Ginger-soy salmon with honey roasted broccoli
Monday night’s dinner went off with a bang. Can you believe I made an entire bag of broccoli — just for the two of us — and there weren’t any leftovers? This never happens. Never. I just learned last...
View ArticlePacking for a cooking-filled vacation
Will and his Dad sit on the deck at Aunt Dottie’s beach house last summer. I might not come back. For some people, vacation means no cooking. And for me, it will mean no dishes. That’s right. Not a...
View ArticleShrimp and pineapple kebabs
The life Will and I share is lacking the wondrous joy of a grill. A one-bedroom city apartment isn’t exactly an ideal spot for one of the finest tools to cook a summer dinner. So we improvise. We use...
View ArticleLemon and ginger shrimp over avocado and mixed greens
One benefit of making so much food this weekend is that I haven’t had to make dinner for two nights in a row. That saves my sanity in two parts: one, because I don’t have to heat the entire kitchen to...
View ArticleA Pennsylvanian cracks Maryland blue crabs
Will snapped this photo of me with all the crabs! It’s hard to believe I’ve lived an hour from Baltimore most of my life and never cracked open a Maryland crab. Shame. Shame. Shame, While contemplating...
View ArticleHoney and tequila marinated tilapia
Tilapia is probably The Mister’s favorite fish, next to salmon. I guess the nice thing about that is I can stock up on the cheaper tilapia filets and save salmon for special occasions — when we don’t...
View ArticleCrunchy baked coconut shrimp
Get out of your turkey rut and eat some seafood, will ya? I’ve been eating poultry for about a month. Except for that time we used a Red Lobster gift card and I ate my body weight in crab legs and...
View ArticleTilapia fish cakes
Maybe it’s because I grew up just a jump from Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay, but crab cakes are huge around here. I love them, personally. They might be one of my favorite ways to prepare seafood if...
View ArticlePan seared shrimp and pineapple over lime cilantro rice
The sunlight in this new place is great for photos. I mean, look at this. It’s just so easy to make something look good when the light falls on it the right way. I just open up the blinds and hello,...
View ArticleShrimp and veggie fried rice with bacon
I think you guys would be proud of me this week. I’ve been working out. Yep. Three times already this week. And I’ve kind of been watching what I eat. I ordered a salad for lunch while out with a...
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