Search Results for: Seafood

Lake Michigan Fish Fry

Posted on Oct 22, 2020 by Peggy

Covid-fatigue. Election fatigue.  Looky, looky––the country’s in free-fall! I’m sick of reading about it–the words I type, are embarrassed to add to the cacophony. To stay mentally well, we need to create our own distractions. Stop the noise, right? So pour me another glass of wine. You say the bottle’s empty? Open another while you’re up from the couch. Flash to tomorrow–searing hangover. Wasn’t … Full recipe post »

Easy Green Finish for Flavor Explosion!

Posted on Mar 14, 2018 by Peggy

Returned from Viet Nam (re: previous blog) totally fried. Yet, thanks to constant hand washing and a vigilant use of masks while flying, we managed to skirt that horrid flu that is bowling down folks across the globe. So it seems wrong to complain about jet lag. But I’m still struggling. And here it is, St. Patty’s Day in … Full recipe post »

Quick & Festive Holiday Appetizer Ideas

Posted on Dec 18, 2017 by Peggy
Endive stuffed with Blue Cheese Chicken Salad

Most of my friends are in accord that it’s difficult enough to get your dwelling in shape for a party much less entertain, supply the bar and  party food fare. Especially during the busy holiday season. My group is happy to pitch in, bringing a dish, a bottle, or in Frederick’s case (pictured at the piano) musical talent to help ease … Full recipe post »

Home Away in Barbados: Marlin Steaks Bajan-Styled

Posted on Feb 22, 2017 by Peggy

Traveling pleasures, for me, include exploring food markets and trying my hand at local cuisines. We’ve just returned from Barbados, the most easterly island in the West Indies; a 3 1/2 hour flight south from Miami, and then another hour flight south to Venezuela. When traveling, Richard and I often rent a VRBO, a subsidiary of Home Away,  Flip Key (owned by Trip Advisor) … Full recipe post »

Key West Shrimp Chili Rellanos

Posted on Feb 29, 2016 by Peggy

Key West has two of the things I love most in life: eccentric characters and shellfish. We’ve been holed up for a few weeks at a VRBO (an excellent find, a rare tranquil spot close to Duvall) as I brainstorm characters and plot for The Maiden Tower, a novel set in Key West, and proofread my finished manuscript for … Full recipe post »

Ode to The Earle (plus a piquant little fish sauce)

Posted on Feb 6, 2016 by Peggy

                                    If walls could talk. The other evening, I walked down the dark stairwell into The Earle Restaurant, off Main on Washington, in Ann Arbor. At the end of the stairs, there’s a door. I open. To my right … Full recipe post »

Halibut with Saffron-Tomato Sauce and the Brave New World of Selling Books Deconstructed

Posted on Sep 24, 2015 by Peggy
Halibut with Tomato-Saffron Sauce

A friend recently asked what was my favorite spice. That’s like asking which of my kids I preferred. A cold analogy, granted, but hey, savoring well-prepared food has been a primary life-enhancer for me, the therapies of cooking a gift. Since herbs and spices are vital to cooking, it stands to reason I’d contemplate such a question with gravity. … Full recipe post »

Turks & Caicos Ceviche! (using fresh conch, scallops or shrimp)

Posted on Mar 2, 2015 by Peggy

A sea-to-table recipe for fresh conch salad from Turks and Caicos. Full recipe post »

New Zealand Muscles (and Mussels)

Posted on Feb 22, 2014 by Peggy

Planet Earth flexes her biceps in New Zealand’s South Island – oh those salaciously shifting teutonic plates! The above photo is one of a trillion I’ve been taking on our Oceania voyage, the trip I’ve always dreamed of taking; the landscape more salubrious than the Green Lip Mussels I purchased in a Kiwi run-of-the mill … Full recipe post »

Seared Scallops with Truffle Flavors over Wild Mushroom Risotto

Posted on Feb 10, 2014 by Peggy

Best freebie dip in town? Zingerman’s samples of bread with truffle-infused olive oil tops my list. This year, however, I’m wary of samples, quite sure I contracted last year’s hideous virus from a different, yet similar, dunk. Fearful of flu-infested double-dippers contaminating the culinary landscape, I chunked down the change to purchase the truffle-infused salt, … Full recipe post »

Grilled Paella with Chicken & Shellfish

Posted on Oct 4, 2013 by Peggy

Got any items on your to-do list that you’d like to check-off before the first snow flies? Fly a hot air balloon ride over Pinkney; paddle a canoe down the Huron River at sunset? For me, having friends over for a cookout featuring grilled paella tops the list. Paella is to Spain what risotto is … Full recipe post »

Green Goddess Shrimp Salad in Lettuce Cups

Posted on Aug 30, 2013 by Peggy

(Some grilling ideas for your review for the long, holiday weekend)  Wandering through the Kerrytown Farmers Market, I happened upon a produce table that I enjoy patronizing : Green Things Farm, their produce cultivated on an organic Nixon Road farm in Ann Arbor Charter Township. I love the name, as full of whimsy as a child’s … Full recipe post »

Baked Lemon-Mint Salmon Fillet with Roasted Potatoes

Posted on Apr 22, 2013 by Peggy

Here’s an easy one pan dinner recipe where the dressing works double-duty to season the salmon as well as the roasted potatoes. Here’s how it works: Make the dressing and use part of it to marinate the salmon. While the salmon is marinating, preheat your oven then roast the potatoes several minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven, make space … Full recipe post »

Halibut with Caper-Dill Sauce and Roasted Asparagus

Posted on Apr 17, 2013 by Peggy

Last night I dreamed of halibut. Before turning in for the evening, I‘d checked my screen  scanning Monahan’s Friday Fish Report , which described their just-received halibut as the “fattest, freshest” of the year, indeed “…the finest halibut in our 30-year history”. Palate pricked, I closed my eyes, sinking into dreamland… I was wandering through Kerrytown, a Kerrytown … Full recipe post »

Pan-Fried Red Snapper with Fried Ginger

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 by Peggy
Pan-Fried Snapper Fillet with Fried Ginger

I purchased two beautiful snapper fillets with intentions to use them in an Asian-inspired dinner that could be made in a snap. A knob of fresh ginger worked double-duty in the following recipe; I peeled the ginger, julienned it (see picture), then macerated the ginger in rice wine vinegar. After a couple of hours, the vinegar began … Full recipe post »