Are you afraid to cook fish? If you are, you are not alone. For many years I thought I didn’t really like fish, but I grew up in a time when everything was cooked to death! If it wasn’t well done, it wasn’t eaten. When I learned how to properly cook fish, a whole new […]
Lemon-Tarragon Tuna Melt with Provolone
Once upon a time a chef entered a contest for the best grilled cheese sandwich. It was only a grilled cheese after all, how hard could it be to come up with the winning recipe? That is how I began my post about the Brie, Gorgonzola and Pork Loin Grilled Cheese recipe I developed for […]
Shrimp in Spiced Butter-Beer Sauce
When I graduated from college I went on a trip to Europe with my sisters. We had a home base in The Netherlands, where my sister Karen had been an exchange student. We would go to the little town of Staadskanaal, eat home cooked meals, wash our clothes and relax with her Mami, Poppi […]
Wild California Halibut Ceviche
I came to the fish lovers table fairly late. Growing up during the 1970’s, fish was usually an overcooked, under-seasoned, grey looking piece of protein I pushed around my plate while pretending to eat. But those were also the days of the clean plate club, so I was often forced to eat a lot […]
Catfish Po-Boy Taco Wrap
Sometimes it’s harder to come up with a name for a dish, than it is to come up with recipe. When you combine a few traditions, add a little fusion and come up with magic, what’s a girl to do? That may be a bit of hyperbole, but you should know I am not […]