GOURMET GIVEAWAY: Sea Cuisine Seafood

Whether you’re in the mood for Asian, Caribbean, Italian or good modern American cuisine, Sea Cuisine has an entrée for you. If you win this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, you’ll be able to choose from a wide variety of chef-inspired recipes, including Tortilla Crusted Tilapia, Tuscan Parmesan Crusted Shrimp and Roasted Garlic & Herb Scallops. Sea…
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PRODUCT: Caviar For Kids Gift Set

It’s Earth Week, so how about some caviar to teach your kids about sustainability? Only in America—or perhaps wherever there are people with too much cash on their hands—would someone market a “Caviar Kid” kit. It seems so Hollywood. The kit is sold by Calilfornia Caviar, “Purveyors of Indulgence,” in San Francisco. According to the…
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RECIPE: Tilapia With Gingered Rhubarb Sauce

Fish and rhubarb? Absolutely! Photo courtesy McCormick. The eighth of McCormick’s 2010 flavor trends is a pairing of roasted ginger & rhubarb Ginger is a wonderfully pungent spice with a long history of cultivation. In China, where the plant originated, as well as in other Asian countries, the spice is used in a multitude of…
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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…
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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…
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