Category fish

Flounder with Corn & Avocado

Flounder is the most delicate fish we eat.  It requires special preparation, but that’s not to say it’s complicated or time-consuming.  On the contrary, it can be the quickest, easiest fish dinner you’ll ever make.

Simple Sauces for Fish

We never tire of simply prepared fish.  The secret to never getting bored with it:  sauce.  That’s what makes any fish recipe over the top, and it completely transforms the flavor from one dish to the next.

Barbecue-Seared Blackfin Tuna

There are a few things I love about Florida summer:  tourist season is over, we’ve got fish, and mango season is in full-swing!

Smak and Crackers

Call it what you like.  Smoked fish dip.  Smoked fish spread.  Or, in my family, smak, an acronym from smoked mullet and kingfish.  Sometimes we also call it dinner.

Sesame Grilled Tuna Loin with Wasabi Cream

Blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) weigh a maximum of 45 pounds, but are usually caught in the 20-pound range.  They grow quickly and reproduce early.  Compared to other tuna species they’re diminutive:  yellowfin can weigh 150 pounds and bluefin sometimes exceed 900 pounds.  There is much less commercial interest in blackfin than other species, but they’re… Read More

Mediterranean Fish en Papillote

Sounds like something fancy, doesn’t it?  En Papillote (French for “in parchment”) is actually one of the easiest ways you’ll ever cook fish.

Mediterranean Seafood Soup

There are so many possibilities for the fish stock in my freezer, but I always find myself falling back on this soup.  It’s a combination of bouillabaisse and cioppino; soups of fragrant broth and wine and seafood served piping hot with a loaf of bread.