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Fried Salmon Cakes ala Joe’s Crab Shack

May 26, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

The original recipe for this was for crab cakes but I used canned salmon and roughly halved the recipe since I’m only feeding two these days. I also pulled out my Cuisinart  Deep Fryer. Since I pulled out that America’s Most Wanted Recipes: Delicious Recipes from Your Family’s Favorite Restaurants, I thumbed through it again [...]

Shrimp Coconut Curry

May 18, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I usually make this curry with chicken but felt like some shrimp last night and had some in the freezer that needed using up. (I just did a freezer inventory so am trying to make sure I use up what needs using!)  I use whatever vegetables I have around. Last night was some yellow and [...]

Onion Crusted White Fish from Jacques Pepin

May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This was soooo good, I cannot tell you.  And simple! It comes from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, but I skipped the anchovy butter he has as part of the recipe.  The coating is so simple: those delicious Durkees french fried onions ground up like bread crumbs.  Dip the fish in egg, then the [...]

Smoked Salmon on Crispy Pitas

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I copped this from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form.  I bought the book and am now watching the videos through Netflix (not via on-demand, alas).  You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. I made [...]

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Redux

January 18, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My girls remembered when I made these Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps and asked for them again. Of course, this was last minute and I decided to try a modified version,  since I had no cabbage or chow mein noodles. We did miss the crunch of the chow mein noodles and water chestnuts but I substituted [...]

Sushi Dinner at Home

January 9, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

My daughter made sushi rolls for our dinner tonight. I made the rice but she did everything after that. She made three kinds of rolled sushi for us: Smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber (Brooklyn Roll) (Fake) crab, avocado and cucumber (California Roll) Salmon, cucumber and something (avocado? can’t remember) She also made a few [...]

Spicy Shrimp in Coconut Sauce

December 6, 2009 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

A friend passed along some older issues of Cooking Light magazine last weekend. I got fixed on using up some frozen shrimp I had  so browsed through a few issues for some ideas.  There were several that sounded quite good and I settled on this one.  I made some steamed rice and snow peas to [...]

Teriyaki Salmon

November 16, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My youngest wants to eat a bit “lighter”, less beef for one. She toyed with being vegetarian for a bit but that was a bit strict for her.  She missed a few key things.    I’ve been reading Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother’s Tokyo Kitchen, which I bought used [...]

Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo

October 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This comes almost straight out of The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, a cookbook I liked so much I sent copies to my sister and best friend. I really like Pam Anderson’s books and have several. This one appealed to me because it deals with the “eating lunch at home” issue. I [...]

Tuna Casserole: An Old Favorite

October 4, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My youngest asked for tuna casserole tonight!  It’s been a long time since I made this so I browsed a few cookbooks and ended up with following the basic recipe in Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition – 2006, which is really a great source of all kinds of great recipes, even old fashioned casseroles! [...]

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