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asian shrimp citrus salad

April 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · alaska, seafood, vaugely asian

The longer days and sunshine have pushed winter out, and we’ve all got a healthy dose of spring fever. There is still plenty of snow in the mountains above the city, and lots of cleanup left to do here in town. It’s that time of year again, when for good or ill, Anchorage has [...]

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minimalist crab cakes

March 9th, 2007 · 3 Comments · seafood

For one to say that the partner does not like mayonnaise is a bit of an understatement. Similar to my feelings about republicans, the partner believes that mayo is an abomination, a filthy pestilence, and very possibly the source of true evil in the world. I do not exaggerate. Upon hearing this [...]

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land and sea

March 2nd, 2007 · 3 Comments · beef, holiday, seafood

Are we even allowed to talk about eating surf an turf these days? Too 70’s? Something a bit retro about it, and maybe not in the groovy way that Target uses to make buying detergent more exciting. It isn’t hard to put together (I won’t even say ‘make’), the ingredients aren’t hard to [...]

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seared tuna with lime and thyme

February 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments · fish, seafood

Say the title of this post aloud three times fast. Anyway. We live in the land of salmon, and there are lots of fish here for the taking, yet this is the time of year when it can be hard to get excited about salmon for dinner. Again. In the South of my youth, fish [...]

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scallops

December 11th, 2006 · 2 Comments · seafood

Did you know that scallops swim in schools? That they’re hermaphroditic depending on the need? Ever consider that scallop you’re chewing could be eighteen years old? Scallops are caught, as opposed to being collected like clams and oyster, because they’re mobile creatures that swim around. The traditional method has been to scoop them [...]

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