Grilled Salmon with chili-lime sauce

The surprising thing about this dish is that it is so quick and easy it makes a great weeknight dinner . Dress it up with with side dishes and you can have company over and look great doing it. This is a Vietnamese dish from Nancie Mc Dermott . Tone the spiciness to suit your [...]

Spicy Thai Basil and lime Marinated Jumbo Shrimp

Jumbo shrimp is sometimes referred to as Tiger shrimp . They are sold as approximately 10 to a pound . They are sweet , meaty and firm a nd ideal for grilling . The recipe from Corinne Trang , calls for the whole shrimp deveined with the head , tail and shell intact. This marinade [...]

Baked Sea Bass with Raisins and Pine Nuts

This simple Italian style roasted fish is simple and easy to prepare . The contrast of the raisins and pine nuts with the fish is just sublime . Technically this recipe uses Branzino a fish I have seen more widely available in good seafood retailers. Ask the fishmonger to gut and remove its fins to [...]

Roasted Snapper with Tahini Chilli sauce

Here is a fresh and hhealthy approach to Lebanese cooking . The snapper is first roasted with some aromatics and then dressed with a slightly spicy creamy sauce made with Tahini paste , a sesame seed paste so flavorful you will forget its good for you. This makes a great week night supper as it [...]

Grilled basil -marinated swordfish

This dish is equally delicious with salmon or halibut. The simple marinade is so flavorful that no sauce is required to emellish the seafood.
Serves 8
Bon Appetit
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tbs Dijon Mustard
3 tbs fresh lemon juice
3 large garlic cloves , minced
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh basil leaves
 8    8 oz swordfish steaks (1 [...]

Sam’s spicy grilled shrimp

It is always such a treat to cook shrimp on the barbecue. Quick to prepare and so easy to purchase already peeled and deveined. This recipe has Asian and western influences, the only thing I changede was the hot sauce, I prefer Sriracha , hot sauce for this , but Tobasco works well too.
Serves 8
Sam [...]

Caramel Shrimp Saigon Palace

Saigon Palace in Annapolis Maryland serves superb Vietnamese food .The spicy caramel shrimp has always been a winner with my friends and family.
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
1 garlic clove , minced
1/2 cup plus 2 tbs water
2 tsp asian fish sauce
3 tsp sugar
12 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 scallions , cut diagonally into 2 inch pieces
1/4 [...]

Shrimp with Basil -Garlic butter

Henry’s End is a good old fashioned All American restaurant in Brooklyn Heights NY. This is one of those dishes that are equally at home on a weeknight family table or an elegant dinner . The bonus is the ease  of preparation.
Serves 4
Henry’s End restaurant
12 jumbo shrimp (3/4 lb) shelled and deveined
1 1/2 tbs olive [...]

Seared Scallops with Asian -Lime chile sauce

This is a quick week night recipe ready in a snap . Scallops are very delicate in flavor  but are unforgiving as most seafood if over cooked.The sauce may be prepared up to 1 day ahead , refridgerated and brought to room temperature before serving.
Serves 4
Gourmet magazine
 
1 small garlic clove chopped
1 small red hot chile, [...]

Lobster Club sandwiches Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

These Lobster Club Sandwiches from one of Hong Kong’s legendary 5 star hotels packs an elegant punch. You will be wowed by the great flavor combinations of sweet , succulent lobster meat , crispy pancetta , sweet mango and tangy chewey sundried tomatoes.
Serves 2
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong Hotel
2 oz thinly sliced pancetta
1 tbs honey
1/2 tbs [...]