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How apropos that we're having a Friday the 13th for the second time already this year. I'm going to lay low. And a reminder, for those of you who celebrate, Saturday is Pi Day. A few years ago I hosted a Pi Day potluck-- we had chicken pot pie, shepherd's pie, salad in a pie pan, coconut cream pie, and deep dish apple pie. It was a lot of fun.

For the recipes this week, easy is the key. First up is a recipe for flaky white fish with a lemon caper butter sauce; fancy enough for a dinner party, easy enough for a weeknight.

Next up, a pork roast you're going to marinate in a simple rub for a couple of days then roast it in low heat for hours. To serve, finish it off with a hot sear. It'll be moist and juicy throughout, with a nice crust. And finally, a favorite around here (I have some in the freezer right now), Jim's mom's roasted meatballs simmered in marinara. We usually eat part of them over spaghetti, and Jim likes to make a meatball sandwich with the leftovers.

Enjoy these recipes, stay safe and healthy, and, as always, let me know what's on your mind.

Best regards,

Susan Ford, Publisher and Editorial Director

Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

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Previous recipes:

 • Chopped Salad with Fried Fish • Grilled Sirloin Alfredo • Paul Prudhomme's Pepper Steak

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Gulf Fish Doré

This is a riff off the classic Petrale Sole Doré you’ll find on the menus at some of San Francisco’s oldest seafood restaurants. The petrale sole is actually a type of flounder, thus the Gulf flounder called for here, but speckle trout or any mild, fine-textured fish will work equally well.

Parslied potatoes and steamed asparagus or green beans would make lovely sides.

Reverse Sear Pork Roast

This slow-roasted pork is finished with a blast of heat in a very hot oven as the final step of cooking. The end result will be a fork-tender roast throughout—no parts dried out from an early sear and higher temperature roast—with a well-browned outer sear. It takes time, but it’s mainly hands-off time. Give it a try!

Weeknight Meatballs

The key to tender, quick meatballs is handling the ground beef as little as possible. They're roasted for about 20 minutes, then simmered in your favorite marinara for about 30 minutes. Serve over pasta, make sandwiches, etc. Delicious.