While most Americans think of corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day, seafood and fish dishes are in many ways more traditional Irish fare. Savory pies and cobblers are favorites throughout the region, either wrapped in flaky pastry, or
Shrimp and Oyster Perloo
Perloo (or, as it’s often spelled, pilau) is a specialty of the Carolinas: a hearty, one-pot rice dish descended from Middle Eastern pilafs and chock-full of a rich variety of meats and vegetables. This variation showcases shrimp and oysters, along
Spring Seafood Stew
With winter melting away, many of us are looking for lighter meals that fit with springtime appetites (and pre-summer diets). This is a gorgeous, tasty preparation – introducing your local market’s spring vegetables, as well as adding warm flavors to
Southern-style Fried Catfish
This is an easy way to create the kind of crunchy, juicy fillets that you can find in catfish houses throughout the South. I soak my catfish in buttermilk for an hour before frying – it clears out that occasionally
Salmon and Fennel with Roasted-lemon Vinaigrette
You might not know it from the weather, but spring is on its way, and along with the frenzied cleaning of apartments and homes, shaking out of rugs, and stowing of wool sweaters, soon we’ll be lightening up our meals,
Shrimp Cakes with Ginger and Cilantro
This is a wonderfully tasty dish that can be made a day ahead, if necessary. If you don’t have shrimp on hand, good quality lump crab meat could work, as well. It comes from a beautiful book on Indian cooking
3 Simple Sauces: Seafood Essentials from Hawaii
Great cooks don’t just have an enormous mental catalogue of different tasty recipes; they have a solid knowledge of basic preparations: grilling, sauteing, broiling, poaching, baking – each of which can be applied to a number of different foods, from