Showing posts with label shellfish:clams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shellfish:clams. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Salmon Dill Crepes / Steaming Large Clams with Dashi & Sake / Chickpea Casserole with Lemon, Herbs & Shallots



Blog Post & Recipe: Salmon Dill Crepe Recipe Paired with Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand


You can make the crepes ahead of time and store them layered between wax paper in the refrigerator for up to 2 days (or freeze). As well, you can make the salmon mixture ahead of time and just heat before assembling the crepes.


Blog Post & Recipe: Steaming Large Clams with Dashi & Sake


Then Nobuko, my M-I-L, prepared 2 cups of kombu dashi, adding a pinch of salt to the liquid, and setting aside. She arranged the clams in a dry cast iron skillet, covered the skillet and placed it over high heat. After about 7 or so minutes, the clams opened up.


Blog Post & Recipe: Chickpea Casserole with Lemon, Herbs & Shallots


This is a meatless vegetarian dish, bright with lemon zest and herbs. It gets finished off with a crunchy, olive oil-drizzled crust of Parmesan and breadcrumbs. It's creamy inside, crisp on top. But it leaves out old-fashioned canned soups and all those heaps of cheese and cream. Instead I use some low-fat yogurt (so tasty and tangy!) and some cottage cheese to bind the casserole together.



Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Cucumber & Hakurei Turnip Salad / Sichuan Eggplant / How to Prepare a Geoduck Clam



Blog Post & Recipe: Cucumber and Hakurei Turnip Salad


The Hakurei turnips were delicious. They kind of reminded me of jicama, in that they are just a bit sweet and starchy. They pair great with cucumbers and would add a nice crispness to any salad, really.


Blog Post & Recipe: Sichuan Eggplant (Fish-Fragrant Eggplant)


You see, it doesn’t actually smell or taste like fish. Rather, the name refers to method of preparation usually associated with fish in Sichuan cuisine that results in hot, sour, salty, and sweet flavors all co-mingling on the plate.


Blog Post & Video:
Geoducks: The Only Shellfish Adored By Chinese Chefs, Japanese Gourmands And Native American Divers Alike



The fat, mustard-colored bivalves--whose name is pronounced "gooey duck," not "geo duck"--grow up to three feet long. They have been known to live for up to 150 years, buried a yard in the sea floor and eating whatever algae they can filter from the water immediately above them. ...

How to prepare a geoduck clam for cooking