Food Fun: Hot & Spicy Fish “Pizza” Recipe With Sambal Oelek

[2] Rockfish with sambal sauce (photo © Gunsmoke Restaurant | Hollywood) . [2] Different species of rockfish, all from California (photo © Calder Deyerle | Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust). [3] Sambal olek, Indonesian hot chili paste. Here’s a recipe (photo © McCormick).   Well it isn’t actually a pizza, but doesn’t this California rockfish from…
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Macadamia Fried Shrimp & More Fried Shrimp Recipes For National Fried Shrimp Day

December 21st is National Fried Shrimp Day. We have a tasty recipe below with a panko/macadamia nut crust. But first, inquiring minds want to know the differences between crayfish, prawns, and shrimp: Crayfish, also called crawfish and crawdads, are small, freshwater lobsters. Their flavor is milder than shrimp. Shrimp are sometimes called prawns, but that…
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Scattered California Roll, California Roll Chirashi Sushi

This Scattered California Roll comes under the category of “Why didn’t we think of this?” But we’re thankful that Grace Parisi came up with the idea (there’s more about Grace below). This recipe is in the chirashi sushi category. The name means “scattered sushi” in Japanese, and it’s the easiest sushi to make because, rather…
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Lobster Mac & Cheese For National Macaroni & Cheese Day

[1] Lobster Mac & Cheese on the half shell (photo © Goldbelly). [2] Lobster Mac & Cheese in ramekins (photos #2 and #3 © Bloomingdale’s). [3] Lobster Mac & Cheese in your own casserole dish. [4] Gnocchi Mac & Cheese. Here’s the recipe (photo © DeLallo). [6] Two-Pasta Mac & Cheese. Here, it’s elbows and…
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Lobster Mac & Cheese Recipe For National Lobster Day

June 15th, National Lobster Day. Decisions, decisions. A lobster roll? Lobster and avocado salad? Broiled lobster tails? Lobster pot pie? We’re going for Lobster Mac & Cheese today. Inspired by this recipe from DeLallo, we made a big batch and paired it with a buttery Chardonnay, 2019 Au Bon Climat Los Alamos Historic Vineyard Chardonnay,…
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