Ginger & Cilantro Salmon Cakes

20190516_162834Once upon a time I had some leftover salmon.  And some ginger.  Oh yeah, cilantro, too.  Green onion was also there.  They invited lime juice over and got together to have a party.

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Creamy Crab Dip with Rosemary & Kalamata Olives

20190508_215812My Medium Boy’s exact words were “Oh my God, this is delicious” when a spoonful of this dip hit his mouth.  I’m not sure, but I think he may have liked it.

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Simple Roasted Whole Trout or Salmon

20190419_105340One of life greatest lessons is that if you give a boy a fish, he eats for a day.  But if you teach a boy to fish, you’ll have fish guts in your sink and trip over all his fishing rods in the garage.

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Buttery Beer Seafood Bake

20190418_080039I had a bag of mixed seafood in the freezer.  Make it two.  I had some beer that was still in the bottle and not in my belly.  Then I had an idea.

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Cheesy Crab Dip with Artichokes & Greek Peperoncini

20190113_201048It’s the early 90s, Berkeley, Ca.  I’m being treated to a nice dinner at Skates On The Bay, a surf-and-turf restaurant literally on the San Francisco Bay.  We order the crab and artichoke dip with focaccia bread.  I was hooked.

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Greek White Fish Stew

20181126_221503Fresh seafood combined with fresh vegetables simmered in a flavorful broth, topped with a sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese, and that comes together in a jiffy… why yes, I’d like seconds, please!

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Ginger-Lime Noodle Soup

20200311_190203My cousin gets the credit for introducing me to what became the inspiration for this soup.  She brought the original recipe with her and said we should make this for dinner.  When my cousin says “should” what she really means is “will”, but usually I’m game for whatever plans she concocts, so it works out anyway!

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Roast Salmon with Pesto

20180812_202057I had an “embarrassment of riches” situation.  Thanks to a deal at Costco and a generous neighbor, I had a bunch of wild salmon (no complaints).  I also had a ton of pesto due to a prolific planting of basil (also no complaints).

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Greek Summer Salad with Anchovies

20180629_115755There are few tasks when visiting family in Greece that I enjoy as much as going to the λαïκη (lye-ee-KEE), the farmer’s market.  There you will find the ripest, most colorful produce, buckets of olives, slabs of feta, and the freshest seafood and meats.  I drool walking past each display.

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Caper & Green Olive Salmon Keftedes

20180604_204316It was on a whim one summer evening a few years ago that I decided to do something with some leftover salmon other than just reheating it.  Lo and behold, a new favorite meal was born.

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