Cauliflower rice is a nutrient dense, low carb way to add volume to your meals without adding extra calories. The fiber and water content of cauliflower fills you up, allowing you to feel satisfied with smaller portions. Ellie Krieger brings us this recipe from her new book, Whole in One. It’s a one-pot dish, super easy…
Category: Seafood
Weeknight Pistachio Crusted Salmon
Consider making a nutrition pledge of eating at least 8 ounces of seafood (fish and shellfish) per week. The Mediterranean diet recommends 15 ounces per week. I try to cook seafood at least twice a week, making more than I need so it can be enjoyed for lunch the next day. I promise you will…
Spicy Shrimp Cakes with Creamy Yogurt Dressing
Seafood-forward recipes were my promise for 2018 so here’s another one you don’t want to miss. Shrimp is so versatile, high in protein, virtually no fat, with the exception of some heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids, satisfying yet very low in calories. Shrimp tops the list for convenience. Keep it in your freezer so it’s…
Salmon Cakes with Creamy Ginger-Sesame Dressing
With the recent storm here in the northeast, many of us are sorting through our pantries for sustenance. If you find a can of salmon, give this recipe a try (but you might have to wait until your power comes back on). Canned salmon is an easy swap for tuna fish and it’s a deliciously…
Fish Gyros with pickled radish and cucumber salad
Continuing with my goal of eating more seafood, I decided to swap fish for the meat used in traditional gyros. You can use any firm white fish, tilapia, cod, or haddock and you can broil, grill or saute the fish. I chose Icelandic cod because it was on sale at my fish market and I…
Puttanesca Sauce
As I mentioned in an early post, my goal for 2018 is to eat more seafood. By combining some pantry basics like anchovies, canned tomatoes, capers and olives, you have a fast and easy way to make a flavorful pasta sauce and as a bonus, you get your omega 3’s.
Shrimp with Avocado, Lemon and Dill featured in Food and Nutrition, August 2017
I’m excited to have this recipe featured in Food and Nutrition Stone Soup Blog, August 2017.
Homemade Sushi Party
Here’s a fun idea for a hands-on dinner party. Homemade sushi rolls. Sushi rolls are actually easy to make, once you get the hang of it. The most challenging part is finding the ingredients and the supplies needed to make the rolls. My town just happens to have a Japanese market so that was easy…
Fast and Easy Salmon Burgers with Lemon Aioli Sauce
Canned salmon is a convenient, fast and easy way to increase your intake of omega-3 fatty acids. Use red, Sockeye salmon which is always wild caught. Did you know that the orange/red pigment of the flesh of salmon comes from antioxidant-rich betacarotene? Substitute canned salmon for tuna fish in salads, add it to your scrambled…
Cod with Fennel and Fresh Tarragon
Even if you’re not a fan of fish, you must give this recipe a try. Cod has such a light, subtle flavor with a “meaty”, substantial texture. I purchase most of my fish at Costco, opting for frozen, individually wrapped fish because it’s convenient, reasonably priced and flash frozen for freshness. I take the fillets…
Deliciously Fast Tuna and Bean Salad
This month’s Recipe Redux theme is to make a recipe that uses staples from my refrigerator and pantry. I can pull this delicious tuna and bean salad together in a few minutes using simple ingredients that I always have on hand; canned tuna fish, beans, olive oil and vinegar, chopped onions and Dijon mustard. Like…
There’s a Rainbow on Your Plate Shrimp Taco Cups
Colorful, healthy, delicious, a crowd pleaser. These taco cups are a twist on traditional fish tacos. I always have frozen shrimp in my freezer, so that was an obvious choice and I thought the wonton wrappers would make an interesting reservoir for the filling. I like the flavor contrast between the different cabbage slaws, one…