Eatting fish can provide us with valuable protein, good fats, carbohydrates and vitamins & minerals.  The UK foods agency recommends that we eat fish twice a week, one of which should be oily fish so thats, herrings, sardines, mackeral, salmon etc.  You also have seafoods like prawns etc but be careful as some people have allergies to crustasens/seafood.  Popular fish is obviously Cod, bass, sole, Hake, Haddock etc, however we are all being told of the depleating cod stocks, so why not ask you fish monger for a cod alternative and give it a try.  We do actually import alot of fish with the majority coming from Iceland.

So as the nights start to draw in one of our favourite suppers is roasted smoked haddock with spinach and mash, its one of those comfort dishes we all have them.

To serve 2, for a great fish supper in front of a roaring open fire with a good white wine, you will need:

600g potatoes, peeled and cubed, 225g baby leaf spinach, 1 tblsp grainy mustard, 2 (150g) smoked haddock fillets, 8 cherry tomatoes, halved, 75g butter, 2 tblsp milk, 2 tblsp chopped fresh parsley.

Cook your potatoes in a pan of boiling water until soft, Steam you spinach until wilted, drain well, season and place in the bottom of a ovenproof dish. Spread the mustard over the haddock and put on top of the spinach with the tomatoes. Dot half the butter and bake in the oven at 200c, 180c (fan ovens) or gas mark 6 for 15 minutes. While your fish cooks, drain the potatoes and mash with the milk, remaining butter, the parsley and season with salt & pepper to taste. To serve pile the mash onto two plates and pile the spinach, tomatoes and fish on top of the mash and enjoy.

Have you a favourite fish? I love Haddock, Salmon, Mackeral, Red Mullet and Sea Bass.