I live with a conundrum… aka mon mari. He maintains that he doesn’t like fish. He continually refers to Friday as ‘Fish H*ll Day’. Yes, we eat fish on Friday. No, it has nothing to do with our Catholic school upbringing. It’s because I like to cook fish on the day I buy it. I do the shopping once a week. Ergo, Friday is Fish Day. Well, prior to the pandemic … Continue reading →
Over the course of the next 10 years or so, I’ll be converting the older recipes to the new format. I’ll be doing my favorites first. I have always loved scallops, but they are a rare treat for us as they are expensive. It’s also one of the few fish / seafood that I buy frozen. I don’t often see scallops at the fish counter and when I do they … Continue reading →
We all know mon mari‘s opinion of fish for dinner. Or should we say his professed opinion. Maybe it’s because I insist on having it every Friday and he’s just acquiesced, or maybe he’s actually starting to like fish. BTW – we don’t eat it on Friday for any latent religious reasons. That’s the day I do the shopping and I prefer to buy and cook fresh fish. The key … Continue reading →
Barbecued Salmon? Why not? The hoisin sauce, sherry and soy sauce make a nice counterpoint to the salmon’s richness. If you don’t have hoisin sauce you can use another purchased barbecue sauce, or regular ketchup. If using ketchup I would add a dash of Worcestershire sauce. We grill a lot of salmon in the summer and I try to vary the style. The sauce would work on salmon steaks or … Continue reading →
There was beautiful tuna at the fish counter the other day. Coincidentally, mon mari was complaining that I rarely buy fish other than salmon. The reason that I always buy salmon is that, as he doesn’t like fish in general, salmon is the fish that he dislikes the least. (He actually likes it but don’t tell him I told you.) So I bought some tuna. I love tuna – raw, … Continue reading →
Shrimp cook very quickly on the barbecue grill so be careful not to overcook or they will be dry and rubbery. They should just curl and be opaque. The marinade helps retain moisture. Mon mari cooks them on a silicone grill mat, but a mesh pan will work, as well…. or skewers. You could, of course, do these in a skillet….. But why would you do that? It’s summer! Simple Barbecued Shrimp … Continue reading →
If it’s Friday it must be fish night. In case you think we are in a rut, I make fish on Friday because that’s the day I do the shopping. I like fresh fish. I also like to find ways to use the abundance of cherry tomatoes a single plant will produce. This year I planted a variety called Black Cherry. They are a very deep red, somewhat bigger than … Continue reading →
