Tag Archives: pescetarian

Salmon Cakes

Posted on November 30, 2012 by scarpettakate

Broiling a nice piece of salmon is just about the fastest dinner possible, and one I rely on pretty often on busy weeknights. Sometimes I’ll dress it up with a mustard glaze or yogurt dill sauce, but nine times out … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged crab cake, dinner, easy, main dish, pescetarian, quick, salmon, seafood | 6 Comments

Butter Lettuce & Lobster Salad

Posted on May 25, 2012 by scarpettakate

There’s something awfully festive about serving lobster for lunch, a little fancy even, and this warm-weather salad is a lovely way to do it. Toss sweet hunks of shellfish with ruffles of crisp-tender butter lettuce, little garden peas and creamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged avocado, crab, dinner, easy, entree, first course, lunch, pescetarian, salad, seafood, simple, spring, summer, tarragon | 6 Comments

Barbecued Oysters

Posted on January 21, 2012 by scarpettakate

Matt and I spent a few rainy days up near Tomales Bay, an estuary in western Marin County (as far west as you can go, actually) that’s famous for its thriving oyster aquacultures. Despite the blustery weather, our timing was … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged barbecued, grilled, grilling, oysters, pescetarian, seafood, shellfish, Tomales Bay | Leave a comment

Tomato Tart Niçoise

Posted on September 16, 2011 by scarpettakate

The tomatoes are finally shining around here, and I’ve been serving them up in plain slabs, naked and unadorned save for a dusting of salt and pepper. After awhile, I figured even perfect tomatoes might like to get a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged anchovy, baked, baking, capers, caramelized onions, early fall, first course, Mediterranean, Nicoise, olives, pescetarian, puff pastry, savory, simple, summer, tart | 1 Comment

Green Goddess Dressing

Posted on June 15, 2011 by scarpettakate

Invented at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel in 1923, in homage to a hit play of the same name, Green Goddess dressing also gets its name from its smiley-happy shade of celadon green, flecked with chives and parsley. Local food columnist … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged avocado, classic, condiment, dip, easy, herbs, pescetarian, salad dressing, spring, summer | 2 Comments

Sardines on Toast

Posted on June 8, 2011 by scarpettakate

Today’s recipe isn’t going to win any beauty contests. (Nice try, parsley sprig.) And on paper, “sardines on toast” sounds sort of Dickensian and sad, some little soot-covered street urchin’s attempt at a proper meal. I promise you, though, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged easy, pantry, pescetarian, quick, seafood, simple | 3 Comments

Romesco Grilled Shrimp

Posted on May 18, 2011 by scarpettakate

Romesco sauce, for those of you uninitiated in its kicky charms, is an earthy, flavor-packed staple of Catalan cuisine, a sort of parallel-universe pesto made from olive oil, chiles, tomatoes, garlic, ground almonds and hazelnuts. Romesco tastes warm and nutty, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged BBQ, Catalan, grilled, grilling, pescetarian, prawns, seafood, shrimp, Spanish, spring, summer, vegan, vegetarian | 12 Comments

Brandade

Posted on February 16, 2011 by scarpettakate

Fans of comfort food, of warm-and-creamy appetizers, of dips and spreads and cheeses: you are going to love me for this. Seafood lovers will swoon. Southerners raised on crab dip and mavens of New York deli whitefish salad, meet your … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, bacalao, bacalhau, baccala, baguette, brandade de morue, cod, creamy, dip, first course, fish, french, garlic, Mediterranean, morue, olive oil, pescetarian, puree, salt cod, salted cod, seafood, winter | 5 Comments

Pan Bagnat

Posted on February 5, 2011 by scarpettakate

Winter weather got you down? Since the rest of the country is snowbound by blizzards this week, I thought I might gloat over our 60 degree temps in Northern California share a classic recipe that’s both quick (all that shoveling … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged albacore, anchovy, french, lemon, lunch, Nicoise, pescetarian, sandwich, tuna, tuna nicoise, tuna salad | 5 Comments

Cioppino

Posted on December 29, 2010 by scarpettakate

After a brief delay, Dungeness crab season is in full, seafood-y swing in San Francisco. With a rich, clean flavor and a substantial texture (closer to lobster or snow crab than the silky, tender shreds of Atlantic blues), Dungeness is … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chowder, crab, dungeness, fish stock, healthy, italian, local, pescetarian, San Francisco, seafood, soup, stew, tomato, traditional | 2 Comments