Fortunately, thanks to long-ago coaching from my dad, the car’s owner manual was near at hand to tell me where to find the little hiding compartment for the jack. The manual also told me that a critical piece was missing, and the jack was not usable (Lesson: good to check the jack before accepting a “new” used car). The lug wrench was usable, but I could not budge a single lug nut even a tiny bit.

Fortunately, a gentleman walking by recognized a lady in distress, and stopped to help, but neither could he budge the lug nuts. Along came two more helpers by car, and they together could not budge the lug nuts. “Stuck by rust,” one of them told me. “Got WD-40? No?  Coca Cola?” (Lesson: If you have no WD-40, Coca Cola will remove rust from stuck lug nuts, apparently other things too. I’m not surprised; after all, it removes enamel from teeth!) I had neither WD-40 nor a Coke, so walked to the OXXO convenience store a few hundred yards away to purchase a Coke.  To my surprise, they had a cute little can of WD-40 for just a few pesos. I thought that would be less messy than cola, and it was the first choice of my helper, so I dug into the bottom of my purse to find change to make the purchase, preserving my only paper money, a $500 peso note.   The WD-40 did the trick, and the lug nuts were loosened.

Fortunately, my helper with the car had a good jack, but once the car was up and the lug nuts off, the combined strength of three men could not remove the tire, which was also “stuck by rust.” Sure that a nearby tire shop would have a tool that could help remove the tire, all three left in the car to borrow it. I was thinking how fortunate I was that they stopped to help me, that helping me was spilling over into ‘way too much work for them, and they might just decide to abandon me in favor of home and dinner. All three did return, with a large rubber mallet, and took turns beating the tire from under the car, until it gave up and came off. Now to remove the spare, which is located under the rear of the car (who thought that was a good idea?) Never having been removed, since I have, incredibly, never had to use the spare, it was completely “stuck by rust,” and no amount of WD-40 and muscle could budge the lug nuts holding the spare tire in place. (Lesson: when your tires are rotated, request attention for your spare – it should be part of the rotation if possible, and removed and replaced if not part of the rotation). The only answer was to take the flat tire to the tire shop to be repaired and bring it back.

Fortunately, my three helpers were truly gentlemen. Night had fallen, and they were unwilling to leave me alone on the side of the road, so one stayed with me, while the others took my tire away for repair.  Of course the shop had to be paid to repair the tire, so I gave over my $500 peso note, since I did not have the cost of a tire repair, about $50 pesos, after buying the WD-40 with my change. (Lesson: Whenever possible, pay chain stores and large businesses with lots of traffic with large money, and save smaller notes and change for small purchases from small businesses.)

Fortunately, in less than an hour the guys returned with my repaired tire, the three nails that were extracted from it, a receipt for $50 pesos, and $450 pesos in change. The tire was replaced in short order, after which all three men refused payment. That did not seem right to me, in consideration of the two or more hours each had contributed to my cause, and their filthy clothes after scooting around in the dirt under my car, so I said that I very much appreciate their generosity, and would like to at least pay for their gas and a bit for their time. We settled on $100 pesos each, with an additional $50 pesos to the owner of the car (and the jack!). (Lesson: Keep an emergency fund, with a few $100 peso notes, and some $50 peso notes as well, with you at all times. It just may come in handy, and the small bills will be more helpful than the same amount of money in large bills.)

About 6 years ago, I had a flat tire in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona, and many people, including border patrol and a Pima County sheriff vehicle, just drove by. Fortunately I was able to manage my own tire change – lug nuts, jack, and spare tire were completely cooperative. Once on a Thursday in January about 10 years ago, before much traffic and lots of cell phones, the transmission in my car failed in the middle of nowhere between Sonoyta and Puerto Peñasco. In three hours, exactly five cars came by, and every single one stopped. They offered to take me to Puerto Peñasco, to wait with me, to tow me, to give me food and water, but I knew I needed a flatbed truck ride for my car. I gave each a phone number I had found in the “Rocky Point Times,” asking them to request a flatbed for me when they got to town, while thinking that I was just going to have to wait for the Green Angels to come along. A truck did come from Puerto Peñasco to pick me up about 40 miles north of town, after a call from a stranger. When we arrived at the shop in Puerto Peñasco, I learned that all five people had called! Lesson: Mexico really is a great place to travel, in large part because of the generous spirits of the people you meet on the road! Sadly, we miss many of those people unless we have trouble. Maybe my guardian angel sets up situations where I can slow down and meet good people!

