This Sun-dried Tomato Sauce is the bomb! It’s is so filled with creamy flavor that it even got me…a notoriously slow eater…gobbling this up!! Seriously, the sauce is amazing not only with pasta and shrimp as I make here… but with chicken, scallops, or any white fish. No doubt once you make this, you’ll have […]
I made a sesame crusted tuna steak one night and then had this sensational looking Sesame Crusted Tuna Salad the next day! A double treat! I sliced it and added it to a salad of mixed greens and fresh oranges. I would have also added sliced fennel but I didn’t have any! But the citrus […]
Recently I had fish tacos at a local restaurant. They were so disappointing that I had to go home and make my own. Since I had wild salmon in the freezer, I decided to use that as my fish, but of course you could also use and filet of fish as well as shrimp or […]
It started as a potato salad made with baby fingerling potatoes…and then I added the blackened shrimp…and then anything in my fridge that I thought would be tasty; avocado, pickles, a hard boiled egg, red and jalapeño pepper, red cabbage, picked jalapeño and served it over romaine…and what I got was a masterpiece of a […]
We’re having a heat wave in the Northeast for the last few days and soup seems counter intuitive but if you’re chilled in an air conditioned office or home, this flavorful soup may be just the thing…or just save it for a chilly or wet night. Either way it’s light, flavorful and so very east […]
Linguine with white clam sauce is an Italian classic on the menu of almost every Italian restaurant. There’s a reason for this…it’s a customer favorite. It’s also a dish that is beloved in all seasons. In my family, we traditionally serve this on Christmas Eve and in our summertime family reunion. As a professional […]
Making salmon like this…roasted and topped with a butter garlic sauce with brown sugar and lemon is a great way to prepare it. It’s sweet but not too sweet, with a hint of lemon and garlic, caramelized with the brown sugar. Oh my! I made it for dinner the other night…inspired by a recipe I […]
Make your labor day party an unforgettable event with these show stopping dishes…starting with this Chili Limi Chicken Fajita salad from Cafe Delites Next there this amazing Tex-mex chicken burger with a chipotle mayo sauce from A Dish of Daily Life. And the perfect accompaniment to any BBQ, these…jalapeno grilled sweet corn muffins […]
I love fried calamari and perfecting it has been a wonderful challenge…because frying calamari so that it’s crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside without being rubbery can be tricky. Calamari needs to be cooked briefly, just a minute or two at high temperatures or simmer for longer periods of time, 30 […]
Sautéed mussels is one of my favorite go-to dishes. It quick, easy and delicious. Funny though that so many people are afraid to make it. Don’t be. Make it once and you’ll see that there’s nothing to be afraid of. Ingredients 1 3 lb. bag of PEI mussels – cleaned and deveined. 1/4 cup of […]
