Category: seafood

These Quick, Garlicky Shrimp Can Be Served as an Appetizer or as Part of a Full Meal

Here’s the perfect recipe to serve at your next get-together. It’s quick and delicious. The shrimp takes in all the wonderful flavors of the garlic and has a bit of zip from the added chile flakes. Not only is this a stellar appetizer, but it can also be served with rice or salad as a…


The Perfect Fish Cakes Have Way More Fish Than Cake

In my eternal search for the perfect fish cake, I find the best way to get the results I crave is to create my own recipe that has all the right elements (in my opinion). My ideal cake is packed with fish, has little filler, and isn’t mushy. It should be crispy yet succulent, salty…


Spruce Up Your Salmon With This Exciting New Recipe

The sesame seeds in the sweet sauce atop this salmon add nutty flavor and a little texture. Finishing the salmon in the oven turns the sauce into a thick, caramelized glaze. Pan-Roasted Sesame Salmon Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 4 4 scallions, whites and greens separated 1 clove garlic, grated 1…


Go Big or Go Home With This Layered Shellfish Stew

As noted, I view January as bowl-food month. Therefore, I shall close out the month with an ambitious stew. I won’t lie—it’s a bit of a project. But hey, since many of us are homebound and hunkering down, why not roll up our sleeves and have some fun with this recipe? I am a big…


Diana’s Healthful Seafood Stew

You don’t need to worry about precise measurements, cooking times or ingredient preparation. The recipes give you general guidelines. You may want to make changes to use up ingredients you have on hand; you may not be able to find an ingredient in the store; or you may just prefer some other ingredient or seasoning….


The Family Table: Spaghetti Clam Sauce, a Family Favorite From the Pantry

Submitted by Linda Johnson, Kalispell, Montana I grew up in the Bronx in New York in the 1950s, and oh, was it fun! It was such an eclectic neighborhood—every nationality was represented. The smells coming from windows and doorways and sometimes a street cart made you dash for home to eat! My dad was always…


A Bright Seafood Stew From the Brazilian Coast

The smell of fried garlic hit me as soon as I opened the door. It’s quite possibly the most intoxicating aroma on earth. Alas, I feared it meant that Edna hadn’t waited, and that made me sad. I was there to learn how she makes moqueca, a tomato-based seafood stew that’s ubiquitous along the Brazilian coast….


Lemon, Herbs, and Butter Flavor This Fancy Fish Dinner

As we all know, at the start of each new year, many people want to eat healthier. This dish is a great way to add a healthier option to your weekly menu. It’s a straightforward recipe using a potentially new technique for people who want to eat more fish. Fancy Fish in Foil Serves 4…


Ring in the New Year With Bowls (of Seafood Stew)

It’s time to lighten things up. As we exit the holidays, we officially enter bowl-food season. Rich and heavy holiday dinners—featuring cocktails and multiple courses, ribs and roasts, sauces and reductions—will take a New Year’s timeout, replaced by steaming bowls brimming with warm and nourishing soups and stews. And while meat is certainly welcome to…


If You Haven’t Tried Baked Shrimp, You’re Missing Out

This baked shrimp recipe is inspired by two of my all-time favorite Kitchn recipes: Meghan Splawn’s Shrimp Scampi Pasta and Yasmin Fahr’s Garlicky Shrimp and White Beans. Both of these recipes take the garlic flavor to the next level by marinating the shrimp in garlic before cooking, so that’s exactly what I did here. This…