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“Ajo Arts Alive!” is planning a ten day event filled with a variety of activities. The event has been approved and designated an “Official Centennial Event” by the Arizona Centennial Commission.

Feb 2-5. 34th Annual Old Time Fiddlers Contest and Show. Sponsored by the Ajo Community Golf Course. RV parking available for a fee.

Feb. 3-4. “Quilting in the Sonoran Desert” sponsored by the Ajo Piecemakers, an affiliate of the Arizona Quilters Association. Show displays locally created new, antique and unique quilts. 9:00 am-4:00 pm both days at the Historic Curley School Auditorium. Admission $2.00 per person.

Feb 3-4. Artists Open Studio Tours. Ajo artists open their studios to the public. Meet local artists in their own studios and purchase original artwork. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Sponsored by the Ajo Council for the Fine Arts. No charge.

Feb. 4. Old fashioned vaudeville show in Dicus Auditorium at the Ajo High School. An eclectic show of local talent provides fun for all. Sponsored by the Ajo Council for the Fine Arts. 7:00 pm. $7.00 per person.

Feb. 5. Historic Home Tour. Visit historic homes listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.  11:00 am – 3:00 pm Tour sponsored by Xi Gamma Pi chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. $10 per person.

Feb 6-10. Celebrate Arizona’s 5C’s. Copper, Cotton, Citrus, Cattle & Climate. Attend displays, demonstrations and performances highlighting the five cornerstones of Arizona.

Feb 11- Sonoran Shindig, held in the Historic Ajo Plaza. Live music, salsa, food and coyote howling contest and displays. Sponsored by the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Historical Society and the Ajo District Chamber of Commerce. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. No charge

Feb. 11- Igor’s Jazz Cowboys Concert plays classic western swing combined with traditional New Orleans Dixieland style jazz. Their high energy show provides entertainment and fun for all. They have performed from Connecticut to California and from Oregon to Florida. Dicus Auditorium at Ajo High School. 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the Ajo Council for the Fine Arts.

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1. Keep skin clear with cleanser. Our Clearskin Pore Penetrating Gel Cleanser it is oil free, with pore firming technology, makes pores visibly clearer. Effectively unclogs and deep cleans pores for a more refined look. Leaves skin feeling soft and smooth.

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4. Make bronzer your BFF. Bronzer brings out the gorgeous warm tones in your skin, and covers any imperfections. Darker skin tones should try a brownish color, like Marbleized Bronzer in Bronze Highlight, if you’re fair, go for a pinkish brown, like Marbleized Bronzer in Bronzed Peach.

5. Moisture after you wash your hands. Although washing your hands cleans them, it also dries them out. Keep a bottle of moisturizer like Skin-So-Soft Signature Silk Replenishing Hand Cream by the skin and put it on your hands immediately after you wash

6. Choose a creamy wash. Gel body washes might strip moisture from the skin, but a cream formula like Skin-So-Soft Replenishing Creamy Body Wash creates a lipid barrier that prevents moisture loss.

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8. Give a tonner a try. Old-school toners where full of alcohol, which caused skin to break out instead of clearing it up. The latest toners like Clearskin Daily Astringent contain nourishing extracts, vitamins and antioxidants. Apply moisturizer directly after the tonner to seal in hydration.
9. Press, don’t rub make up off. Saturate a cotton pad with make-up remover like AVON Eye Make- Up Remover and hold it over each eye for 10 seconds. This gives the product a chance to work and stops you from rubbing your make up off harshly which can cause wrinkles and under eye sagging. Use this technique with nail polish too!
10. We’re all aware of the risks we face by exposing our skin to the sun’s rays. While skin cancer isn’t a concern for your hair, the sun can damage your hair with prolonged exposure. UVA and UVB rays have the power to damage the hair from the cuticle to the inner structure of the hair. Maintain moisture with Damage Repair 3D Rescue that will help keep the damage by the sun at a minimum and repair 3 years of damage in just 3 days.

