As I write this, mango pollen and flowers are falling from above me and are lodging themselves in my keyboard. And I will begin with a warning that this is a long, long post! I promise, though, that there is a true Gambian recipe waiting for you at the end, and before it, the story [...]
Archive for the ‘Fish’ Category
Benachin
Posted in Eggplant, Fish, Gambian food, Lunch, Onions, Recipe, Rice, spicy, squash, Vegetables, tagged bitter tomato, Bmachin, cabbage, carrot, chebu gen, delicious, Fish, gambia, Gambian food, hot pepper, Lemon, niambi, Recipe, rice, spicy, squash on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Spicy Steamed Fish, Gambian Style
Posted in Breakfast Food, Fish, Gambian food, Lemon, spicy, tagged africa, breakfast, delicious, Fish, gambia, Lemon, lettuce, Mustard, Potatoes, spicy on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a very long time. I have been meaning to post some Gambian recipes, but it is not easy to get internet access. I am starting to get used to the african rhythm of life. Steamed fish is something I have for breakfast here on the Smiling Coast. I think it would be appreciated [...]
Coquilles St. Jacques en Normandie (delicious scallops)
Posted in Appetizer, Fish, French Food, Herbs, Holidays, Recipe, Scallops, Shellfish, tagged appetizer, coquilles st. jacques, Creme fraiche, delicious, normandy, parsley, Recipe, scallops on November 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Scallops – Coquilles St. Jacques in French – are one of the family specials. In proper form, the ingredients are few: scallops, butter, cream, and parsley… The night I arrived in my family’s village supper was from 8pm till 12:30am, and even so, we had to pry ourselves away before coffee was offered because I [...]
Poached Arctic Char
Posted in Canadian Food, Fish, Leeks, Lemon, Little White Sauce, tagged anniversary, arctic char, cottage, fennel, leeks, Lemon, poach on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Family dinners at the cottage are often more exciting than one bargains for. Earlier this spring, my grandmother was given a whole frozen Arctic char. She decided that the occasion to serve it would be for her 63rd wedding anniversary. The dilemma was how to cook the fish? No one in my family had ever [...]
Caribbean fish, Belizian style.
Posted in Fish, Recipe, tagged Belizian food, coriander, dinner, Fish, jalapeno, snapper, spicy, travel on July 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You might have noticed I’ve been away (thanks for the great posts, Catherine). I needed a break, some perspective. I was itching to see the world. And in a way, I had been hoping that I could capture the essence of my adventure in Central America in a few words. At least, the essence of [...]
Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
Posted in Fish, Little White Sauce, tagged creamy, Dill, Lemon, Salmon on March 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »
One night over Reading Week, after a long day of skiing with my sister and cousins, we made dinner for our parents. To jazz up our salmon, we decided to cook a creamy dill sauce. My cousin Dan expertly prepared the salmon, and my cousin Annie meticulously whisked away at the stove as I threw [...]
Sole Amandine
Posted in Fish, Quick Dinner on February 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh fish cooked simply always hits the spot. Cooked properly, the fish is crispy on the outside, flakey on the inside, and delicious throughout. Fish is also a protein that doesn’t need a lot of extras – it can shine on its own and takes minutes to cook. I was hungry for a springtime meal, [...]
Chili fish with tomates
Posted in Fish, Quick Dinner, tagged Fast meal, Fish on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I get the impression many people have forgotten fish itself, with the fish oil craze going on these days. That’s why I wish we could find a way to industrially synthesize important long-chain fatty acids found in fish so their populations would no longer be as strained, their oils squeezed into small capsules used to [...]
