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Copper River Salmon

Posted by: Thursday on: May 27, 2008

is basically an event here in the NW. At anywhere from 10 – 20 and even more a pound for a whole fish, it’ s not cheap either. BUT, it IS worth it. Simply put, the simpler you make it, the better.
Simple BBQ Copper River Sockeye Salmon
*1 bouquet of fresh herbs (in packs, [...]

Shrimp Quesadillas

Posted by: Thursday on: May 16, 2008

4-5 roma tomatoes, diced
2 avocados, diced
1 bunch of green onions, sliced
1 large jalapeno, sliced
3/4 cup cilantro, chopped
2 cups Mexican shredded cheese
1 lb shrimp meat
Mix up in a med-sized bowl and add several squirts of lime juice.  Spread the mixture on a flour tortilla, top with another one and grill until brown and slightly crispy.  Makes [...]

Jamaican Spiced Chicken

Posted by: Thursday on: May 8, 2008

Page 264 in the May 2005 issue of Cooking Light.  The main modification was the use of about a cup of plain, nonfat yogurt with the rub, making a marinade instead.  And we inadvertently marinated it overnight.  However, this made it very flavorful and tender.  We had rice and a fresh pineapple and avocado salad, [...]

Crab Tacos

Posted by: Thursday on: April 3, 2008

Page 110 in the April 2008 Sunset.  The filling is essentially onion, jalapeño and crabmeat, sautéed up real quick.  I got canned and it worked fine.  The toppings were avocados, roma tomatoes, what should have been Mexican cheese, but instead ended up being Italian, La Victoria’s Salsa Verde, which btw, is delicious, and light [...]

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  • Kens soup recipes: Sounds like a delicious chinese soup, I haven't tried one quite like this before so it's on next weeks schedule.
  • Emily: Sounds great and I agree with the simplicity - you don't want to pay the big bucks for quality wild salmon just to cover it's flavor! We're having a s
  • kyletowle: Oh yeah that agave tequila is what its all about!

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