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May 10th is National Shrimp Day. We could easily be happy with plate of boiled jumbo shrimp, a lemon wedge and a bit of seafood sauce. But this recipe for bacon-wrapped shrimp, sent to us by Zatarain’s, wins the nostalgia vote. It took us back decades to our parent’ cocktail parties, when bacon-wrapped shrimp and…
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One of our favorite I-deserve-a-treat meals is a big plateau de fruits de mer (PLAH-toe-duh MARE, platter of fruits of the sea—photo #1): a large pile, nicely arranged, of raw shellfish (clams and oysters in multiple varieties, scallops) and lightly cooked shellfish (crab legs, langoustine, lobster, lump crab meat, mussels, prawns, shrimp). Sometimes, in coastal…
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Go luxe this Cinco de Mayo with lobster-topped guacamole (recipe below). RA Sushi, a small restaurant group in the southern U.S., has imagination and class. With locations in Atlanta, Arizona (5 locations), Baltimore, Chicago, Florida (3), Leawood, Kansas, Las Vegas, Southern California (5) and Texas (6), sushi lovers can experience creations that the sushi bars…
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National Surf & Turf Day falls on February 29th. Why would anyone choose to celebrate this tasty holiday only once every four years? That honor should go to, say, National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day, which happens to be today’s holiday (April 21st). Or how Kitchen Klutzes of America Day (June 13th), or Cheese Sacrifice Purchase…
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For its Fish Friday Favorites series, McCormick enlists food bloggers to develop easy recipes. This week’s theme is “baked in sheet pans,” using McCormick’s packets of seasoning mixes. McCormick makes 18 different seasoning packets: two each for Bag & Season (for meats), Chili, Gluten Free, Gravy, Home Style Classics, Italian, Mexican, Slow Cooker and Snacks…
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