Last year my wife Abby, at the urging of a friend, asked me to pick up some tuna steaks. I did, and placed them in the freezer, where they have been since then. Two nights ago I spotted them, and thawed a couple, then read about how to prepare them.

Between the web and my sister Nicole Barron Hammill and her husband Tracey Hammill, I tried my first-ever tuna steak tonight. I pan-seared it in toasted sesame oil with garlic, fresh ground pepper, and salt, and it was pretty good, though next time I think I’ll use more salt.