Since the Navy owns Nick now, he was not able to accompany me to Massachusetts for my week long vacation. He did, however, get to come up for about 28 hours to make it to our friends’ wedding. In the 28 hours that we were both out of our house, tragedy struck. I got back…
Grilled Grouper with Basil-Lime Pistou
What is pistou, you ask? Good question. I wondered that too. Turns out, it’s pretty much just the snotty French way to say pesto. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Apparently, pistou doesn’t include pine nuts, like a traditional pesto does. But basically, it’s a snotty French nut-free pesto. I’m allowed to make fun of the…
Pasta with Scallops, Shrimp and Basil
Nick and I spent this past weekend in Pensacola. Obviously no trip to Pensacola is complete without a trip to our favorite fish market. I needed some beach in my life in a major way. Unfortunately, Nick gets really bored at the beach. He lasted all of 1.5 hours. But… that was probably a blessing…
A Crawfish Boil & Etouffee
I like living in Mississippi. It’s no San Diego or Hawaii, but it’s also a far cry from Oklahoma, and that is something I can get behind. A couple weeks ago, we had a big ol’ crawfish boil, which I believe officially deemed us honorary Southerners. When in Mississippi! It started out innocently enough. The…
Shrimp Lo Mein
With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, I should be making something Mexican. But alas, I am not. Instead, I decided to go to the other side of the world! (If you’re looking for Mexican, check out all my Cinco de Mayo recipes.) Chinese food has never been my favorite, but I haven’t had…
Thai-Style Halibut with Coconut-Curry Broth
Though I normally enjoy grocery shopping, sometimes after a day at work, even though there’s a supermarket right on my way home, I just don’t feel like stopping. This was a meal I managed to make on one of those days, with things from my pantry, fridge and freezer. It was sort of a throw-together…
Seared Scallops with Wilted Spinach and Lemon Risotto
I think you’re officially a fat kid when you base your vacations and trips around food. My family has always done this (don’t judge) and now it’s been passed down to me. Luckily Nick is the same way, so it works out! Before we even left for our trip to Pensacola last weekend, we knew…
Beer Battered Fish Tacos with Tomato Avocado Salsa
I’ve mentioned a couple times now that a month or two ago (has it really been that long?), Nick went to California for some training and came back with pounds of moose, deer and halibut from his aunt to stock our freezer. Well, this week, Nick had a buddy going out there and enlisted him…
