Shrimp Scampi

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer Do you have a favorite meal for those need-something-quick-and-don’t-want-to-have-to-plan-or-work-too-hard days? I keep a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer just for those times when I’m too busy to plan, but want a quick and easy meal. I’ll put some frozen shrimp in a...

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Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon Oregano Marinade

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer What’s your favorite way to prepare swordfish? Mine is marinated in an herby vinaigrette, and then grilled. Swordfish is a sturdy fish. It holds up like steak when you cook it, and like beef, takes well to marinating. A quick and easy marinade is just a bottle of your favorite...

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Panko-Crusted Baked Salmon

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer Panko is a Japanese type of bread crumb that is especially light and crunchy, popular with chefs because it doesn’t get soggy. What I love about this way of preparing salmon is that the panko topping seems to hold in the salmon’s moisture while roasting, so the salmon doesn’t get...

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Honey Apple Cider Glazed Salmon

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer A lovely way to prepare salmon is with a simple glaze made with honey and apple cider. You might think that this combination would make the dish too sweet, but it just adds a delicious caramelized flavor to the fish. First you make the glaze by boiling apple cider (or juice) and honey...

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Honey Mustard Baked Salmon

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer Take one part honey, one part Dijon mustard, mix, and now you have one of the most versatile sauces possible, for chicken, ham, corned beef, and in this case, honey mustard salmon. It’s one of those couldn’t-be-easier, how-to-impress-without-doing-much recipes. Takes 10 minute to...

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Easy Grilled Salmon

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer With warmer weather comes grilling season and one of the easiest and healthiest foods you can prepare on a grill, gas or charcoal, is salmon. There is a trick to grilling salmon though, that once you know will transform your success with grilling this fish forever. The secret?...

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Quick Easy Fish Stew

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer One of our favorite family recipes of all time is this simple and easy fish stew. It takes less than 30 minutes, start to finish, and is absolutely delicious! The key ingredient to this stew is clam juice, which they sell in shelf stable 8-ounce jars, so we usually keep a couple in...

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Salmon Mousse

Print Photography Credit: Elise Bauer From the recipe archive. First posted in 2003. Remember those retro fish molds? I have two of them, both of which I have used to make this salmon mousse over the years. But try as I may, it’s almost impossible to make salmon mousse in a fish mold look good. These days I take...

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