RECIPE: Fried Green Tomatoes With Crab & Creole Mustard

Creole mustard and shellfish are the fifth of the pairings in McCormick’s 2010 flavor trends. Creole mustard is a staple in New Orleans cuisine. It can be used as a sandwich condiment, a marinade for meat, a dip and incorporated into seafood dishes. Creole mustard is grainier in appearance and tastes tangier than other mustards…
Continue reading “RECIPE: Fried Green Tomatoes With Crab & Creole Mustard”

TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Smoked Shrimp & Scallops From Sullivan Harbor Farm

How could it be that we have lived this many decades without the joys of smoked shrimp and scallops? Smoked fish we’ve had aplenty: black cod (sablefish), chub (carp), salmon, sturgeon, trout, whitefish. But our smoked shellfish experience has been limited to imported cans of smoked mussels and clams. We employed them in various hors…
Continue reading “TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Smoked Shrimp & Scallops From Sullivan Harbor Farm”

TIP OF THE DAY: Super Salmon Caviar

Salmon caviar is an affordable treat for Valentine’s Day. You can use it in a variety of ways: in canapés, in pasta, in a baked potato, as garnish on grilled fish or in soup, and of course, with smoked salmon. Don’t miss an opportunity to serve salmon caviar during your Valentine festivities. Take a look…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Super Salmon Caviar”

TIP OF THE DAY: Sorting Out Smoked Salmon

Celebrate the day by topping your bagel and lox with scrambled eggs. Photo courtesy American Egg Board. February 9th is National Bagels and Lox Day. “Lox” is an old generic term for smoked salmon that is fading away, replaced by much more complicated choices. So how does one decide among the Irish, Danish, Nova Scotia,…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Sorting Out Smoked Salmon”

Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon: Watch Out For Farmed & Norwegian Salmon

[1] A salmon farm (photo © Monterey Bay Aquarium). [2] Raw salmon fillet (photo © Sitka Salmon Shares).   Wild salmon and other fish are more costly, but farmed fish is controversial for numerous reasons. One is that they are threatening the wild salmon population. There are concerns that in another generation, there may be…
Continue reading “Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon: Watch Out For Farmed & Norwegian Salmon”