Category Archives: pescatarian

Seared scallops with collards and corn. 1/20/19

John has not made seared scallops in a while since we have been enjoying the breaded and fried ones a lot. But new year, new goals for eating so we went back to a lower calorie preparation. This dish is … Continue reading

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Lunches only. 12/19/18

For the last few days we have been making lunch our main meal. On the day we drove from Orvieto to Lucca we stopped in the little town of Reggello to visit the Masaccio Museum. After we had Sunday lunch … Continue reading

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Shrimp scampi with spaghetti. 9/28/18

This dinner is so, so good. If I had paid for it in a restaurant I would have no complaints. I think the key here is to sauté the shrimp tails in the wine first to get extra flavor. While … Continue reading

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Swimming up stream: Salmon. 9/21/18

For some reason we have less success cooking fish than anything other protein. Shellfish, we are usually cool with but fish, especially salmon, we have a hard time getting to look like the photos from cooking sites. Tonight’s salmon is … Continue reading

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Fire on the grill! Epic fail. 9/18/18

We run into a little trouble when our cast iron flat top catches fire on the grill. Our experiment with searing scallops on a ripping hot surface does not turn out well.  Lesson, never add fat too an overly hot … Continue reading

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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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