Food Guide and Recipes

It is easy to turn a salad into a light meal. Whether for lunch, dinner, with family, friends or on your own, entree salads can be very handy and tasty. Here are some seafood recipe ideas to help you turn your salad into a meal. Tossed Tuna Salad is nothing like the “sandwich tuna salad” you might think of when you hear “tuna salad”. The other salad is also a seafood salad featuring Scallops and Spinach.

TOSSED TUNA SALAD

9 1/4-oz can tuna, chilled and drained
3 cups torn fresh spinach and/or lettuce
1 can (16-oz) bean sprouts, drained and rinsed
1 can (5-oz) water chestnuts, drained and sliced
2 tbsp sliced green onions, separated into rings
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1 medium tomato, cut into 6 wedges

In a large salad bowl, using a fork, break tuna into large pieces. Combine all ingredients except tomato and toss to mix well. Garnish with the tomato wedges. Continue reading ‘How to Make Quick and Easy Entree Salads #2’ »

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Pasta

Pasta recipes for young and old alike. Not so long ago rumor had it that pasta was fattening, and many people, particularly women, avoided pasta recipes afraid of putting on weight.

You can buy dried pasta virtually everywhere, and you find fresh pasta in gourmet or specialty stores. The Balearic island of Eivissa, that you probably know as Ibiza, Continue reading ‘Simple and Easy Cooking With Pasta’ »

There is a lot to love about Florida: the tropical climate, the sun and surf, the world-class resorts and attractions, the tangy citrus fruits. But there is another reason to love Florida that it is often overlooked: the seafood. While Florida is rightly known for all of the fun that you can have here when you visit, you should also know that florida has some of the best seafood that you’ll find on either the East or West coasts.

Finding the Best Product

Unless you’re a commercial fisherman or an avid hobby fisherman, you’ll need to make friends with your local grocers and fish retailers to ensure that you get the freshest fish at the best price. Check out their advertisements and Web sites to see what they have available. Stop by the fish counter to inspect the quality of the seafood. While there here are some things to look for: Continue reading ‘Cooking with Florida Seafood’ »

Fish and chips is one of the most well known seafood dishes in the world. The meal, which originated in the United Kingdom consists of battered, deep-fried fish sliced, deep-fried potatoes. In the U.K., fish and chips gained its popularity as a cheap food popular among the working classes, made available by the development of trawl fishing in the North Sea. The meal was associated with the industrial revolution and has gained a strong ethnic and urban following that continues to present day.

The species of fish used in fish and chips varies depending on the region. In the UK the dish is likely to contain cod, haddock, saithe, plaice, whiting or dogfish. The dish is served in British-influenced cultures as far away as Australia and New Zealand, where local white fish are adapted to use in the recipe. Continue reading ‘Fish and Chips – A Favorite Dish on Both Sides of the North Atlantic’ »