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Category Archives: seafood
Gin Gingered Spot Prawns
Where do you usually get YOUR ideas for meals? Cookbooks? Food blogs? Pinterest? All of the above? Me too. But today, my idea for dinner came from an unlikely source: a quick chat before a meeting. Even before a fellow … Continue reading
Dungeness Crab Salad with Grapefruit and Goat Cheese
If you’re lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest, as I do, you likely have ready access to fresh crab. It’s always a good idea to check to see where your crab spent his last days of freedom, however. … Continue reading
Dungeness Crab Mac ‘n Cheese
Like many of you, (I suspect) I read cookbooks like novels. Actually, I read cookbooks w-aaaa-y more often than I read novels. I found this recipe in a cookbook of sustainable seafood recipes that I picked up last year. I’ve … Continue reading
Citrus Sake-Lacquered Salmon
The last time we were in San Francisco, we stopped in at True Sake and picked up a bottle to bring home. Are we sake drinkers? No, not really. That bottle sat in our cupboard for over 2 years. Until … Continue reading
Crab and Avocado Bites
Ingredients 1 baguette, sliced on the diagonal extra virgin olive oil (for brushing the baguette slices) 2 avocados salt and pepper 1 Tbsp. lemon juice pinch dried chili flakes 4 ounces lump crabmeat 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint 2 tsp. freshly … Continue reading
Crab ‘n Lime Avocado Crisps
Fresh crab. Fresh lime. Smooth avocado. Crunchy jicama and celery. A hint of cilantro, and a dab of mayo just to hold it all together. Those are the makings of a great amuse bouche we had before dinner tonight. 2/3 … Continue reading
Fennel-Crusted Salmon with Orange and Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette
Fast and fancy. Fennel and salmon really do work together, despite my initial doubts. Serve the salmon with a fresh orange vinaigrette on tender greens and it makes an over-the-top quick weeknight dinner. I’ve adapted this recipe from one published … Continue reading
Creole Style Chicken, Sausage and Prawn Jambalaya
Ingredients 4 smoked chicken sausages 4 slices bacon, chopped into 1 inch pieces 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed 2 dozen (or more, or less–whatever you have) peeled prawns 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 … Continue reading
Salmon-Quinoa Patties with Lime Yogurt Sauce
I’d make these just so I could have the yogurt sauce that I serve with them. Makes about 6 patties Ingredients For the patties: 1/3 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained 2/3 c. water 3/4 lb fresh (cooked) or canned salmon … Continue reading
Summer Rolls with Thai Chili Sauce
Who wants to cook in hot weather? Summer has now arrived in full force here on Vancouver Island and it looks like it’s here to stay for a while. When I discovered that Alyssa from Everyday Maven had chosen Summer … Continue reading
Food Matters: Corn-Avocado Salad with Smoked Salmon
This week’s Food Matters Project challenge was to experiment with Mark Bittman’s recipe for Corn-Avocado Salad (with a Little Something Seared on Top). It was perfect timing for a summertime dinner salad. This salad could certainly stand alone as … Continue reading
Crab, Mango and Avocado Salad
Living where I do certainly has its advantages in terms of having access to fresh local organic vegetables, artisan cheeses and fresh seafood. And teaching where I do certainly has its advantages too, as we have the BEST group of … Continue reading
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Mexican Fruit Salad with Prawns and Tequila Lime Dressing
“If I’ve learned anything from a fortunate life, it’s that the quickest route inside another culture is through its food.” —Nancy Harmon Jenkins Denis and I love to travel. In his words, “It’s what we do best.” While we like … Continue reading
Lemon Ginger Spot Prawns
Spot prawns are abundant in our area and my husband and his buddy are adept at harvesting them from local waters. Over the years we have tried several ways of serving them, but this recipe is our favourite. about 30 … Continue reading
Spot Prawn Veloute with Fresh Asparagus and Chive Flowers
This veloute is just as its name suggests: velvety smooth. It uses ingredients readily available and plentiful here in the late spring: spot prawns, asparagus and chive flowers. One of the five classic sauces of French cuisine, it seems delicate … Continue reading
