The idea of cooking seafood at home can seem daunting. It doesn’t have to be. With the variety and availability of quality seafood these days, there is no reason not to make it part of your regular rotation. Shrimp, crab, lobster, fish, so many fresh ways to cook seafood.
For New Year’s Eve, I always try to make something a little extra special and this year was no different. I made filet and crab cakes. My version of surf and turf. When I go visit my family in New Jersey, I eat crab the entire time I am there. I love crab. When we …
I teach you how to have a lobster bake at home. This is an ideal meal for entertaining. Make ahead, easy clean up, and LOBSTER! Summer in New England means one thing – LOBSTER! From June until September we have a lot of family and friends visiting us. It’s funny, we’ve lived all over the …
This Lowcountry Boil recipe features Old Bay, shrimp, sausage, corn and potatoes. It’s a South Carolina classic that you can pour out onto a newspaper lined table, crack a beer and go to town. I have written about my love affair with Charleston before (ehem, Pecan Brittle Basket) and decided to make some of my …
Shrimp Boats – Sundried tomato and garlic shrimp over a baguette boat with parmesan and basil. An impressive starter or can be a main dish. When I think back to how I learned to love food and cook, I often am reminded of working at a restaurant called The Hatteras. It is no longer there, …
Lazy Lobster Casserole with Buttery Ritz Topping – a New England classic. Lobster in garlic butter sauce topped with crunchy cracker topping. Lobster Casserole or Lazy Lobster as it is often called at the seafood shacks here in New England. I love lobster, but I don’t always love being covered in lobster juice. This is …
My husband just came home after being away for 2.5 months. To say that we are happy that he is home is an understatement. We really missed him and I am so happy to have my little family together again. (If you follow me on Instagram, you can see the video that I took of …
Do you ever have a night when the kids get home from soccer practice late, the living room is a mess, laundry is everywhere and you really just want order a pizza and call it all good? This happens to me more often than I’d like to admit. But truthfully, I am tired of pizza. …
Hello! I have missed you. We are moved in and almost settled. So close. I always forget how all-encompassing moving can be. How many little odds and ends need to be bought and replaced. The endless trips to Target. And my personal favorite, the $1ooo grocery shop. When all of your belongings are in storage …