Category Archives: pescatarian

Light shrimp scampi. 3/4/25

This quick and easy dinner seems good enough for company. The sauce for the shrimp is bright and tangy due to a little lemon juice, white wine, parsley, and capers. You can find the recipe on the earlier post of … Continue reading

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Scallops, new potatoes, and broccoli. 2/4/25

Scallops are one of my favorite things to eat. We used to get large ocean scallops from Costco but they have not been for sale for over six months. So we decided to try these smaller scallops also from Costco. … Continue reading

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New England Clam Chowder. 1/31/25

Except for chopping up potatoes, onions, leeks, and celery everything else is pretty much a pantry item. We used canned minced clams, clam juice, the liquid from the clams, and some heavy cream. We made a big pot of it … Continue reading

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Salmon and broccoli with polenta. 1/24/25

We make a very loose polenta, about a ratio of 6:1, and use it as both a starch and a sauce. It is especially good with broccoli. John cooks the salmon in a 400F oven for 10 to 12 minutes … Continue reading

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Kenwood Shrimp. 1/16/25

This is one of my favorite recipes given to me by the chef at the now defunct Kenwood Grill. For many years we enjoyed going to this restaurant when we were visiting Sonoma County Wine Country. Even though they have … Continue reading

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Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 11/17/24

Except for stirring the polenta and washing up the three pots and pans this is a pretty easy dinner to make and delightful to eat. We make the polenta with a 6:1 ratio. John has made a shrimp stock tonight … Continue reading

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New England Clam Chowder. 11/14/24

When we were first married John and I lived in Massachusetts. Since we never ate any sort of seafood in my house growing up (New Jersey) the first clam chowder I ever had was New England clam chowder. I wasn’t … Continue reading

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Baked Chilean sea bass with leche de tigre sauce, and coconut rice. 11/8/24

This is a dinner that Jonathan and I kind of cobbled together from various cooking sites. The coconut rice was a cup of rice, 3/4 cup coconut milk, 3/4 cup water, and some salt. We sprinkle some lime zest and … Continue reading

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Shrimp in a saffron white wine sauce. 11/6/24

I mostly prepared and cooked this dinner. It all came out pretty well except I overcooked the shrimp a bit. I am not used to cooking the proteins. But the sauce was yummy even though we forgot to bring along … Continue reading

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Jon’s fancy scallop dinner 11/4/24

After a busy day of hiking and shopping, Jonathan made his fancy scallop dinner. This consists of mashed potatoes, scallops, braised leeks, mushrooms, and asparagus with a beurre blanc sauce. I helped with the chopping of onions, mushrooms, and peeling … Continue reading

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