Category Archives: Seafood

I’ve Missed You: Crab Cake Eggs Benedict

Hello, there. I’ve missed you! April came, I blinked, and now it’s gone. While in Shut Up & Cook land I have nothing to show for the past thirty days, in my “real life” I’ve had a month bursting at … Continue reading

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Give The People What They Want: Fish Tacos Take Two

Do you want to know what the number two most frequent search term that gets people to Shut Up & Cook is? I’ll give you a few guesses. Tragically it is not “witty, smart, brilliant, and good looking home cooks”. … Continue reading

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The Attainable Gourmet: Salmon Nicoise

My dear friend Madeline is a tremendous writer. Tremendous. She truly is one of the greats, and while the world perhaps hasn’t realized it yet, they will, and sooner rather than later I suspect. Mark my words. (Madeline, when you … Continue reading

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Slumber Party: Seared Sea Scallops on Bacon Polenta Topped with Chanterelles

When and why did we ladies ever stop having sleepovers? They are a brilliant invention: Feigning to be wearing PJs, you can show up in stretch pants and thereby begin the evening already with an elastic waistband. You don’t need … Continue reading

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Happy as a Clam: Or Baked Oysters with Garlic Breadcrumbs

No matter how old we are, it’s good to be kids again. This weekend I’m happy as a clam because my Dad (aka Big Tim) is visiting from New England. In a family as big (and admittedly self-congratulatory) as The … Continue reading

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Vote for the Underdogs: Beet Salad tossed in an Anchovy Infused Balsamic Dressing

Beets and anchovies. The undeserving red-headed step children of the culinary world. I’m not really sure why. Beets are delicious when done right, a beautiful red or gold, with a firm bite and an earthy, buttery flavor. Granted, I was … Continue reading

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Seared Black Cod served on Pommes Paillasson topped with Chanterelles

People are often surprised by how “well” Matt and I eat. Scoffing at posts on Shut Up and Cook or my Twitter feed, they seem generally surprised that most nights a week we cook a nice dinner consisting of (dare … Continue reading

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Not Your Average ‘Po Boy

Seldom does anyone say to themselves, “Man…I’m really craving a crappy crab cake.” or “Geeez…I could really go for some mediocre mashed potatoes right about now.” No, we crave delicious food (healthy and not), but life often doesn’t provide us … Continue reading

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Crab Risotto Cakes with Spicy Remoulade

A dear friend of mine (who, incidentally is a fantastic chef) recently confessed to me that she no longer cooks. She just “combines prepared ingredients from Whole Foods’ deli.” Now…granted…she has two small children (I admittedly only have one crazy … Continue reading

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Summer dining, family style: Steamer clams with dill, white wine and butter

I come from a large, loud, opinionated, funny, brutal, supportive, critical, and awe-inspiring extended family. The Malarkeys are…as my husband likes to say…”a force”. There are a lot of us, we all think we’re great, we all think the others are even greater, and we love nothing more than getting together to talk about said greatness, eat fantastic food, drink great wine, and reminisce about past meals and past wine we’ve shared. In short..just a little Irish. Continue reading

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