seafood

Avocado Crab Crostini.

Avocado Crab Crostini serves 4-6 1 pound of lump crab meat 1 avocado, pitted and chopped 1 cup of grape tomatoes, roughly chopped 4 slices of bacon, fried and crumbled 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper juice of one lemon 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 french baguette (mine was about 16 inches long) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Add one tablespoon of olive oil to a small bowl. Slice the baguette into rounds about 3/4 inch thick. Brush each round with olive oil and lay on a baking sheet. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until baguette rounds are toasty and golden in color. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, tomatoes, bacon, avocado, tarragon, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir with a large spoon until the mixture is combined. Add in lemon juice and remaining olive oil, and continue to mix. The mixture will be somewhat “loose,” but as it sits the avocado will break down a bit and cause a more creamy texture. Serve in a large bowl with multiple spoons and a plate of the baguette rounds. On another note, I had some delicious She Crab soup on [...]

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Coconut Baked Shrimp with Pineapple Peach Salsa.

Coconut Baked Shrimp serves 2-4 1 pound tail-on, peeled and deveined shrimp (I used 16-20 count) 2/3 cup lite coconut milk 2 tablespoons olive oil (I infused mine with some chopped tarragon and heated it over low heat) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs 3 tablespoons shredded coconut (I used unsweetened) 3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon (If you don’t like tarragon, sub parsley) Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with non-stick spray. If desired, slice shrimp down the middle to butterfly. I did this because I like how it appears to make the shrimp “larger.” Toss shrimp with salt and pepper, then lay in the baking dish. In a bowl, combine coconut milk, olive oil, garlic and tarragon. Pour over shrimp in the baking dish. In another bowl, mix bread crumbs and coconut. Sprinkle over shrimp. Bake for 20 minutes, or until bread crumbs are golden brown. Serve shrimp and spoon a bit of the coconut milk mixture over top. Top with salsa. Note: if you are not a fan of coconut (especially the texture), you can leave it out and up the quantity of the [...]

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Grilled Blueberry BBQ Salmon.

Grilled Blueberry BBQ Salmon sauce adapted from The Neely’s serves 2-3 1 1/4 pounds salmon filet (whole or cut into portions) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper for the sauce: 1/3 cup fresh blueberries 1/3 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (I used blueberry flavored) 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce Heat a small saucepan over low heat and add blueberries. Heat until the begin to bubble and burst, about 10 minutes, then mash with a fork. Add in ketchup, both vinegars, brown sugar, onion and garlic powder, ground mustard and worcestershire sauce. Whisk well to combine and break up blueberries and turn the heat up to medium. Heat until mixture bubbles, stirring every few minutes, then turn heat back down to low. Cook for 20 minutes, whisking every few minutes. Sauce will be slightly clumpy and thicker than regular BBQ sauce. Preheat your grill to it’s highest setting. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, and once the grill is hot, lay filet directly on top. Cook for 5 minutes, then gently flip. Using a pastry brush, brush BBQ sauce [...]

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Crispy Shrimp Pizza.

I made shrimp pizza. Shrimp on pizza. Crispiness. Deliciousness. Sometimes I eat pretzels for breakfast. Jelly beans for dinner. Zero vegetables for lunch. Now I eat shrimp pizza. Last night, someone (me) ate an entire can of chickpeas (roasted) accidentally (on purpose). Not pizza. Today you should put shrimp on your pizza. I’m going to nap. I’ve been watching that fancy wedding all morning wishing I was royalty and emotionally eating m&m’s. Not shrimp pizza, but I’d like to emotionally eat that too. Crispy Shrimp Pizza makes 3-4 small thin crust pizzas dough: 2 cups flour (I used all purpose + whole wheat) 3/4 cup warm water 1 packet dry active yeast 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt toppings: 1 1/2 pounds raw, deveined shrimp 1/4 cup flour salt + pepper to taste 1/4 cup olive oil + 1 tablespoon 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 cups arugula 1-2 lemons Combine water, yeast, olive oil and honey and mix with a spoon. Let sit for about 15 minutes until yeast becomes foamy. Add in flour and salt and mix until a ball forms. Using your hands, [...]

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A Good Fish Sandwich [With Chips].

Fish and I have always had a special relationship. Fish, especially crispy, fried fish, is quite nostalgic for me. It reminds me of Friday nights in Boyne City, Michigan, the nights where I’d shovel all-you-can eat fried fish in my mouth until I was blue in the face. Topped with malt vinegar, that crunchy, cold blooded little swimmer, most likely plucked from the lake mere hours before, tastes better than any fried fish you’ll find at your local fish fry, regardless of how wretched it may make you feel afterwards. I’d then fall into my grease-induced deep sleep, only to awaken the next morning to my dad making fluffy blueberry pancakes, having just returned from fly fishing where he wore waders that were taller than me.   Then boys would spend hours standing out on the rocks, just hoping to catch a little sunfish for the fun of it from a slimy worm that petrified me just enough so I wouldn’t come near. The “boys” being my brothers, whom I tortured that morning to the point that they were more annoyed than I am each night at 3am when I wake without any covers.   I haven’t gotten a good [...]