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I moved to Phoenix in March of 1977 to work for “the up and down boys”. However Spotts and Jim failed to tell me I was replacing a man that all of the servicemen held in high regard. My reception was not what I expected.

To try and break the ground I decided to ride with each man for a day and discuss our thoughts on service. Somehow Pat was first and he took me to the Ma Bell building at 3^rd and Earl. We rode the top of the cars and inspected the machine room. I complimented him on his work and was ready to move on when he said “come over here to throw me off the roof. After a few tense moments he changed his mind and that started a professional and personal relationship of over 34 years.

In 1985 we took a very small business on a 25-year journey and made it a well-respected major player in our industry.

He loved the out of doors but always said when we were on the ocean that he felt fulfilled and content as to no other time. He didn’t care if he was fishing on the Cow Patty out of Cholla Bay or on the Como No out of San Carlos or La Paz as long as he was at sea. He always had this silly grin standing there in his swimming suit and flip-flops.

There are hundreds of “Pat-Isms” these are a couple of my favorites.

When we were at U.S. Elevator they used the term “kill” someone rather than fire them. We would go to Denney’s on Grand ave to have lunch and discuss things. One day I said do you think it’s time to kill this person and Pat whole-heartedly agreed but wanted me to do it. I said you know I’ve killed the last several and I think we should spread it around. He agreed and we got up to pay our bill and realized there was an elderly couple sitting together in a booth behind Pat and their eyes were the size of silver dollars. We tried to explain what we were talking about but I don’t think they believed anything we said.

We have both wholesale and retail customers in our business with separate price structures. We used to be open on Saturdays and Pat and I would split every other one.

A wholesale customer called me one day to see if we had a rather old and obsolete part. I checked and told him surprisingly that we had 2. He was from a rural area and said he would be down on Saturday and buy both, as he knew of other similar machines in his area.

The next Monday as I do each day I went through the previous days invoices. I found this dealer’s invoice and saw he had only bought one. I asked Pat why and he said, “I looked in the box and all we had were 2 and if sold both to him we would be out.”

I guess I stared at him for a long time and he finally asked “What?” I said that was the only moment when I wished you had thrown me of that roof!

I cant count the number of calls both Patti and I have received from people he touched through all these years. It’s the greatest testimony the man that he was.

I’m going to miss my friend.

Monte

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It was a great decision! We weren’t in Rocky Point for more than 20 minutes before we started looking for property. We loved Rocky Point immediately. For the next two years, we toured and walked every beach within 25 miles of Rocky Point. Finally, we bought our first beachfront lot at Playa Encanto and built our first home.

In spite of being a college professor for 35 years, I’ve also been an entrepreneur on the side (e.g., motorhome rentals, book publishing, CPA Review seminars and author). Over the last 15 years, though, Rocky Point has been my “field of dreams”. The first endeavor was Encanto Realty with partner Dave Poturalski. From there we branched out into land development and home construction. Later came specialties in solving difficult title problems, helping folks get legal title to their property (bank trusts), and working with LLC’s. One bank trust case took eight years and required three trips to court in Rocky Point and two in the US. Learning the Mexican legal system was like going to graduate school all over again. But every case was fun because each brought something new to learn and master.

Now retired from ASU, I devote full-time to Rocky Point and have put a team of professionals together to form Guardian Title and Escrow. Actually, these are some of the same people I’ve been working with in Rocky Point for up to 15 years. We offer full-service real estate closings and third-party escrow service that is bonded and insured. We coordinate with local real estate companies, the City of Peñasco, Mexican banks and Notarios to close real estate transactions. We process real estate closings and escrow here in Rocky Point in the same comprehensive manner that title companies do in the US.

