Tag Archives: Seafood

Jamie Oliver’s Fish Pie Parmentier

Posted on April 19, 2021 by cookinginsens

When I first saw Jamie Oliver’s article for fish pie I thought “meh.” But then I read the recipe with ingredients and was once again impressed with the genius of Jamie. The first time I made the recipe I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes | Tagged cooking, Fish, food, food photography, mashed potatoes, Parmentier, pie, recipe, Seafood | 6 Comments

No Crab Gumbo

Posted on January 12, 2021 by cookinginsens

Freezer surprise, no Dungeness crab bodies! I was absolutely certain that I had a large bag of crab bodies with legs and, months ago, decided I would make gumbo sometime during the season’s family celebrations. I was disappointed; both that … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, cooking, food, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, rice, Seafood | 16 Comments

Les Moules

Posted on November 5, 2019 by cookinginsens

I don’t know how I forgot about this meal and the pictures for the blog. That was the first time I’ve made mussels since I returned and our M. Parret was with us. I only remembered when we were having … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, cooking with wine, food, food photography, French, marinieres, moules, mussels, recipe, Seafood | 17 Comments

Crab Body Gumbo

Posted on November 30, 2017 by cookinginsens

In Northeast Pennsylvania, with little or no access to what is considered by Pennsylvanians as “exotic” ingredients, I find myself nostalgic and craving both foreign cuisines and the cuisine of my childhood, that being Southern Black cuisine or what has … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged andouille, Chicken, cooking, crab, creole, food, food photography, gumbo, louisiana, recipe, sausage, Seafood, Shrimp | 16 Comments

Don’t Hurt Yourself

Posted on May 30, 2016 by cookinginsens

I enjoy cooking, so when I don’t want to cook, I don’t. I never want to associate this wonderful past time with drudgery or, eek, housework 🙂 Still, everyday is different, dependent on whether I want to be challenged by an … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, Recipes, Salad, Seafood | Tagged appetizer, avocado, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, Seafood, Shrimp, stuffed | 11 Comments

Fish Soup with Leafy Green Vinaigrette

Posted on February 28, 2016 by cookinginsens

Well at last I’ve found a decent source for fresh fish in Scranton. The name of the shop is South Side Seafood, owned by Carl and John Pazzaglia Jr. My neighbor Caroline was kind enough to introduce me to this source … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged Brittany, cod, cooking, food, food photography, recipe, salmon, Seafood, Shrimp, soup | 18 Comments

Les Bouchots

Posted on June 11, 2015 by cookinginsens

Jade and I pined for fresh fish and seafood when in the States. I particularly missed fresh oysters (Gillardeau and Tarbouriech) and fresh mussels(Bouchots). These smaller, delicate mussels are perfect with a variety of sauces. Today I decided to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, French, Main dishes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, French, Mediterranean, moules, mussels, recipe, Seafood | 20 Comments

Panko Crab Cakes with Mango Salsa

Posted on January 12, 2015 by cookinginsens

Today I wanted to try a new crab cake recipe and found one I thought I would like; a crispy crab cake, not overloaded with filler and including panko bread crumbs. Sounded good. I had a can of hand-picked crab from … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, crab cakes, easy, food, food photography, mango, recipes, salsa, Seafood | 22 Comments

Hello Gumbo!

Posted on November 21, 2014 by cookinginsens

We’ve never used our downstairs bathroom because it has always been unusable. Not just dirty but originally constructed, decades ago, with poor, cheap materials not meant to last more than a couple of years. And they didn’t. Today Steve DeVeau, French-Canadian … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Seafood | Tagged andouille, Chicken, cooking, crab, food, food photography, gumbo, recipe, sausage, Seafood, Shrimp | 42 Comments

Seche a la Creole Haitienne

Posted on July 23, 2014 by cookinginsens

Okay, I’m too old to travel. Because I wanted to cook and post with reasonable pictures, I went out, taking the head of Jade’s tripod with me, and bought another thing that fits on the head of the tripod. I … Continue reading →