Archive for the ‘Seafood’ Category
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
A day late and a dollar short, but here's some jambalaya in celebration of Mardi Gras. I suppose it's Mercredi Gras for us :-P I got the inspiration for this version from this recipe (originally from Cooking Light, April 2005). I tweaked my version ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
This was a really easy and tasty meal - 15 minutes from grocery bag to table! The store had a big sale on coho salmon today and they were doing samples with Tom Douglas' Rub With Love Salmon Rub. This is a combination of brown sugar, smoked paprika, ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Another re-jiggering of my fra diavolo iterations. This one uses some tasty local salmon, from SeaBear. I chose the sockeye, as it has a more robust flavor to stand up in the spicy sauce. Even then it melded more with the sauce than the other versions I've ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
We had our traditional Christmas Eve dinner of bacon wrapped shrimp and steamed crab legs (about 5 minutes from frozen to perfectly hot, moist, and tender). It was very nice :-) We topped it off with some tasty cookies. I hope you all have a ...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
This is a great recipe that I've paraphrased from the wonderful The Border Cookbook : Authentic Home Cooking of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico
Desert Drowned Shrimp
Serves 4-6
2 pounds medium to large shrimp, unshelled (I used 31-40 EZ peel)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice ...
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
This is a quick and tasty warming meal for a cold late fall evening. Adjust the red pepper flakes as you like for the heat. I've rejiggered this from previous versions to use only one skillet.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Serves 4
2 tbsp olive oil
6 cloves garlic
2 cans diced ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
This was my next iteration of paella, incorporating the changes from last time. I didn't have any onion on hand, so I just used some onion powder, and it turned out just fine. I also used a full pound of shrimp, though I'd be perfectly happy to have ...
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
This was a pretty tasty version of paella - a traditional Spanish dish. I've written it as I made it below, but next time I'm going to use skinless boneless chicken thighs cut up, and I'm going to nestle the meats deeper into the rice to better get the ...
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
This is a combination of Pasta Puttanesca and Shrimp fra Diavolo. It turned out quite well, and I'll definitely do this again.
Spaghetti Puttanesca with Shrimp
Makes 4 servings
1 lb spaghetti
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
2 ...
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
It's not quite summer yet, but it sure feels like it! We're in a record dry spell here in the Pacific Northwest, and I miss the rain :-P Tonight's dinner was done on the grill in foil packets over medium high heat. The halibut ...
Posted in Easy, Food, Grilling, Seafood, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
