From the category archives:

Fish & Seafood

Cucumber, Cream Cheese and Lox ~ a Foolproof Appetizer

If you’re one of those people who claims to not cook, or thinks they cannot cook, this recipe is for you. Don’t be “one of those” who stop at Whole Foods for something from the deli to bring to a potluck. Or a frozen Trader Joes fan. To a party?? Be a hero; bring homemade, [...]

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Guest Post by Lynne at Cook And Be Merry

Lynne Says: Patti has been so kind to share her knowledge about blogging with me. At her class, “How to Become a Serious Food Blogger,” I took TEN pages of notes and felt like I had struck gold. Patti thought her readers would like this recipe from my blog Cook And Be Merry for Shrimp [...]

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Seared Sea Scallops in Saffron Burre Blanc with Sautéed Spinach

Christmas present to Larry: a cooking class at Sur La Table. He picked “Date Night Paris in April” with Chef Martin Gilligan at LA Farmer’s Market location. I’ll post more recipes soon – watch for them – but to begin, here is one of the easiest: Seared Sea Scallops in Saffron Burre Blanc on Sautéed [...]

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Hawaiian Coconut Shrimp Appetizer

Four couples who like to cook. And drink. And travel. Every few months, we gather at someone’s home for our Gourmet Club dinner cook-a-thon. The hosts select the theme and divvy up potluck assignments. We schlep bags of ingredients, piles of utensils, then make ourselves at home for platters, serving pieces. Every surface is used, [...]

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Patti’s Peasant Paella

There is no “right” way to make Paella. The internet if flooded with variations. And honestly, with the exception of our four-couple Gourmet Club cook-a-thons, I’m too cheap to attempt something that a nice restaurant would produce beautifully and effortlessly.

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Flying Fish Barbados Style

Visiting Barbados? I won’t be the first to tell you –you will eat flying fish at some point there. Didn’t sound too appetizing, considering how unnerving those critters can be flapping their way across the surface of water. Always creeped me out. Until I met one… battered and fried, with a side of Bajan Macaroni [...]

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Grilled Salmon with Raspberry Cabernet Sauce

Here’s another wine-soaked recipe from our LA’s Chef’s Inc. cooking class “Date Night in Wine Country” taught by Chef Diane Brown. Larry and I never cook salmon, and rarely order it in restaurants. But when placed in front of us, like at a wedding, we eat it up! So I can say with authority that [...]

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Chile Lime Shrimp

You can practically smell this through your monitor, can’t you? A recent cooking class, “Date Night In Wine Country” with thirsty, hungry foodies was on a Friday evening. Give us sumpin’ to eat, fast! Chef Diane Brown was prepared, and put classmate Stefanie on the job of whisking up this appetizer. And we all agreed, [...]

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Best Shrimp Cocktail Sauce Ever

This post was first published during an LA summer heatwave: Using our oven or stove for any length of time is a mistake because our bedroom is upstairs and we get cranky about rising heat, debating the AC usage, window open, not open, ugh. The GOOD news is, dinner is Shrimp Cocktail – a giant pile [...]

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