Seafood

Vietnamese-style Spring Rolls

April 29, 2013
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Another month has flown by which means it’s time for a Secret Recipe Club posting.  The club is a fun community of food bloggers who are assigned one another’s blogs—in secret, of course; and we select a fellow SRC member’s recipe to make and post on our own blogs.  We synchronize posting our chosen recipes [...]

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Fish Tacos with Tequila Lime Aioli

April 22, 2013
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Amazing as it is to me now, I never had the pleasure of eating Mexican food until I was in my 30s.  The first time I ever had some guacamole, I was in seventh heaven and wondering where it had been all my life along with tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, refried beans, and any other number [...]

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Quick and Easy Tilapia with Panko

April 19, 2013
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Are you tired of the same old, same old for dinner?  Are you trying to incorporate more fish in your diet?  Are you looking for quick and easy recipes for dinner?  This tilapia recipe answers all these questions quite nicely—not to mention deliciously.

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Chili-glazed Salmon with Sriracha Cream Sauce

April 8, 2013
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It’s not often that I make a tactical error when it comes to choosing a new recipe to try.  Usually, I’ll read it very carefully and decide whether I want to make it as is or tweak it to my liking.  If reviews by other cooks are available, I’ll read and take those into account.  [...]

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The Feast of the Seven Fishes

December 24, 2012

Guest Post by Roger This year we are going to try Fran’s family Christmas tradition – the Feast of the Seven Fishes. This is an Italian Christmas tradition, based upon the practice of abstinence from eating meat  at various times, Christmas Eve being one of these times.  We have been preparing a sort of Swedish [...]

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Michelle’s Fish Chowder

December 23, 2012

My Sicilian mom was a terrific cook.  In addition, truth be told, she was a harsh food critic—especially if the cook wasn’t Italian!

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Pasta with White Clam Sauce

December 20, 2012

If you love shrimp scampi served over spaghetti, it’s a sure bet you’ll love spaghetti with white clam sauce or, as my Sicilian mother would say, spaghetti al vongole bianco.

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Crab Cakes

December 7, 2012

If you’re Italian, you’re probably familiar with the Feast of the Seven Fishes celebrated on Christmas Eve. My sisters and I grew up with this wonderful tradition when my parents would go all out to make this delicious feast for the family to celebrate the holiday. My mother would make her stuffed calamari, and my [...]

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Shrimp Scampi Appetizer

November 12, 2012

Roger and I had some friends over for dinner recently.  Since I knew they have been following a Zone/Atkins-like diet consisting primarily of protein and vegetables, I wanted to make a protein-based appetizer.  I decided shrimp scampi would fit the bill, and it did—ever so deliciously!

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Shrimp Francesca

July 19, 2012

When I was first looking over this recipe for Shrimp Francesca, I wondered whether or not the dish would be worthy of the Italian version of my name.  Quite simply, it is.

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