Category Archives: Seafood

A Weekend Breakfast Delight

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The banana and the salmon slices need no introduction.  I do freeze my salmon for a minimum of three days before turning it into sashimi, as here. The Poached Egg On Mushroom Cap with Stuffing, follows.  (Scale up to as … Continue reading →

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Swordfish! (with Pear, Cucumber and Onion)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

I lucked into some reasonably locally sourced swordfish, and decided to buy it.  I haven’t eaten this particular fish for well over 15 or 20 years, but hey. It is a large fish, so it is a mercury accumulator, so … Continue reading →

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Small Plate: Tuna, Pear, Cucumber, Nori

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Hope everyone here in the northeast has pulled out of that snow storm! This “recipe” is easy, no cooking involved. Raw, actually. This was my morning’s breakfast, no kidding. I allow myself to eat unusually at whim. Per person: 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Salad: Herring & Lox

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

The Gutenberg Project is trying to digitize as many old books (copyright has run out on) as they can, and you can get some of them for free on Amazon, and no doubt, other places.  I’m finding the really old … Continue reading →

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Eel…. and Olive.

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

I had over 2/3rd of an eel left over from Christmas Eve; decided to figure out something fun to do with it, with sort of a Mediterranean flair. So here we go: 2/3rd eel (or the full thing if you … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Four Fishes on Christmas Eve

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

Well, we do seem to have a white Christmas, barely.  Just enough to coat the grasses and pakisandra, but not adherent to the road or stone. Nice work! At any rate, I did the holiday thing last week when visiting … Continue reading →

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Red Rhode Island Shrimp, Served Two Ways

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

I continue to work on a backlog of a few posts, now that the weather is cooler.  This item was actually cooked back in August, and alas, Rhode Island shrimp are seasonal.  Hold onto this post, or use regular shrimp … Continue reading →

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Out for Sushi: Little Tokyo, Norwalk, Connecticut.

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

Four of us met last night for a true sushi treat in Norwalk, or perhaps I should say the northern regions of Norwalk before you hit the city proper.  This is close enough to work that it is a DO. … Continue reading →

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Grilled Shrimp with a Mexican Flair

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

1.25 lbs jumbo shrimp, peeled, and devein (from the back of the shrimp) anything with a dark vein.  Tails remaining on is optional.  Seems to be traditional or something.  Mine were wild caught in Florida — which I admit is … Continue reading →

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Arctic Char: Walking a Cedar Plank

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

I’ve been offline for a little while as my router/modem went south in a big way.  I’ll give those of you who have had to talk to the voicemail hell of AT&T a little hint told to me by a … Continue reading →

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