***Please also read the following blogpost for some “corrections.”****** Have I talked about salmon before? I’m sure I’ve done a recipe or two before but have I talked about how this good for you food is also pretty versatile in recipes? It has become something I cook almost every other week if not every week. …
Fish
Fishing for Blog Ideas
You get a line and I’ll get a pole, honey You get a line and I’ll get a pole, babe You get a line and I’ll get a pole We’ll go down to the crawdad hole Honey, baby of mine All this time “resting” has given me the opportunity to go fishing….fishing for some new …
Oyster Bah: A Foodie Fun Dinner
Oysters. People seem to love them or hate them. I wasn’t always one of the people who loved oysters. Their looks intimidated me. They smelled like the ocean. And I was seriously concerned that I was going to choke on a pearl. (I also can admit that I’m not always very bright.) I tried my …
I’m Gonna Wrap My Dinner Up in Paper
One of my favorite parts of my childhood was singing with my mom and sisters. (Even though half of us were tone deaf.) Mom would pull out her guitar and we’d look at all of her sheets of music and lyrics and beg her to sing certain songs. I remember sitting on her bed (the …
Fortune Fish & Gourmet Chicago Seafood and Specialty Show 2014
It is the middle of September and most of the kiddos are back in school starting a whole new year of learning. I thought why should the kids have all the fun! (Besides the fact that they are kids and that is what kids do!) My friends at Fortune Fish & Gourmet in Bensenville, IL …
April Bon Appetit Cook the Cover
Eeeeek!!! Another month has flown by and I ALMOST didn’t keep my resolution to cook every cover this year of Bon Appétit. I will admit I was lulled into a false sense of security when I first looked at April’s cover. The theme of this issue was “Cook like a pro…How to Make Amazing Restaurant …
Chili-y Tilapia
Confession: I’m a cheater. I am not the kind of cheater who betrays their husband. Or someone who memorizes all of the answers in a trivia game before it is played with friends. (Hmmm, who do I know that DOES do that?) I cheat some nights cooking dinner. I think most home cooks are guilty …