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Cooking for One: Fish Sticks

A summertime childhood favorite, reconsidered (and improved!)

Published August 10, 2026

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All photos: Tucker Shaw

I’m a fan of frozen fish sticks—a favorite since childhood, when I’d layer them onto slices of Wonder Bread with a squiggle of ketchup. I eschew the Wonder Bread these days, but still love those fish sticks.

In general, homemade versions of things you can easily buy at a grocery store perplex me. Why bother? But when the craving struck me on a recent breezy June lunchtime, I searched the freezer to find—no fish sticks. Not even way in the back.

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