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Category Archives: Shellfish
Scallops with braised leeks, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and mushrooms in a beurre blanc sauce. 12/8/23
Friday it was my birthday so we made a special meal. We tried to duplicate our son’s fancy meal which we last had a couple of weeks ago when we were in Utah. It is a delicious combination of leeks, … Continue reading
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New England clam chowder. 11/29/23
We made our usual clam chowder making a broth of half and half, clam juice, the juice from the canned clams, and white wine. The vegetables and herbs in it are leeks, onions, celery, thyme, tarragon, and potatoes. Simmer the … Continue reading
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Kenwood shrimp with rice 11/23/23
The eponymous Kenwood shrimp from the now defunct Kenwood Restaurant is my company shrimp preparation. Once you have everything chopped up and all the components assembled it takes less than a half hour to make. Luckily I like to chop … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving three days early. 11/20/23
I will bet that this does not look like your Thanksgiving plate! But with the exception of mashed potatoes all these foods were available in some form to the Pilgrims. According to Wikipedia, Atlantic scallops were being gathered from the … Continue reading
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Kung Pao Shrimp. 11/14/23
This is the third time we have made this shrimp recipe by Jet Tila. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kung-pao-shrimp-7112947 The first time was with shrimp and it turned out well. The second time we tried it with pork and it bombed out. So shrimp … Continue reading
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Shrimp with polenta and broccoli. 11/1/23
We have not planned a menu or gone food shopping for this week but we always have shrimp, broccoli, and polenta on hand. Except for all the stirring of the polenta (we take turns!) this is a really easy, quick, … Continue reading
New England Clam Chowder. 10/27/23
Here is my recipe for New England clam chowder. The heavy cream measure is as decadent as you like, anywhere from 2 tablespoons to 1/2 cup or more. The consistency is soupy not paste-like. I think it is delicious.
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Light shrimp scampi with rice and broccoli. 10/20/23
We have not made this in quite a while and we were pleasantly surprised at how good and easy it was. Since we are not strictly on our diet regimen we added 2 teaspoons of butter to the sauce at … Continue reading
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Kung Pao Shrimp. 9/27/3
We saw Jet Tila make Kung pao shrimp on his show on Food Network, Ready, Jet, Cook! He made it sound pretty simple and it is! The most important thing is to have all your ingredients ready to cook because … Continue reading
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New England clam chowder. 9/23/23
I am so happy to be making soups and stews again! The weather here in Northern California has been in the 70s during the day and in the 50s at night. Currently at about 5:30 PM it is in the … Continue reading
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