Archive for the ‘Fish and Seafood’ Category

Bakalar: Croatian Cod Stew

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Listen: Bakalar: John J. Goddard podcast 12.25.2007 The Christmas meal in Croatia nearly always includes bakalar, a simple stew of dried cod and potatoes. It's beyond delectable. The Croatian word bakalar is not only the name of the dish, but also of the fish. It's a derivation of bacalao, the Spanish ...

One-Skillet Snacking

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

I was thinking Mediterranean when I went to town on this one, but it looks pretty Asian. Well, Spaghetti Bolognese is Asian-Mediterranean fusion of a sort, what with the Chinese purportedly inventing the noodle a few days after the Big Bang. So I shouldn't feel awkward for depicting this little ...

Crab+Bacon+Walnut=Ravioli

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

First, I got to work on the filling. I had Dungeness crab and bacon, and decided to bind them with potatoes and walnuts. Of course, merely mashing up two potatoes wasn't enough for me. No, I actually made a micro-batch of fresh shrimp stock from shells, carrot, onion, celery, parsley, ...