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 [...]
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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 »
Lobster Supper
Posted in Classic, Lobster, Shellfish, tagged cracking, lobster dinner, treat on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Moving to the East Coast has absolutely spoiled me when it comes to seafood. Cheap and abundant fresh high-quality seafood is available from the back of a truck on the side of the road to the supermarket. One peculiarity of the Halifax Airport is a store where they sell fresh lobster (Clearwater). One can buy [...]
Lobster Rolls
Posted in Sandwich, Shellfish, tagged better than McLobster!, celery, Dill, lobster, mini-croissant on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My first abstract was accepted at an upcoming conference, so this weekend I flew to Halifax to finish my data analysis. I spent the days working hard on my analysis, and caught up with good friends during the evening. It’s lobster season on the East Coast, so when we headed out to a pub for [...]
Shrimp Wrap
Posted in Lunch, Shellfish, Shrimp, tagged Lunch, shrimp, wrap on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It always surprises me how frequently I go to post an item, and Sitelle is already a step ahead of me. Despite living 4,000 km apart, we somehow still manage to cook many of the same meals! The day Sitelle made buttery garlic shrimp, I had the exact same idea – although I ate the [...]
Crevettes au beurre [buttery shrimp with parsley and garlic]
Posted in Classic, French Food, Quick Dinner, Recipe, Shellfish, tagged appetizer, butter, dinner, garlic, parsley, Recipe, shrimp on May 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I’m often asked “what is your favourite food, your favourite dish?” That’s such a hard question! And my answer always begins by mentioning that it depends on the time of day, the season, and what else I’ve eaten recently. This is likely not very satisfying as an answer. That said, this is one of my [...]
