Category Archives: seafood

Stinging Nettle Quiche

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Flavour and Savour

In keeping with my quest to replace many of my old favourite meals with those that are gluten or wheat-free, I had planned to make a Crustless Stinging Nettle Spanakopita tonight, similar to my original recipe . With no feta … Continue reading →

Posted in gluten-free, lunch, seafood, wild foods | Tagged cooking with stinging nettles, cowichan wild foods, crustless quiche, foraged foods, gluten-free quiche, smoked tuna, stinging nettle quiche, stinging nettles, wild foods in pacific northwest | 1 Comment

Sweet Corn Chowder with Chanterelle Mushrooms

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

The Farmer’s Market yielded some great finds today: mini pumpkins for 50 cents, a big bag of hazelnuts of $6, seed garlic to plant tomorrow, and fresh ears of local corn for 50 cents each. The best find this week, … Continue reading →

Posted in seafood, soup | Tagged chanterelle mushroom soup, chanterelle mushrooms, corn chowder with chanterelle mushrooms, corn chowder with smoked salmon, mushroom soup with smoked salmon, sweet corn chowder | Comments Off

A New Adventure . . . and Some Exciting News!

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

I’m heading off on a new wilderness adventure soon. More about that later because I’m excited to tell you first that while I’m away my blog will be having its own adventure too. Since I’m heading to a region that … Continue reading →

Posted in boating or camping food, seafood | Tagged broughton archipelago, find life experiences and swallow them whole, food for sailing, recipes for camping and boating, Redbook magazine | 5 Comments

Shrimp and PIneapple Mini Bites–fit for a Prince :)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

Super simple, fast, low-fat, cute. A great appy. Here’s something tiny to celebrate the birth of a royal prince born today. Ingredients For the Wonton Cups: 18 wonton wrappers 2 teaspoons light salad oil 1/4 teaspoon salt For the dressing: … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizers, salad dressing, salads, seafood | Tagged appetizer in wonton cups, how to make wonton cups, shrimp and mango salad, shrimp and pineapple appetizier, shrimp and pineapple salad, shrimp salad | 4 Comments

Pacific Coast Niçoise Salad

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

Will this perfect weather ever end? Here on southern Vancouver Island we’ve had a stretch of beautiful summer weather. It’s warm enough to swim, but not hot enough to complain about. Days like this are what we dream of all … Continue reading →

Posted in salad dressing, salads, seafood | Tagged cobb salad, garden vegetable salad, nicoise salad, Pacific Coast salad, potato salad, salad with potatoes and beans, salmon salad, smoked salmon salad, Vancouver Island salad, whole-meal salads | 1 Comment

Gin Gingered Spot Prawns

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 appetizer came from an unlikely source: a quick chat before a meeting. Even before a … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizers, seafood | Tagged appetizer, gin gingered prawns, prawn appetizer, prawns with gin and ginger, sauteed spot prawns, spot prawns, Victoria Gin, Victoria Spirits | 5 Comments

Dungeness Crab Salad with Grapefruit and Goat Cheese

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in salad dressing, salads, seafood | Tagged baked goat cheese, champagne vinegar, dungenes crab salad, goat cheese medallions, grapefruit salad dressing, grapefruit vinaigrette, SeaChoice.org, seafood and citrus salad, seafood salad, sustainable seafood, warm goat cheese | Comments Off

Dungeness Crab Mac ‘n Cheese

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in pasta, seafood | Tagged crab with pasta and cheese, dungeness crab, macaroni and cheese, once upon a day cowichan, sustainable seafood recipes, vancouver island crab | 1 Comment

Citrus Sake-Lacquered Salmon

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in sauce, seafood | Tagged Asian salmon, citrus sauce for salmon, honey citrus sauce for fish, sake salmon, sake sauce for fish, salmon with citrus and chili paste | 1 Comment

Crab and Avocado Bites

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in amuse bouche, appetizers, seafood | Tagged crab and avocado appetizer, crab appy, crab bites, crabmeat with avocado and mint | Comments Off

Crab ‘n Lime Avocado Salad in Parmesan Crisp Cups

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in amuse bouche, seafood | Tagged amuse bouche, avocado amuse bouche, crab amuse bouche, crab salad, crab with avocado and lime, how to make parmesan cups, parmesan crisp cups, seafood amuse bouche | 2 Comments

Fennel-Crusted Salmon with Orange and Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in salad dressing, salads, seafood | Tagged coho salmon with fennel, fennel salad, fennel-crusted salmon, orange and roasted red pepper vinaigrette, orange fennel vinaigrette, sockeye salmon with fennel | 1 Comment

Creole Style Chicken, Sausage and Prawn Jambalaya

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in Chicken, rice, seafood | Tagged chicken dinner recipe, creole, creole jambalaya, creole style food, mardi gras recipe, new orleans cuisine, prawns, smoked chicken sausage | Comments Off

Salmon-Quinoa Patties with Lime Yogurt Sauce

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Flavour and Savour

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 →

Posted in quinoa, sauce, seafood | Tagged baked not fried salmon burgers, baked salmon patties, fish burgers, lime yogurt sauce, quinoa patties, salmon burgers, salmon patties, sauce for salmon | 2 Comments

Summer Rolls with Thai Chili Sauce

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Flavour and Savour

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 →