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Category Archives: seafood
Jan 2
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
After buying fresh crabs not long ago, and struggling to get a decent amount of meat from them after cleaning them (don’t ask!), I had to come up with a recipe to use the little that I had. I decided … Continue reading

Posted in appetizers, make ahead, mushrooms, seafood, side dishes, snacks
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Oct 10
Grilled Bacon Wrapped Scallops
It’s starting to get darker earlier…incase you didn’t already know, just take a look at the pic in this post 😉 I still couldn’t resist blogging it, since it was so delicious and ridiculously easy to make. This is one … Continue reading

Posted in bacon, low carb, main dishes, seafood, turkey
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Sep 19
Swai Vera Cruz
I finally broke into a bag of swai that I bought a while ago. If you don’t know what swai is, read this. A friend of mine introduced it to me not long ago…wish I’d discovered it sooner. It’s so … Continue reading

Posted in low carb, main dishes, peppers, QuickAndEasy, seafood, Spanish
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Sep 5
Linguine with Seafood
TGIF!! It’s been a long week. Between Bella’s birthday and school starting back up, we are beat! Summer is coming to an end, and the craziness of homework and activities resumes. Luckily, I like cooking enough so that no matter … Continue reading

Posted in clams, Italian, lemon, main dishes, pasta, seafood, shrimp
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Sep 2
Crawfish Étouffée
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! Now it’s back to school, or the grind, or whatever else the end of summer means to you…for me, I have one more day of play today since it’s Bella’s 6th birthday! Can’t … Continue reading

Posted in freezer friendly, main dishes, make ahead, QuickAndEasy, seafood
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Apr 14
Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa
The weather this weekend couldn’t have been more beautiful! Perfect temps, sunny skies, sleeping with the windows open…heavenly. So of course, the grill saw lots of action. Super healthy and delicious. Great paired with grilled asparagus! The perfect meal when … Continue reading

Mar 17
Shrimp Scampi over Linguine
Well, here it is, St. Patrick’s Day. While every other food blogger on the planet is posting their Irish influenced meals and boozy creations, I’m sticking to my pasta 😉 I didn’t get any corned beef and cabbage this year … Continue reading

Posted in main dishes, pasta, QuickAndEasy, seafood, shrimp
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Feb 17
Tilapia al Ajillo (Garlic Tilapia)
I don’t care what anyone says…there’s no such thing as too much garlic. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know this is one of my many food related mantras. That and also that you can always use … Continue reading

Posted in garlic, low carb, main dishes, QuickAndEasy, seafood
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Aug 19
Garlic Shrimp with Chorizo
Hope everyone had a great weekend! I can’t believe how fast it’s going. September will be here before we know it! I feel like there’s so much more we need to do before school starts. We’ll see how the next … Continue reading

Posted in low carb, main dishes, pork, QuickAndEasy, seafood, shrimp, Spanish
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Aug 2
Pan Seared Scallops
Talk about an easy and SUPER satisfying dish. These were the best scallops we’ve ever tasted…no exaggeration. Straight from Barnegat Bay, in our shore house neighborhood. I didn’t want this meal to end. If you love sweet scallops, you’d totally … Continue reading

Posted in low carb, main dishes, QuickAndEasy, seafood
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