Rachel McGlashan, Al's wife, has always fished and worked right alongside Al (the fishing not so much since the expansion of the family!!) Her much admired tag line "Working hard so that Al can fish hard!!" says it all. With Al fishing over 200 days of the year, someone has to keep the wheels of the business running!
Al and Rach met through work where Rach was literally Al's boss! (Al maintains she still is!!) Before meeting Al, Rach had never been fishing or even out on a boat, of course that all changed pretty quickly. Only a couple of years later Al decided to jump full time into his present gig and the rest they say is history!
Rachel has tried all sorts of fishing with Al, even having fly fishing lessons, learning to build rods and catching her grandslam of Marlin! But she likes nothing better than seeing her boys falling in love with the sport, heading out with Dad and coming back so proud with their catch for Mum to cook up!
Rachel has now gone and branched out on her own in the family business, writing Dinner with the Fishwife. While Rachel contributed to Al's last two books (The Complete Fishing Bible and How to Catch Fish and Cook it) with a taste of her recipes, Dinner With the Fishwife brings you a selection of original fish-based recipes, demonstrating just how easily you can incorporate seafood into your meals.
Rachel found that eating fish 4-5 nights a week brought challenges with it, like how to still keep it interesting, and not serving up grilled BBQ fish every night. And while Rachel admits that her and Al's favourite is Tuscan seasoned BBQ'd fish, even they can't eat that every night. So she started experimenting and the result is a collection of recipes that are easy to prepare and make.
"I am no Chef. I am a mother and a fisherman's wife, and what I do well is to use what I have available to me - and that is a lot of fresh fish!"