Our company is founded on the Six Principles I have used in my Rocky Point businesses for 15 years. Principle #1 is Our Customers’ Interest Comes First. That is, we prosper only if we serve our customers interest as faithfully as we would serve our own interests or those of our families. There’s a fancy legal term that describes how we approach each transaction; the term is fiduciary responsibility. It means that Guardian Title and Escrow owes each customer the obligation to fulfill our duties with the highest degree of good faith, integrity and loyalty to the customer’s interest. Another way of saying this is that we adopt the customer’s interest only, and do not favor anyone else’s interest (including our own) over that of our customer. This is a high standard of commitment.

Unfortunately, in recent years, many businesses catering to Americans in Rocky Point have either shut down or suspended operations. Many times this has caused financial loss to customers. By contrast, we’ve been in business here for 15 years and no one has ever lost a penny in a transaction handled by our team. We have closed hundreds of real estate transactions and have a perfect record. We don’t say this to brag, but merely to observe that this is the expectation we set for ourselves. We offer many related services that are shown on our website (www.RPGuardian.com). If we are not the best vendor of the service(s) you need, we will not hesitate to tell you…upfront…no charge. When some other entity could better serve your needs, we’d rather earn your respect for honesty and fair-dealing that any fee you could possibly pay us. Make it a Great Day at the beach!

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10am Virtual Consulate at the Municipal Building (City Hall).

1pm Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador.

Thursday 2^nd

34^th Annual Old Time Fiddler’s Festival, Concert and Show at the Ajo Community Golf Course.

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac – all welcome.

Darts and Cards at the Sunset Cantina – all welcome.

7-9pm Documentary Movie night at CEDO in Las Conchas.

Friday 3^rd

34^th Annual Old Time Fiddler’s Festival in Ajo.

Ajo Piecemakers 16^th Annual Quilt Show at the Curley School Auditorium – quilt raffle, door prizes, demonstrations, quilting and craft vendors.

Open Aire Art Fiesta at the Ajo Plaza – meet local artists, shop and watch demonstrations.

Live Entertainment The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Saturday 4^th

Saturday Cooking Class with Chef Mickey at Mickey’s Place in Plaza del Sol on Blvd. Fremont.

Golf Tournament at Peninsula de Cortes Golf Course at the Mayan Palace.

34^th Annual Old Time Fiddler’s Festival in Ajo.

Ajo Piecemakers 16^th Annual Quilt Show at the Curley School in Ajo.

Open Aire Art Fiesta at the Ajo Plaza.

Ajo Community Players’ 16th Annual Vaudeville Show at the Dicus Auditorium – fun eclectic old fashioned performances by local talent.

12-2pm Rocky Point Ramblings English Radio Talk Show on FM 106.1.

12-3pm Explore Estero Morua with CEDO Experts.

2pm CEDO Free Nature Talk in English and Tour of their facility in Las Conchas. Fun experience for the entire family, call 382-0113.

4pm CEDO Nature Talk in Spanish.

Live Entertainment at The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Sunday 5^th

Superbowl Sunday!! Check your favorite haunt for game specials.

34^th Annual Old Time Fiddler’s Festival in Ajo.

Ajo Historic Home Tour guided by knowledgeable docents dressed in Centennial attire.

11am-2pm Brunch at Pane e Vino on Benito Juarez.

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador.

Monday 6^th

9am – 4×4 group leaves on daily excursions from Playa Bonita RV Park. Bring your 4×4 and hang out with some fun people and see some interesting places. Show up at the park before 9am.

Dia de la Constitucion (Observed)

Tuesday 7^th

Full Moon

Spanish Classes begin at iSpeak School – every Tuesday and Thursday. Learn Spanish or take a refresher course. Call Isabel Saborith at 388-8202 or email ispeakschoolrp@gmail.com.

6pm American Legion Post MX 15 meets at their new post in El Mirador (the old Los Juanes Restaurant).

Wednesday 8^th

10am Virtual Consulate at the Municipal Building (City Hall).

1pm Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador.

SOBS meet at Playa Bonita for Happy Hour.

Thursday 9^th

Arizona-Mexico Commission

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac – all welcome.

Darts and Cards at the Sunset Cantina – all welcome.

Friday 10^th

Arizona-Mexico Commission

Live Entertainment The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Saturday 11^th

Saturday Cooking Class with Chef Mickey at Mickey’s Place.

