Clam Chaos at the IncrEDIBLE Picnic
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Recipes
Last Saturday I decided to participate in the Select Nova Scotia IncrEDIBLE Picnic at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth. I concocted a little dish for the event called “Clam Chaos”. Some of you may have been a part of the lucky few one who got to try it (I sold out after 3 hours). Many had [...]
Tags: clams, Dartmouth, seafood, Select Nova Scotia
Get Your Udon On!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Favorites, Tips
About ten years ago, I was invited to my sister-in-laws’ parents house for a traditional Japanese meal. There in the kitchen were several generations of Taira women cooking up a storm! Udon, tempura, gyoza, teriyaki & sushi all being prepared while these women talked and gossiped. It was amazing to see them work together, rhythmically, [...]
Tags: dashi, japanese food, kombu, lobster, scallops, seafood, udon
Prickly Perfection
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites
Roll back twenty years to 1989; my first encounter with the prickly sea creature known as sea urchin. I still remember the trepidation I felt as my sister’s boyfriend took it upon himself to order our sushi feed; tuna, salmon, mackerel, eel and uni. Uni? What is this uni? Does this come from the Ottawa [...]
Tags: sea urchin, seafood
Les Coquilles Chez Lavallée
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Gatherings
My mother used to pride herself on her “Coquilles St. Jacques” whenever guests came over. Out came the pink, scallop shells, the tiny forks and the “good” china. I remember having my first taste and finding it salty and sweet. Scallops have played a major role in my life since my first salivating scallop moment [...]
Tags: farmers' market, scallops, seafood, shellfish
Gone Fishin’
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Favorites
I remember my first fishing trip; I was eleven years old and my dad decided to take me on the “annual” fishing trip after making much commotion about not being able to go, as I was a girl. Well, off we went on a Friday night (my brother came too) to a lake that was [...]
Tags: Cape Breton, mackerel, seafood
It Was So Nice, We Had To Go Twice – NYC Day 2
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
I have never been a die hard fan or follower of the “celebrity chef’, but I was very curious to try out Mario Batali’s two Spanish resto’s in New York’s Grammercy Park. After a full day of walking over the Brooklyn Bridge and eating various forms of street meat, we ventured back up to our [...]
Tags: Cava, New York City, seafood, Spanish Food
Cool As A “Sea” Cucumber
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
A lovely lady named Jennifer Reynolds gave me a few bags of cleaned Sea Cucumber last Sunday when we were both finishing up at the Catch Seafood Festival. Jennifer had spent some of the weekend cooking up this mysterious creature of the sea, and kindly offered me some to take home and experiment with. My [...]
Tags: Catch Seafood Festival, recipe, sea cucumber, seafood
