Seafood Recipe

This is a wonderfully tasty dish that can be made a day ahead, if necessary. If you don’t have shrimp on hand, good quality lump crab meat could work, as well. It comes from a beautiful book on Indian cooking by Ruta Kahate, 5 Spices, 50 Dishes. They go great with a [...]

2009 is the year of the Ox, according to the traditional Chinese zodiac, a calendar made up of 12-year cycles.  People born in the year of the Ox are considered stubborn, loyal, patient, and capable of inspiring great confidence in others.  They are also known for having considerable mental and physical stamina, and often make [...]

The original recipe I found for this called for fresh ahi tuna – always a favorite;  for something a little different, go the route I did: try wild albacore instead.  I was able to buy a whole loin – solid meat, no waste – and have leftovers. This preparation is simple and quick, and [...]

Not every food from the sea has tentacles, shells, or fins.  Even vegetarians can benefit from sustainable ocean harvest. Seaweed, or marine alga, is found all over the world, and has fed humankind for millennia.   Of the thousands of species of seaweed that are known to exist, at least 110 of them are edible, [...]