Home Edition: Publix

St. EATersburg hasn't had cable, much less a working television, in nearly a decade. So when we discovered that our new apartment came with both of those things free of charge, we knew EXACTLY how this guy felt:




















The past few weeks have pretty much been a 24-hour closed-circuit loop of The Food Network...with a little Teen Mom Reunion: A Chat with Dr. Drew during the commercial breaks. We quickly became fascinated by these two creatures:


















For those out of the loop, this FrightFest is called Bobby and Paula Deen. The one on the right eats butter with a spoon, and the one on the left still suckles mayonnaise from his momma's teat. Doesn't Bobby's grin scream, "I bake cakes with my mom for a living!"

Despite all this, we're huge fans!!!! After being mesmerized by 30 minutes of sexual tension, we decided we had to take their salmon recipe for a test drive. Serendipity! St. EATersburg had also been dying to check out the fish counter at the local supermarket megachain: Publix.

This was the raw material ($9.99/lb.):














We followed the recipe to a T, but left out the Oedipal Complex and replaced it with 20 minutes of shelling pistachios. In short, you crust the salmon with ground pistachios, sear it, and top with lemon cream sauce. On the side is pumpkin orzo.















The salmon was excellent, and that's not just the cream sauce talking. For your typical neighborhood supermarket, Publix has fresh-ass fish, owing to the fact that you can basically cast a rod from their parking lot and snag Free Willy. It was tender as son Bobby and supple as momma Dean. Now get outta here, Chopped is on in 5 minutes and it looks like it's going to be a barnburner!

Publix
250 3rd St. South
St. Petersburg, FL
727.822.1125