Seafood

Baccala is a family tradition and it does take work to prepare but most Italians will serve this dish on Christmas Eve. Of course you can find baccala at my favorite Italian market in Hartford – D&D Market!

I love salmon!  Wrapping in bacon and dipping in my spicy guacamole was amazing!  

This is another great way to use frozen vegetables.  I have a bag of brussel sprouts and cauliflower in the freezer.  Of course we will be frying up some bacon.  

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We love a quick, easy and delicious meal in a bowl. 

Take our shortcut and pick up frozen riced cauliflower.

When you think about BBQ sauce I know the first thing to mind is chicken, pork or beef brisket.  We decided to make some yummy BBQ Shrimp Tacos and serve with an Avocado Lime Coleslaw to bring it all together.

Go ahead and make these!

Enjoy xo

I was watching a video on better butter chicken and thought it would be a great way to try this on my granddaughter.  She is picky with seafood but loves chicken.  This paleo seafood dish was a hit and tilapia is so mild I think she thought it was chicken!  A healthy fake-out!

Enjoy Blackened Mahi Mahi Taco's tonight!

In Florida we can get some amazing fresh fish.  While at the market I spotted Yellow Tail Snapper wild caught and local.  I had all of the other ingredients to make this amazing dinner for 2.  This is a great dinner if you are following the Paleo diet or a healthy Mediterranean diet

Note:  You don't have to buy blackened seasonings as I am sure all of the spices are at home in your cabinet.  

Julienne is a knife cut where you slice long strips and keep them all in the same length. 

This is a great party recipe that will be enjoyed by all.  I love using frozen cooked shrimp for this pasta dish.  This pasta salad is great way to use up fresh vegetables you have cut up in your refrigerator.  Add your favorite fresh herbs!

I was thrilled to try a variety of Healthy Solutions Spice Blends. While at my local fish store the sea bass just look beautiful and I immediately knew I wanted to prepare this for my husband cajun style. How great that all of the spices I needed to make this dish is in one package.

Give my Cajun Sea Bass a try using  Shelly’s Healthy Solutions Spice Blends.

While visiting my sisters for my niece Cayce’s college graduation from Baylor University we had a great time together. Cayce asked me if we could make something with fish together. After naming a few ideas we came up with Cajun Shrimp Burgers. Everyone here in Texas likes it hot…

It was great having some one-on-one time with Cayce as we made these yummy burgers. We made 5 with 1 pound of shrimp and while we were enjoying them it was mentioned that these would also make a great appetizer.

The cajun mayonnaise made these burgers even more amazing. We all loved this lunch together! Give this recipe a try…

Cooking Tip!  Heat your BGE to a medium-high temperature.  place your cast iron pan on the center of the grill.  Once hot add in a little oil then cook your shrimp burgers and enjoy.

Don't you love one pot recipes?  I love making them.  As much as I love to cook not having a big mess makes me very happy!  The kitchen smelled so good curry blends and the haddock took on the flavors perfect!  Thanks again City Fish! 

This is also a 30 minute meal and a paleo dish!  Keep it healthy...

This recipe is not only delicious, but beautiful to the eye! Italians do eat with their eyes but if it looks beautiful, we know it will taste wonderful! You can use cod, haddock, flounder, or any other white flaky fish for this recipe. I just love the spinach, garlic, and combination of herbs to make this a perfect dinner!

A huge thank you to City Fish as they provided all of the seafood for my.  

My favorite fish market in Connecticut at City Fish and this piece of cod was the perfect piece of fish for this stew!  Thanks Telly..

This cod recipe is another great 30 minute meal - one pot wonder! And of course Italian… Italian recipes and Paleo recipes are the best!!

We have been on the go for all of December and tonight I felt like a comfort salmon dish.  I am starting HEWfit in a few weeks and decided salmon and pasta was a perfect dinner for us.  As an Italian pasta was always a frequent visitor but over the past several years it makes a rare appearance.  When we do eat pasta it's a small amount.  Tonight the salmon will be the star but it will be yummy for us to enjoy!  

Go ahead and give this recipe a try!  I bet it would also be great with spaghetti squash too.  

I was going through my spices and decided to use Cumin for dinner. I am always going for the Italian spices and thought it was time to switch it up a little. Grabbed a jar of Cumin and Paprika and this is what happened in my kitchen!

PS - We love being back in town and able to shop at the best seafood store around!  

I just love chicken, veal but mostly Dover Sole Piccata!  The best part about serving Dover sole piccata at your dinner party is that it looks fancy and the name is exciting to say as it sounds gourmet.  This is so easy to prepare and you can make it in advance by just doing a quick sear on each side and place in a baking dish then cover and refrigerate.  When ready to serve just bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes and serve! 

Seriously! This is the easiest blackened pan seared snapper you will ever make.  This is also amazing.  I served it with haricots vert topped with fried shallots.  I will share that now.

Take a sauté pan over medium heat.  Add in 2-3 tablespoons of oil.  Once the oil is very hot (how do you know it's very hot did you ask?  Great questions - when the oil starts to move to the side of the pan)  Toss in thinly sliced shallots and cook until crispy.  Remove from pan.  Keep oil in the pan.  When ready to make the haricots vert add them to the hot pan with some garlic, salt and pepper.  Cook until tender, remove from pan and top with shallots.  

Next tip! Did you know most seafood departments will provide the seasonings.  Yes, that is true.  We got this snapper at Whole Foods and they seasoned for us.  How easy was that... 

Enjoy xo

This is super easy and you are getting a great Paleo seafood dinner that has so many great nutrients for a healthy body!  Get over to your local seafood store or if you are in the Hartford area tell Telly I sent you to City Fish!