So I haven't been lurking on here as much as I used to. New job has me working hellacious hours. Plus I was so aggressively making bows I burned myself out. Having a string of failures didn't help.
I didn't touch anything bow related for weeks. Then whipped up a 70lb bow for a friend. Failure. Trying a Torges patch for now but will probably need to remake. In that time we took a family vacation to Russia. Moscow to be exact. Mother-in-law made a smoked fish pie out of something I'm not certain what the fish was. That wasn't important. I fell in love with it. Honestly I've yet to get her crust right and am considering to to a traditional western crust but using her filling of layered smoked fish and caramelized onions with a drizzle of 2 beaten eggs, table spoon of sour cream, teaspoon of flour, and a nice amount of chopped fresh dill.
As I was eating said pie with relish my wheels were turning about how I'd make this pie. Weeks after we got back I finally got out the bow, a spool and a spare morning. I went to my favorite haunt with the specific goal of doing this:
Enjoy. This is how I eat carpish fish. Buffalo and asian carp are my favorite.