Category Archives: Shellfish

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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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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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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Early Thanksgiving. October 12, 2024

John and I are not going to be home on Thanksgiving so our son, Jon, offered to host Thanksgiving on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. In order to represent the entire North American continent (and to make the grandkids happy) we had … Continue reading

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Shrimp Fajitas. 10/5/24

This is my first time making shrimp fajitas and they turned out really well. I cooked the peppers and onions first with half of the spice blend and then John cooked the shrimp with the other half. Then we mixed … Continue reading

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Shrimp,Broccoli, Rice. 9/21/24

John did his expert sauté of the shrimp and I steamed some broccoli and chopped up a bit of oregano from the garden to give the rice a little pizazz. As we get toward the end of the cooking week … Continue reading

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