Spices create warm depth of flavor and comfort that are welcome in winter. With plentiful potatoes, sweet potatoes and onions in the cellar, and homemade bacon, I was ready to make chowder this weekend when I came across great mussels in the market and rescued an organic, though not local, red pepper from the 69-cents-per-pound [...]
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Curried Mussel Chowder
Posted in Seafood, Shellfish, Soup, Sweet potato, tagged Curried mussel chowder on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mussels in Curried Coconut Sauce
Posted in Shellfish, tagged Curried mussels on April 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mussels are simply delicious and adaptable to a variety of preparations – simply steamed with white wine, onions and herbs, combined with tomatoes in the manner of Provence, and here, sauced with a southeast Asian flair. Served over aromatic basmati (or even regular white) rice, and garnished with fresh cilantro, this is a satisfying meal [...]
Shrimp Jambalaya
Posted in Risotto, Shellfish, tagged Shrimp jambalaya on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been wanting to make Jambayala since Mardi Gras and finally got around to it, partly because I had some frozen shrimp and shrimp stock in my refrigerator, some red and yellow peppers, a partial can of tomatoes and a little bit of ham. The idea just jumped out of the fridge at me. I’m [...]
New England Clam Chowder, My Way
Posted in Shellfish, Soup, tagged Light New England clam chowder on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not claiming this chowder is authentic but it uses classic ingredients, leans heavily on vegetables, goes lightly on the salt pork or bacon if using it at all, and much more lightly on cream. I wanted the chowder to be white but not rich or gummy. I get irked when I suspect that clam [...]
Oyster Chowder for the New Year
Posted in Shellfish, Soup, tagged Oyster chowder on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fondly recalling tonging oysters in Chesapeake Bay with my father or witnessing him effortlessly shuck a bushel of those craggy creatures received from his friends on Tilghman Island, I associate eating oysters with the New Year. I was inspired by a jarful of just-shucked Chincoteague oysters in the fish section of our local farmer’s market [...]
Orange-roasted Lobster Salad for Paper Chef 51
Posted in Citrus fruit, Paper Chef, Salad, Shellfish, tagged Citrus, Salad, Seafood on April 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I love how, in Paper Chef and other challenges, the random selection of ingredients, sometimes complementary, sometimes incongruous, evokes an emotional response. I have a few memorable gustatory experiences with lobster and a few favorite ways of cooking shellfish, all with citrus, typically orange. So the combination of lobster, orange, apricot and ginger was a [...]
Paper Chef 49: Seafood Pot Pie with Fennel and Peppers
Posted in Fennel, Paper Chef, Peppers, Pie, Seafood, Shellfish, tagged Fennel, Peppers, Pie, Seafood on February 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Prawns, fennel, sweet pepper and passion. Hmm. Lots of possibilities for this Paper Chef challenge. Luckily I shopped for the seafood before a giant winter storm shut us in. One of my passions is to seek and use the freshest, most local, and hopefully organic ingredients. With nothing called a prawn in our markets, I [...]
Super Seafood Chili Bowl
Posted in Chili, Seafood, Shellfish, Tomato, tagged Chili, Seafood chili on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend before Superbowl Sunday, our local Whole Foods store hosts a chili contest among its employees. Ten departments each prepare chili and the customers are treated to tasting portions, voting for their favorite. Not only do you get lunch but also the recipes. This year, the choice was easy: the “shellfish and chorizo chili” [...]
