‘Seafood’ Archive

February 22, 2011 1 Comment

Filet of Sole Meunière

Fat, buttery snowflakes are plopping on the front yard, and I’m not even glad.  Why?  Because I want to go to school tomorrow–to have the opportunity to make braised sweetbreads.  As in, cow’s thymus gland.  I didn’t think I’d be excited about it, but today I put them into water to soak overnight, and once I [...]

Shrimp Beignets, Take One January 3, 2011 2 Comments


“Looks good–what are these?” I asked, as usual, at Student Lunch a few weeks ago.  Of course they looked good–they were deep fried.  Anyway, turns out they were “tempura” vegetables with a beignet batter.   They were light, crisp, faintly sweet, and insanely compelling to eat.  I was sitting across the table from Chris, a 2nd quarter [...]

Gambas al Ajillo November 16, 2009 Comments Off

Gambas al Ajillo


Yesterday I talked about food that changes your mind.   I’m still thinking about that.  Here’s a recipe that changed Michael’s mind about shrimp.   Shrimp was definitely on his “no thanks” list until one evening a few years ago, in Spain.
We first tasted this dish, gambas al ajillo (shrimp with sizzling garlic), in a Madrid bar, where this was the only [...]