seafood

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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lobster mac & cheese

May 11, 2010

If you ever find yourself with some extra lobster tails lying around, I’m begging you, use them to make this. And if you don’t have any lobster tails lying around? Make it happen. It’s worth it. When the most recent issue of Saveur arrived with a picture of a Four-cheese macaroni & cheese on the cover, [...]

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soba noodles with shrimp & cilantro

March 8, 2010

It is not often that Food & Wine boasts a magazine filled with “healthy recipes” so when they did you can bet that I took full advantage. There was no doubt in my mind that these recipes would be anything but flavorful, and so far, they have been. According to Thai tradition, this dish is [...]

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