When Becky Selengut says, "Don't even think about turning down the heat," you listen. There are two pages in her book "Good Fish" on how to sear scallops. She breaks it down so any idiot (me) can do it. And for that, I thank her. Because I did it. I turned the heat to high, made … [Read more...] about Simple Seared Scallops
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Video #2: Mussels 101 (Mussels in Peach Nectar with Cilantro and Thyme)
Here's my second video. It covers: How to buy, clean, and store mussels, and the merits of the Iles-de-la-Madeline mussels over Newfoundland mussels (and why I'm probably no longer welcome in Newfoundland). Then I make the Mussels with Apple Cider and Thyme recipe from Becky … [Read more...] about Video #2: Mussels 101 (Mussels in Peach Nectar with Cilantro and Thyme)
“Good Fish” Giveaway! Win a Copy of Becky Selengut’s Sustainable Fish Cookbook
I've raved about Becky Selengut's recipes from Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast, including her: roasted black cod with bok choy and soy-caramel sauce, wild arctic char with roasted cauliflower and apple-vanilla vinaigrette, roasted wild salmon in … [Read more...] about “Good Fish” Giveaway! Win a Copy of Becky Selengut’s Sustainable Fish Cookbook
Wild Turbot Escabèche with Anchovy and Almond Salsa Verde
Much like the other turbot dish that was supposed to be for black cod that I made for the Great Volk/Watson christmas Extravaganza, this dish was supposed to be for halibut, but it isn't halibut season and the Fish Depot in downtown St. John's was bought out of frozen halibut for … [Read more...] about Wild Turbot Escabèche with Anchovy and Almond Salsa Verde
Wild Arctic Char with Roasted Cauliflower and Apple-Vanilla Vinaigrette
This is an amazing dish. It's worth buying the book just for this recipe. It's the kind of dish that makes me hate eating at a restaurant because it lets you know that you can do just as good or better at home. If I owned a restaurant, in fact, I'd put this dish on the menu. I'm … [Read more...] about Wild Arctic Char with Roasted Cauliflower and Apple-Vanilla Vinaigrette
“Plenty” of “Good Fish” Christmas Party and Cookbook Review: The Pictures
From Good Fish: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Coast by Becky Selengut: Wild Arctic Char on Cauliflower Puree with Roasted Vegetables and Vanilla-Apple Vinaigrette Roasted Wild Turbot on Bok Choy and Cabbage with Soy Caramel Sauce Wild Turbot Escabache … [Read more...] about “Plenty” of “Good Fish” Christmas Party and Cookbook Review: The Pictures
Great Success!
Whew! I made it! 4 fish dishes, 5 vegetarian dishes, one cheese tray, 5 kinds of cookies, and 10 wines, and one successful Christmas party later and I can officially say Becky Selengut's sustainable fish cookbook, "Good Fish" and Yotam Ottolenghi's vegetarian gourmet cookbook, … [Read more...] about Great Success!
A Delicious Mess: Roasted Salmon in Red Wine Sauce with Sweet Potatoes and Leeks
I massacred this fish. It was shameful. As a person who hates over-cooked seafood, snuffs her nose when bones are left in a fillet at a restaurant, and figures that if she's going to eat a generally unsustainable thing it had better be the best thing she ever ate, I currently … [Read more...] about A Delicious Mess: Roasted Salmon in Red Wine Sauce with Sweet Potatoes and Leeks