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I had a rummage in my freezer yesterday. It was prompted by my need to cook a dinner for guests and being inspired by @sourcecookeat on

salmon salad

twitter to opt for sea bass baked in ginger, lime and chilli. You can see his blog about the majestic sea bass and some cooking ideas here.

Anyway, I found quite a few containers with various fish in and have decided I’m going to use them up on a fish eating week. So I thought it might be fun to see if you can help me with some fish recipes. The fish I have available are:

Plaice fillets, Pollock, Haddock, Mackerel Fillets, Salmon fillets, Tuna

.. so if you have any recommendations or ideas, particularly for quick recipes, please let me know. In the meantime, I’ll share one of my favourite easy fish recipes with you. It’s quite tangy and salty, very quick to prepare and you can use any meaty white fish:

For the fish:

4 pieces of any meaty white fish like cod, haddock, pollock etc.

3 tablespoons plain flow, seasoned with salt and pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

For the sauce:

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

3 tablespoons fruity olive oil

1  desertspoon grain mustard

1  tablespoon drained capers

Juice of 3 limes

Up to 1 tin of anchovies, finely chopped

Freshly milled black pepper.

To cook

Wash and pat dry the fish and then coat it in the seasoned flour. Fry the fish on a medium heat in the olive oil for 5 minutes each side. Meanwhile, mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. As a note, you can play around with the mix of ingredients, varying the lime, anchovies and olive oil to taste in particular. I love it really tangy and salty, so the mix above works well, but you might want to tone down some of the flavours. When the fish is nicely browned and almost cooked, put the sauce in the pan and warm through for a couple of minutes. That’s it! ready to serve with some lovely new potatoes and green veg.

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Pull out storage is efficient and hygenic

One of the best ways to improve your kitchen storage is to use cabinet based basket systems like the pull out larder.

The systems come in various heights and to fit a number of standard cabinet widths, with heights from 950mm to 2250mm and for widths of 300mm, 500mm and 600mm.

Each system consists of a framework that is fitted to the door (not included) and interior of the kitchen cupboard with runners, to allow the unit to pull out smoothly and easily. The larder systems also come with from 3 to 7 wire baskets, depending on the size, which give you quick and easy access to your groceries, crockery or pots and pans.

We have a number of options in basket style, all shiny clean chrome, but with bases either of linear wire, mesh or solid base.

This is an ideal way to maximise storage in tall cupboard areas. Solid, practical and easy to use.

For more information visit www.mykitchenstore.co.uk and take a look at the kitchen storage options.

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Piano Medial Hinge

It’s about this time of year that we start to see an increase in demand for some useful little items that can be hard to find – and the reason for the uptake? Well Easter is traditionally the start of the travel season for lots of folks who own caravans – and these particular items are handy indeed for cupboards and cabinets in a caravan.

Flap stays and piano hinges perform two distinct purposes that can prove useful. The piano hinge

Flap Stay With Lock

(or more correctly named the Piano Medial Hinge) has a wider use than just a large musical instrument(!) and is a neat and robust way to hinge a cabinet door. The hinge fits flush inside the cabinet carcase and allows for overlap of the door onto the front of the carcase when closed, hence making it a concealed hinge.

Flap stays fit onto the inside of the cabinet with a hinger lever arm that folds the door open – as it has a locking mechanism, this works particularly well for cabinet doors that open upwards as they are held open automatically by the  lock.

So if you’re getting ready for the sunny season and need a replacement hinge for your caravan cupboards – or indeed if you have a general need for specialist cabinet hinges – stop off first at www.mykitchenstore to see if we can supply you with the right product for the job.

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Kitchen Drawer Plate Stacker

When it comes to kitchen storage solutions, we are all looking for the most innovative ways to maximise space and reduce the clutter – and this beautiful lacquered beech plate stacker fits neatly into your drawers and offers a flexible and neat way to keep your crockery tidy.

The stacker acts like a peg board with each of the beech dowels being movable to make sure you can configure it to best suit your needs. The plate stackers come in a number of standard sizes to fit drawers varying in width from 600mm to 1200mm and requires a drawer depth minimum of 215mm. Each set comes with up to 15 pegs and you can purchase additional ones if you need more to suit your needs.

The stacker is formed in top quality lacquered beech making it both beautiful and practical. To find out more about this and other space saving, efficient drawer based storage ideas like cutlery inserts and waste bins, click here to visit the Kitchen Drawer Storage section of MyKitchenStore.

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Beautiful Aubergine Glass Splashback

Glass splashbacks are one of our most popular ranges and we are delighted now to be offering a new colour that has been requested frequently by our customers; glorious rich aubergine. The Aubergine coloured glass splashback is  in our new toughened glass range, more details of which are in the last blog post here.

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Toughened Glass Splashback

Glass splashbacks and upstands are some of the most popular decor products in the kitchen right now – they offer a beautiful and practical solution to protecting the walls behind your cooker hob and work surfaces – and are durable and easy maintenance.

We now offer both untoughened glass and toughened glass versions – the difference being that a toughend glass version (which is slightly cheaper) cannot be cut to size where as glass that is left untoughend can be cut to suit your needs.

Both are formed in 6mm extra strong glass that meets EN and BS standards for purpose and both come in our stunning range of colours from bright pinks, read and limes to classic blacks and greys with subtle blues and beiges in between. They come on a range of standard sizes and we can usually deliver within 2 to 3 days

You can alos purchase matching panels to go round the work surfaces to create a truly beautiful display. The panels are very easy to fit – remove the backing to reveal self adhesive panels that just require that you push them firmly against a flat wall to adhere . The one golden rule to remember when fitting, is to leave a 2mm gap all the way round (including above the work surface)and the fill with hygenic silicone sealant all the way round.

For more information visit the website at www.mykitchenstore.co.uk