Category Archives: Shellfish

This is pretty much the go-to combination when we make lobster tails. This week, though, I had a leftover grilled ear of corn which made the collard greens with corn even tastier.

John marinated and spice rubbed the shrimp with sherry, garlic, Old Bay, chipotle powder and ginger. He put them on two skewers so they wouldn’t twirl around and cooked them on the grill. I added cilantro, chipotle powder, garlic, lime … Continue reading →

The reason there is no chicken on Chicken Monday is because we bought these lobster tails at Costco on Saturday and they needed to be eaten. And it is not too big a sacrifice to substitute lobster for chicken. Here’s … Continue reading →

Jonathan likes to call this dinner first world dieting. Guilty as charged. Lobster tails are one of the more extravagant dinners that we have. But as I have said before, we don’t go out to eat very often. If we … Continue reading →

As you know scallops are my absolute favorite protein. It seems remarkable that something so tasty could also be low in fat and calories. Oh, shellfish, you are the best! Tonight’s dinner was all about illusion. How can we make … Continue reading →

Today Sarah and Jon came over and we had a family day. Sarah did her laundry. Jon played tennis with us. We all went out to lunch. Later Sarah helped me by making the dessert for our Sunday Wimbledon dinner … Continue reading →

Seared scallops with green beans and a farro/brown rice mixture[/caption]Scallops are my favorite protein. I notice that I have several dinners on Dining Lite which feature them. For this version, John seared the scallops perfectly. I made an oven baked … Continue reading →