Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
Simple fish and seafood dishes
A relative easy bisque that marries the flavors of a tomato bisque with crab and just enough chile powder to provide a pleasing spiciness. One of my favorite soups is a tomato bisque, and my all-time favorite seafood is crab, especially Gulf blue crab. This tomato crab bisque is a […]
A delicious pasta with smoked salmon, asparagus and a tangy lemon mustard sauce. Easy to make and easy to change up using vegetables on hand.
Great food for a quarantine –
A quick & easy southern jambalaya with the southern trinity, shrimp and andouille sausage.
A quick and easy appetizer with four ingredients – salmon, capers, onion and just a touch of mayo. Serve with crackers or crispy toasts. My guests love this!
This shrimp green curry recipe uses onion, bell pepper and mushrooms and lots of them. This combination, along with the shrimp, provides many flavors as well as textures.
These Green Chile Crab Cakes are filled with chunks of crab meat and bits of roasted green chile, then served with a horseradish sauce, adding just a little kick to every bite.
This Indian inspired Fish and Clam Bisque is seasoned with fenugreek and garam masala, yielding a scrumptious broth that requires a loaf of French bread so that you don’t miss a drop!
A Grilled Halibut Recipe inspired by a trip to Hawaii and grilled Hawaiian style. The halibut is seasoned with salt and pepper, then both sides are covered with a generous helping of mayonnaise. It sounded kind of weird, but the result is one of the tastiest and most moist fish you’ll ever eat.
Time to start planning for Mardi Gras!
A Shrimp & Grits recipe that infuses a touch of the southwest into a southern favorite. In less than 45 minutes you’ll have a dinner bursting with flavor.
Cool, quick, ridiculously easy and delicious, this cucumber salad with smoked salmon is one of our favorite summer meals.
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