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Category Archives: Seafood
Fish on Fridays. Pan-Fried Flathead Fillets By The Plateful. Simply Dressed With Lemon and Parsley.
The first Friday in Lent. The perfect opportunity to eat fish for dinner. And I intend to proffer up a fish dish for dinner every Friday in the lead up to Easter. Personally I love fish. As does my family. … Continue reading
Sustainable Seafood. Hawkesbury River Squid. Calamari Fritti with Rocket and Lemon.
These little beauties are Hawkesbury River squid. Caught locally. Purchased at the Sydney Fish Markets early this morning. Sourced from a small, well managed estuary fishery. Ready to be transformed into Calamari Fritti for dinner tonight. Another firm family favourite. … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Calamari, Food, Italian, Lemon, Rocket, Seafood, Squid, Summer
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From the Vietnamese Imperial Court. Spring Rolls With Pork, Crab and Prawns.
Something substantial to serve with drinks. From the Vietnamese Imperial Court. Spring Rolls with pork, prawn and crab no less. Fit for an emperor. Crisp, crunchy and delicious. And so easy to prepare. All the work is in the preparation … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Cabbage, Carrot, Crab, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Mushroom, Pork, Prawns, Spring Rolls, Vietnamese
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My French Heaven. A Festive Christmas Starter. Salmon Tartare a la Stéphane.
Christmas is just twelve days away. Time to seriously think about what will be on the menu for Christmas lunch. Here is our starter. A very sophisticated but deceptively simple Salmon Tartare. Courtesy of Stéphane at My French Heaven. I could … Continue reading
Posted in Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chives, Christmas, Cream, Food, French, Lemon, Onion, Salmon, Tabasco, Vodka, Witlof
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Dinner in a Flash. Orecchiette with Sautéed Prawns, Lemon, Chilli and Garlic.
Orecchiette. Little ears of pasta. A speciality of the Puglia region of Southern Italy. Small and circular. Their little indentations perfectly suited to capturing a chunky sauce. Having just returned from the fish markets with some beautifully fresh prawns I’m craving seafood … Continue reading
Pork, Prawn and Shiitake Mushroom San Choi Bau with Roasted Peanuts
I had forgotten about this little gem of a recipe, until reminded by my daughters last week. Chinese Pork, Prawn and Shiitake Mushroom San Choi Bau. Served in lettuce cups with a sprinkling of chopped roasted peanuts for crunch. I used to make … Continue reading
Posted in Pork, Seafood, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chilli, Food, Garlic, Ginger, Gluten free, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Peanuts, Pork, Prawn, Recipe, San Choi Bau
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Crab, Chilli, Garlic and Tomato Tagliatelle with Rocket and Lemon
I stopped by the fishmonger this morning intending to buy some fresh flathead fillets for dinner and froze dead in my tracks. Flathead fillets were $52.99 a kilo! I was stunned. In my mind flathead, delicious as it is, certainly isn’t a delicacy and shouldn’t be … Continue reading
A Taste of Summer. Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Seafood and a Lime Dipping Sauce
How ironic! I wrote this post last night when the weather was warm and balmy. What a difference a day makes! Temperatures have dropped, there has been a steady drizzle of rain all morning. What’s more we are bracing for afternoon storms. … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Basil, Coriander, Dressing, Food, Herbs, Lime, Mint, Prawn, Recipe, Rice Paper Roll, Salad, Salmon, Seafood, Summer, Vegetables, Vietnamese
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