Many, many months ago, I applied to be a member of a blog group called The Secret Recipe Club. And then I completely forgot about it. Then sometime in July, I had an email telling me a spot had finally opened up, and I was in! So this is my first SRC post, and I’m…
Hot Crawfish Dip
Remember that time 9 people peeled 30 pounds of crawfish? Yeah, that was hard work. And recently, in The Great Freezer Crash of 2012, we almost lost some of those babies! Well thank goodness, they survived after all. I’m not playing around with my freezer anymore. I’m making it a point to use up everything…
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…
