"FishSticks" news and stories

No, it's not the latest genetic modification by KFC (thank God, right?). It's a display by British conceptual artist Banksy at his project The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill in New York City's Greenwich Village.

As Joe DiStefano reported a few weeks ago, the display, which just closed on Halloween, featured chicken nuggets like the above, as well as "living" fish sticks, and sausages wriggling toward water. The idea was to challenge our perception of the foods we eat. According to io9.com, children thought the creations in the cages were real and tapped on the glass.

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My 12 year-old son, Loren, detests almost all forms of fish. This is sometimes a dinnertime issue when I want to serve fish and he makes a horrid face and requests another type of dinner. I"m not an especially creative cook, nor do I intend to run a 24 hour-- day restaurant to cater to the dietary whims of my three offspring. So in an effort to tap into his inner love for fish I have resorted to testing various recipes on him. One winner is fish sticks but I can't in good conscience serve them very often. Another winner has been salmon cakes. I have reviewed many variations on the recipe, but the one that the easiest and fastest involves canned salmon. Below is the basic recipe:

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