11am-5pm 5^th Annual Iron Chef Competition and Taste of Peñasco in the Shrimp Plaza on the corner of Fremont and Benito Juarez. Food, libations, artists, raffle prizes and live entertainment.

Sonoran Shindig at Ajo Historic Plaza downtown – live music, salsa contest, coyote howling contests, exhibits, vendor, craft and food booths. Great family event.

Igor’s Jazz Cowboys Concert at the Dicus Auditorium – Tempe Western Swing band combines vocal harmonies with stringed instruments and brass horns.

12-2pm Rocky Point Ramblings English Radio Talk Show on FM 106.1.

2pm CEDO Free Nature Talk in English and Tour.

4pm CEDO Nature Talk in Spanish.

Live Entertainment The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Sunday 12^th

11am-2pm Brunch at Pane e Vino.

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador.

Monday 13^th

9am – 4×4 group leaves for day trip from Playa Bonita RV Park.

Tuesday 14^th

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Feliz Dia de Amor y Amistad!

Pick the lucky chocolate at La Cocina de Ramon’s Restaurants for a special surprise – see their ad!

Enjoy a Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner at The Lighthouse Restaurant with a special menu and live music.

5pm Uncommon Women on Common Ground meet for a fun and social evening.

Wednesday 15^th

10am Virtual Consulate at the Municipal Building (City Hall).

1pm Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador.

SOBS meet at Playa Bonita for Happy Hour.

Thursday 16^th

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac – all welcome.

Darts and Cards at the Sunset Cantina – all welcome.

Friday 17^th

Carnaval in Rocky Point

Angler of the Year at JJ’s Cantina

Live Entertainment at The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Saturday 18^th

Carnaval in Rocky Point

Angler of the Year at JJ’s Cantina

Garage Sale in Las Conchas. Ask at the Guard Gate for directions.

Saturday Cooking Class with Chef Mickey at Mickey’s Place.

12-2pm Rocky Point Ramblings English Radio Talk Show on FM 106.1.

10am-4pm Farmer’s Market behind Don Julio’s

2pm CEDO Free Nature Talk in English and Tour.

4pm CEDO Nature Talk in Spanish.

OBSC Mardi Gras Party at the Clubhouse in Cholla Bay.

Live Entertainment The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Sunday 19^th

Carnaval in Rocky Point

Angler of the Year at JJ’s Cantina

Thunder on the Beach Sand Drags in front of The Reef.

11am-2pm Brunch at Pane e Vino.

11am-3pm CEDO Kayak Caper – navigate through Estero Morua.

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador.

Monday 20^th

Carnaval in Rocky Point

9am – 4×4 group leaves for day trip from Playa Bonita RV Park.

President’s Day (USA)

Tuesday 21^st

Carnaval in Rocky Point

New Moon

Wednesday 22^nd

Ash Wednesday

10am Virtual Consulate at the Municipal Building (City Hall).

1pm Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador.

SOBS meet at Playa Bonita for Happy Hour.

Thursday 23^rd

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac – all welcome.

Darts and Cards at the Sunset Cantina – all welcome.

Friday 24^th

Flag Day (Mexico) – Dia de la Bandera

Live Entertainment The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Saturday 25^th

Saturday Cooking Class with Chef Mickey at Mickey’s Place.

9-11am CEDO Tidepool Explorations.

12-2pm Rocky Point Ramblings English Radio Talk Show on FM 106.1.

2pm CEDO Free Nature Talk in English and Tour.

4pm CEDO Nature Talk in Spanish.

Live Entertainment at The Lighthouse Restaurant.

Sunday 26^th

11am-2pm Brunch at Pane e Vino.

3pm Dart Tournament at the Pink Cadillac in El Mirador.

Monday 27^th

Tom O’Hare’s Birthday – Happy Birthday Editor!!

9am – 4×4 group leaves on daily trip from Playa Bonita RV Park.

1pm Red Hat Ladies Luncheon at Latitude 31 Restaurant.

Wednesday 29^th

Happy Birthday Pam Rowland! It’s a Leap Year!!

