Shrimp. Such a versatile little thing. They are delicious marinated, grilled, battered, fried, boiled and sautéed. Because shrimp are so porous, they take no time at all to marinate and they cook extremely fast, too. Just be careful not to overcook these tender little gems because they will become very rubbery if overdone. I found [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Seafood category.
California Sushi Rolls
I knew I was in trouble when my daughter came home from school and told her teacher that I was a chef and making sushi would be no problem. ahem! I’ve never made sushi before. The thought just came to my mind that I’ll just purchase it at the store and no one will ever [...]
Chili Marinated Shrimp with Avocado Corn Cocktail
This is the PERFECT bite. When I was visiting my brother and his wife last year they made these delicious grilled shrimp accompanied with an avocado and corn salsa with chips. I went goo-goo for them. The original recipe has you make the corn salsa from scratch but the one you can get from Trader [...]
Red Pepper Crab Cakes with Sweet Red Pepper Sauce
These deliciously tender crab cakes are wonderful as an appetizer and even better for a dinner paired with a light salad. When I first moved here to Granite Bay we had a wonderful little eatery that offered cooking classes. It was cozy and warm and had a kitchen as center stage. There were many evenings that [...]
Peanutty Asian Noodle and Shrimp Cups
I loved the main course flavors of the Thai Noodle Salad that I found on epicurious.com so much that I had to make it as an appetizer for parties! But the veggies in the recipe were just too bulky to serve as an appetizer, so I just make the peanutty noodles and I topped them with [...]
