Archive for the ‘Seafood’ Category

Seafood Fra Diavolo

Friday, December 12th, 2008

This is a great warming meal for a chilly winter night.  We're getting our first winter storm here in the Great Northwest, and the wind is biting and the rain is cold.  It'll be turning to snow by tomorrow, and by Sunday our high will only be 29 degrees F.  ...

Quick Shrimp Fra Diavolo

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Last night's dinner was a cheater's quick way to make shrimp fra diavolo - a spicy shrimp pasta. A homemade tomato sauce wouldn't be much more effort. We tried out Garofalo organic whole wheat spaghetti (from Costco) with this meal, and it was quite good. Shrimp Fra Diavolo Serves 4 Pasta: 1 ...

“Housiversary” Dinner

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Yes, I'm making up words :-P We had a very nice dinner at home last night to celebrate one year in our new home. We had sirloin steak, grilled asparagus, baked white rose potatoes, and broiled shrimp and bacon skewers. I usually make individual bacon ...

Grilled Salmon

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

This is a very simple and delicious way to prepare salmon. Shaun called it restaurant quality. It really allows the flavor of the fish to shine, so get a high quality fillet. I used some local wild-caught coho salmon. The same method works wonderfully for a ...

Broiled Tuna Melts

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

This was a quick and easy lunch. The proportions below are for one serving - two if you serve it with some sort of side, but I was lazy and just had the melts on their own. Feel free to use whatever bread you have on hand. Broiled Tuna ...

Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry and Gai Lan in Oyster Sauce

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Tonight's dinner was another foray into Jaden's blog and soon to be published cookbook. The main dish was this delightful shrimp and egg stir fry, and the side was a recipe for gai lan (Chinese broccoli) in oyster sauce that will be in her cookbook. My favorite oriental ...