seafood

national potato chip day & clam dip (giveaway)

March 14, 2011

It’s National Potato Chip Day! Potato chips always get a really bad rap. And I just don’t always agree with it. I mean, most of the ingredient lists are really simple, containing very few, real ingredients. Yes, there is oil. But I’m really not scared of oil and a little fat. Especially if it is something [...]

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mini smoked salmon quiches

August 11, 2010

Every bride needs some nourishment on her big day, even if she is a little too nervous to eat much. I thought my bride needed something special. Something filling, something full of nutritious foods and something delicious for Saturday morning primping on her wedding day. Congratulations Morgan & Ryan!! Mini Smoked Salmon Quiches – makes [...]

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wasabi shrimp roll

August 2, 2010

I can’t really tell you where the idea for a shrimp roll came from. Perhaps it was a bag of shrimp in the freezer and the longing for lobster. Perhaps it was seeing Paula Deen make a lobster roll, and realizing that it is essentially a glorified tuna salad sandwich. Perhaps it was the one time a [...]

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peel & eat shrimp

June 7, 2010

Peel & Eat shrimp always takes me somewhere warm and somewhere along the beach. I spend those long Minnesota winters imagining myself eating fresh shrimp in between sips of a salty corona and white sand beneath my toes. Winter is long gone, but I have yet to see the ocean so I can only think [...]

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clam linguine

May 24, 2010

Cooking with clams was new to me, but they are so simple, I’m not sure why I was so hesitant! All I needed was the motivation of a recipe and a free night to spend a little time in the kitchen. The pasta was delicious with a bit of spice from the chiles, smoky flavor from [...]

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crab salad

May 21, 2010

This cute appetizer came from the Rachael Ray Magazine and now that summer is here, (at least it feels like it) it is a perfect, light snack for warm summer nights.  And so very fitting for a Friday night on the patio! Complete with cocktail of choice of course! Since the flavors weren’t too overpowering the crab was able [...]

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