My Grandma used to buy silver hake from the fishmonger. She would cook it in the oven in a dish of milk, butter and pepper. I do the same with plaice.
I hope you enjoy your new fish.
Depends what you have. I bake a whole fish on a bed of spuds, onions, and tomatoes; and I fry fillets like I would most fillets - skin side down until they are nearly cooked then flip to finish off.
Will buy hake again, it was delicious. Decided to pan fry after dusting the skin with seasoned flour. Had it the first cut of asparagus from the allotment. The earliest I've ever had them.
Same as you melv ... just brought my first asparagus home tonight .. we had Bass. You have just reminded me about it, I forgot we had it and it is still sat in the fridge.