Seafood

 

Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche

I should probably declare this week as seafood week, because it’s just one of those weeks, that I don’t care for meat. Sometimes I’m afraid of meat, but that’s a whole other story. I still haven’t been able to get snapper which is what I really want, but in the meantime, I just have to…

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July 25, 2013

Steamed Black and New Zealand Green Lip Mussels with Shrimp

My high point of the day is early in the morning. I almost always know exactly what I’ll be cooking, at least a day or night in advance. At nights, the meat for the following day is usually removed from my deep freezer and into the fridge, to begin the thawing out process. I recall…

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July 23, 2013

Mackerel in Mushroom Sauce – Bon Femme

  Creamy Sauces loves me! I mean they really do. Mushrooms in a creamy sauce with fish….mackerel to be exact, is off the chain!! It  will have you moaning and groaning while you eat. Well maybe that’s just me. When food is good, I moan and groan. It’s sort of a love affair….an honest, open…

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July 18, 2013

Spicy Shrimp Ceviche with Roasted Sweet Potato

It was towards the end of the school day. We had completed our practicals and was now cleaning up the kitchen. The chef yelled, “I need 5 volunteers!” In my mind, I was like, “Oh Lord, what are they going to do?”  The volunteers came forward, then the chef said, “go across the hall to…

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June 15, 2013

Root Vegetable Shrimp and Clam Chowder

I’m enjoying every bit of my experience at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, and  I know for a fact that I have made the right decision. I’m such a food enthusiast, and it’s perfectly normal for me to dream about food whenever I’m home or whenever I’m anticipating a demonstration by the chef…

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May 14, 2013