7 sole almond recipes

Tender sole fillets pan-seared in olive oil, then drizzled with a buttery white wine sauce brightened by fresh lemon juice, briny capers, and toasted slivered almonds. Ready in 20 minutes.

Delicate sole (or other whitefish) glazed with an orange almond glaze. Quick, easy and sophisticated.

A speedy microwave take on classic sole almondine with toasted sliced almonds, lemon juice, dill, and a splash of whiskey. Dinner on the table in 20 minutes flat.

Chicken and almond rissoles with stir-fried vegetables: grated potato and carrot bind cooked chicken into oval patties, rolled in almonds and baked alongside snow peas and baby corn.

Yes from the year 1475. Platina mentions several odd fishes not usually used today as food, such as cuttlefish, scorpions, lampreys and sea-lion. But most of his fish are still favorites-eels, lobsters, crabs, oysters, sturgeon and sturgeon eggs (which he calls caviar), salmon, sole, etc., and he gives a recipe for a Squid Dish for Days of Abstinence. Although squid is eaten today in the South of France and Greece, and can be found in special fish shops here, I would prefer salmon or halibut. But if you hanker for squid, just go ahead with it if you can find some, and be sure to have the fish man prepare it for you by removing the black liquid from the backbone.

Pumpkin Muffins have that sweet and soft taste of a pumpkin and they are so easy to make. The batter is quite thick and the muffins are pretty dense, so if you feel like lightening it up feel free to add some almond or rice milk. Click here for the dessert recipe

A ridiculously easy chocolate cherry cake made with just cake mix, cherry pie filling, and almond extract. Holes poked in the warm cake let a boiled milk chocolate frosting sink in for poke-cake bliss with Black Forest flair.