10am Virtual Consulate at the Municipal Building (City Hall).

1pm Horseshoes at the Pithaya in El Mirador.

SOBS meet at Playa Bonita for Happy Hour.

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Classes will be taught in either English or Spanish, depending upon the language of the instructor, and a certified simultaneous translator will be on hand so that every student will be able to benefit from the knowledge of the instructors, each of whom is a subject matter expert.

Students taking the course for new licenses will be expected to attend every class; no make-up sessions are planned.  Students for license renewal are required to attend the 8-hour module on ethics, to be taught on February 14, and then may select any other 12 hours of instruction to attend.

The cost of the course is $5,400 pesos or $450 dollars for A.M.P.I. members, and $7,200 pesos or $600 dollars for non-members.  Registration and payment in full must be received no later than February 9, 2012.  Payment may be in cash or by check (Mexican checks for pesos, USA checks for dollars), and must be made entirely in one denomination or the other; payment partly in pesos and partly in dollars will not be accepted.

Completed registration form, copies of identification (credencial de elector or passport), FM-3 or FM-2), cedula fiscal (RFC), utility bill (electric, water or gas) and payment may be brought to the office of Sun Country Mexico Real Estate (please call 638-384-0458 to be sure someone is in the office before going to Cholla Bay).  Checks, written to “A.M.P.I.” may be delivered in person or mailed to Gretchen Ellinger, PO Box 320, Lukeville, AZ 85341.  Again, the deadline for receipt of documents is February 9, 2012.

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Also, Mr Fish Taco and his wife, Negro and Luchie, were in a very bad car accident on Dec. 19th.  They were T boned at an intersection in Rocky Point and pushed into a light pole.  The car was totaled and Negro received severe side, back and head injuries.  Luchie is Villa’s aunt.  He told me Negro is out of the hospital and doing okay but still has much recovery to do. The good news is, the father of the young man that hit them was required by law to purchase them a car, so they did get that. The Cholla Charity Fund is also helping with their expenses.

If you would like to contribute to these expenses, please make a donation to the Cholla Charity Fund.  You may specify what you want it to be used for.  Make checks out to the Cholla Charity Fund and mail to Kathy Barnard, 1547 E. Royal Palm Rd., Phoenix, Az.  85020, or you may give donations to any of the CCF board members, Nancy Schmidli, Kathy Barnard, Jim and Maggie LaVoie, Shirley and Roy Haenfler, Sally Dalton, Pat and Ken Goodin, Lew and Agnes Felton, Bob and Barbara Dammann, Jo Barnes and Chuck Payne and Shirley McDonald. Your help will be appreciated.

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This month’s recipe will be…Flounder Grenobloise…or fillet of sole if you can’t get flounder.

The delicate flavor of flounder is complemented by briny capers and lemon in this classic French preparation

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup olive oil

4 5-ounce flounder fillets or lemon or gray fillets of sole

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup capers, drained

Juice of one lemon

fresh flat-leaf parsley
Okay, okay here we go people… listen up!

(1) pour milk into a shallow bowl, put flour on a dinner plate

(2) in a medium skillet set over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons oil until hot

(3) place 2 fillets in the milk .

(4) remove one piece of fish, dredge both sides in flour, tap off excess flour, and transfer the fish to the hot pan

(5) repeat with remaining pieces, season each with salt and pepper

(6) cook flounder until nice and brown, about 2 minutes on both sides

(7) transfer to a serving plate, after all are cooked
(8) with a clean folded paper towel, wipe pan clean

(9) return pan to a medium heat. Add butter and cook until melted and starts to brown about 1 1/2 minutes

(10) stir in capers, cook until butter is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes

(11) remove from the heat ..Squeeze lemon juice over the fish, top with the hot butter and capers garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately

And there it is!
Serve your flounder on a bed of wild rice with almonds and your favorite side of veggies.

Okay, until next time amigos…don’t forget about our new location on Blvd. Fremont (the road to Las Conchas)…for reservations please call (011-52-638) 388-9500.

Thank you! Chef Mickeys Place wishes everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!

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