Caldo de Camaron Seco

Caldo de Camaron Secowhat a fabulous soup i have found!it was pretty much be accident...as are many of the "out of the ordinary" things i come across. last week i was shopping at my favorite Mexican market, Northgate in Santa Ana, to get the correct/authentic...

Grilled Whole Red Tilapia and Striped Bass

RED TILAPIAthis is a beautiful fish. once again i have found another reason to drive all the way to my favorite Chinese market, 99 Ranch. the fish selection is so outstanding, always fresh, whole, live and/or filleted..and when you buy it whole they...

HOMEMADE GRAVLAX

HOMEMADE GRAVLAXwho knew it was so easy to make your own...the hardest part is waiting the few days for it to cure...patiently waiting and flipping it over every 12 hours wondering "is it done yet?" if you're a fan of LOX, need more fish in your life...

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, GARLIC, SAGE PUREE

i know we'll probably see a zillion recipes for butternut squash soup in the next few months, but this one isn't really a soup, although you can just add a little more stock and a splash of cream to make it a warm, fall-ish bowl of gold. actually i found...

OCTOPUS SASHIMI WITH CHILI SESAME OIL

easy sashimi?well, of coarse it's easy. what is it? sliced raw fish made pretty on a plate. how hard can that be? so, i have no real secrets for ya, but i can tell you a real quick cheater way to have some dee-lish octopus sashimi at home and you can...

basa (swai) pan seared with toasted almonds

sunday night dinner....pan seared BASA aka SWAI...with sauteed/toasted almonds and fresh cilantro ...this fish is excelent...very clean, light, white fish. i'd say a cross between orange roughy and talapia. easy to cook, easy to thaw (i believe it's...