Category Archives: pescatarian

Guilty pleasure. 8/11/18

I guess most peoples’ guilty pleasures involve some sort of fabulous dessert or sky high nachos. My guilty pleasure is fried scallops. But Marymom, you say, why fry scallops when they are so delicious just seared in a pan. To … Continue reading

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Shrimp with creamy mustard scampi sauce. 8/5/18

Does it sound like my shrimp sauce is conflicted?  That is because the last two times we had shrimp I froze the small amounts of sauce I had left over. Tonight they make a combo comeback as creamy mustard scampi … Continue reading

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Salade Niçoise. 7/26/18

It has been really hot for over a week now. I am attempting to find different dishes to make for dinner that will not heat up the kitchen. Today’s attempt, Salade Niçoise. This is more of an assemblage of various … Continue reading

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Pacific cod with mustard cream sauce. 7/24/18

I do not usually shop at Whole Foods because it is pretty expensive but today I am glad I did. In the fresh fish case we find some really nice looking Pacific cod. We turn around to the frozen case … Continue reading

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Hot times! Soup and sandwich. 7/16/18

Just too hot to cook? A light, no cook dinner is just what you need. For our hot night  dinner we made a slightly different version of gazpacho than last week. Since we had no fresh tomatoes or salsa I … Continue reading

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Fried scallops, collard greens and corn. 7/6/18 (a recipe included)

It is my favorite again! The scallops were a little smaller so we had more of them. The collard greens are chiffonaded and sauteed quickly. I toasted up the garlic pieces separately so they would not get burnt. The tartar … Continue reading

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Salmon, salsa, beans, and potatoes. 7/2/18

Finally found some decent salmon to buy to start in on our two pescatarian dinners this week. John used the America’s Test Kitchen technique for cooking the salmon which starts with a quick brine and continues with beginning the cooking … Continue reading

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Shrimp with rice, chard, and corn 6/29/18

This is the same shrimp with saffron and Pernod that we made a few weeks ago. The recipe is here. https://dininglite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3781&action=edit We like the shrimp cooked this way and the sauce is great with rice and vegetables. Our sauce last … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos, Mexican slaw, and beans. 6/23/18

What a good dinner tonight! Even though we did not use the grill to cook the shrimp and tortillas tonight because it was blazing hot out, everything was super good. We really enjoyed my concoction, Mexican slaw. I added the … Continue reading

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Two fancy-ish dinners in a row. 6/16 & 17/18

The last two dinners with our visiting family had some pretty high-end ingredients-dry packed scallops and prime ribeye cap steaks. Since we were serving children as well as our son, we made them in a not haute cuisine way. Tater … Continue reading

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