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Crispy Bourbon Glazed Salmon.

I am always looking for new and exciting ways to eat fish. It has turned out that I’ve made at least one new seafood dish every week for the last month. We love seafood so much and now that the spring is coming, I find myself craving it more and more. If only we lived in an area where fresh seafood was accessible. Pittsburgh… that is not you.   I really don’t discriminate when it comes to seafood. Okay, well I have a hard time actually eating the tentacles when it comes to calamari, but a good bit of breading always helps. When it comes to salmon, I love it two ways: grilled and broiled. When broiled, it develops a crispy, crunchy crust that I absolutely adore. You just can’t beat it! It’s my go-to way for preparing salmon. Especially because I am afraid of the grill. Perhaps this summer I will set a goal to get more comfortable with the grill? Girl meets grill. Then grill will meet bacon.   When my mom made that romano crusted fish last week, she also baked some store-bought bourbon glazed salmon that left us all less than impressed. But I loved the [...]

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Crispy Shrimp Pasta with Arugula Pesto Cream Sauce.

There is one green that I occasionally allow in my life. I actually really enjoy arugula. Well, as much as someone who doesn’t love veggies can like a green.   One of the first recipes I ever shared here was arugula and asiago pesto. When prepared this way, I adore arugula. I love it’s peppery flavor and the bite it gives to every dish. In fact, I might be able to eat more veggies if I throw some arugula pesto on them. I need to get on that. It had been far too long since I made a batch, and I knew exactly what I was going to do with it.   Ever since making the crispy shrimp tacos, I can’t get that crispy shrimp out of my mind. We’ve eaten it four times in the last week and a half because it is so delicious, and perhaps most importantly – easy and quick! It is quite flavorful too. So I cooked up the shrimp, boiled some pasta, threw on the pesto, and had a full meal in minutes. There are layers of flavor going on in that bowl. Just the way I like it. Oh… and instead of just [...]

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Crispy Shrimp Tacos.

I have dinner! And it includes fresh fruit and vegetables, seafood and avocado. Can’t go wrong there, right? Especially if your shrimp is already clean – this meal should take you less than 20 minutes to throw together. I was so excited when I found mangos at my grocery store on sale this week: 10 for $10! Are mangos in season? I have no idea. But I found a squishy, soft one (in my experience those are the best) and also bought a firmer one which I am sure will die in the crisper drawer. I’ll probably find it in May. I knew exactly what was happening to one mango though. It was perfectly ripe and I quickly chopped it with some red onion and tomato – easy, fresh salsa right there. And I’m pretty sure I won’t ever make shrimp another way. With a quick dredge through flour, it comes out so flavorful and crispy. I think I like these better than regular tacos. Maybe even better than pork tacos? Which is wild, considering me and pork are likethis. And they are just so pretty and colorful. I love bright food. Except the vegetable kind. We enjoyed this so [...]

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Macaroon Crusted Tilapia.

I think we all know how much I love coconut. You should love it too! Unless your name is Mr. How Sweet. He despises coconut. He would rather chew nails than eat coconut. Even though he has absentmindedly eaten it in many recipes I’ve made. Right about now he is looking at the computer screen and highly annoyed that he has eaten coconut without knowing it. And claiming that it can not be true. It is true. I realize this can be tricky. There are many of you that don’t like coconut and probably even more of you that don’t like fish. And there are probably sixteen pregnant women that are reading this post and attempting not to upchuck. But I’m telling you… it’s really delicious! When do I ever steer you wrong? I mentioned earlier this week on Facebook that this fish is so delicious it could make you cry. A few tears may have been shed. It is not very sweet and is basically tilapia encrusted in coconut and almonds. Best combination ever. I got a little heavy handed on the coconut. Oops. Any chance I had at tricking Mr. How Sweet into eating this flew out the [...]

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Ginger Lime Shrimp and Noodles.

I’m taking it down a notch today. After all, we needed to eat some form of food other than bacon and cupcakes. Although I deem both to be highly acceptable complete meals. Some of you may remember that this time last year, Mr. How Sweet thought it would be funny to grow a mustache. To put it nicely, he looked like a major creep. So creepy that I had the phone to my ear, dialing Chris Hanson. In retaliation, I refused to make him dinner and lived on guacamole, hummus, eggs, cheese, bacon, toast and soup for dinner. It was fabulous. I love those things, but for Mr. How Sweet? No meat does not a dinner make. I would leisurely stretch out on the couch and watch trash on TV while he rushed home from a long day of work to an empty kitchen. I even took it as far to purposely make things he dislikes, like pancakes with coconut and homemade peppermint patties. I’m giggling just thinking about it. This past weekend, I thought I stepped back in time. On our way out the door to a party, Mr. How Sweet came down the stairs to reveal a shaven [...]

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