Easy Stovetop Mussels

I really like ordering mussels off the appetizer menu at restaurants and having it as my meal. It’s an especially good move for me since I’ve inherited my grandmother’s habit of extremely slow eating. I can get mussels eaten in a reasonable time, it looks like I accomplished a lot, and my dinner companions don’t have to…

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

“shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s…

Fish Tacos

Rockaway Beach here I come! I felt a little winter bluesy last week so I cooked up this number. Dan said it was as good if not better than Rockaway’s fish tacos. I’ll take that.

Baked Coconut Shrimp

I first had coconut shrimp in Aruba on my honeymoon so needless to say I simply LOVE it. Shortly before the wedding, while discussing Aruba and some of the seafood I wanted to eat (obvi), my dad mentioned he really liked coconut shrimp and that I should try it. Duly noted pops. After cruising around…

Shrimp and Vegetable Skewers

I love shrimp. I love that “jumbo shrimp” is a perfect oxymoron. My Grandma makes a mean shrimp scampi and I’ve had some other killer shrimp pasta dishes (Bar Tabac). Shrimp is delish on it’s own too. After getting the best burger, chocolate shake and fries in the world at Danny Meyer’s Shake Shack Friday…

Pan-Seared Yellowfin Tuna

This is going to be a short post because high quality tuna steaks do not require much work. Yesterday, hubby and I bought a nice red tuna steak from Nick at Fish Tales (not cheap!). Our Korean buddy Sam down the street told my husband and I to just slice it raw after marinating it in…

Salmon al Cartoccio

Giada De Laurentiis is awesome and not just because she is beautiful, family-oriented and Italian. She makes food regular people will cook. Don’t get me wrong, I love Ina Garten and the like, but sometimes they use ingredients that I just don’t have, like ground ginger or fresh figs. It’s not even that I can’t…

Cajun Catfish

When I was a kid I used to swim in a catfish infested pond. Those giant beasts would come up out of the murk below and suck the air near me, looking for food. It was terrifying. I always expected to feel the sting of their whiskers, but never did. I like catfish a lot…

Sesame Salmon

Fish is good for you and you should eat it more often. That’s really all there is to it. The hubby and I cook swordfish and tilapia often, the former when we feel like indulging. Price-wise salmon is a good in-between and extremely healthy.

Lobstah Dinnah.

If you don’t have shellfish allergies and you’re not too squeamish about dispatching your dinner before you eat it, I recommend treating yourself to a lobster dinner this weekend.

Breaded Tilapia with Sesame Brussel Sprouts

When I said I was back in the saddle I wasn’t kidding. Let me preface this meal by explaining a life change that is about to happen for me and my hubby.

Shrimp Scampi

I have had this dish twice in the past two years. Both times it was prepared by my Italian grandmother. I’m sure you can imagine how good it is, especially down in Florida after a day at the beach. Well, I just got back from vacation (hence the lull in posts) and being met with 30…

Wild Sea Bass with Red Potatoes and Broccoli

  We cooked this excellent meal on Thursday night. It may have been about 10 degrees outside, but we braved the winter wind to go to Fish Tales on Court Street. It feels a lot more summery (pun intended) when you have fish cooking in your kitchen. They even give you a complimentary lemon when you…