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I bought a tin of boneless, skinless sardines packed in water at Trader Joe’s a few visits back. I put it in my pantry with the rest of my groceries and there it sat. Each day, I opened the pantry to grab ingredients I needed cook a meal, and the can of sardines called out, “pick me, pick me.” But I ignored it every time. I had no idea what to do with them.

Today, when they called out, I accepted their tempting offer to eat them. I still didn’t know what to do with them, so I asked The Internet to tell me what to do. The Internet said to eat them on toast with cream cheese or mustard. I opted for cream cheese.

Isadora, my most adventurous eater in the house, refused. (Don’t worry, I’ll try again.) I took a bite, and was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. Not too fishy! I asked The Internet to tell me more about sardines. The Internet said that sardines have hardly any mercury since they’re so low on the food chain. They’re also packed with Omega 3s and B12 vitamins. To top it off, one can (which is a single serving) offers 23 grams of protein. That’s 45% of your daily recommended allowance. Eat a can of sardines, and you’ll be sated for a long, long time.

I got bored with sardines on toast quickly, so I opted to make a salad. Behold: spinach, red quinoa, beets, avocado, sardines, goat cheese and a splash of lemon. Delish!

I need to find additional recipes for sardines. I’m about to dive into the intarwebs to look for some. See you in a couple of hours. In the meantime, add your favorite sardines recipes in the comments.