.)

 Bake on the middle rack for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden.

Stir 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice into mayonnaise and yogurt. Add salt, pepper, and more lemon juice to taste.

Serve with the lemony mayonnaise on a bun or for dinner with roasted potatoes and a green salad.

Readers: What fish dish do you enjoy? I'll send one commenter a signed copy of the new book along with a special prize of one of my author aprons!

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Murder at the Toy Soldier, Cozy Capers Book Group #8, is out and available wherever books are sold!

My most recent releases are:

A Poisonous Pour, Cece Barton #3,

Murder at Cape Costumers,

Scone Cold Dead, #13 in the Country Store Mysteries,

and A Case for the Ladies.

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.