Very similar to Shrimp Louie Salad, our Shrimp Salad Sandwich is tossed with homemade Thousand Island Dressing and loaded onto a bagel or croissant. Other times, we make a salad. Regardless, it is delicious. The Thousand Island Dressing is a bit sweeter than just using…

Some of the world’s best oysters come from the cold Atlantic waters, from Ireland to the North American coastline.  Once a poor man’s food, oysters have become a delicacy served with a Mignonette and various other condiments!  Ireland is home of the Galway Oyster Festival, where the…

Sea Scallops are delicate, rich and pair beautifully with brown butter. Toss some pasta on the side to use up the butter or mop it up with a baguette. Blood Orange Salad and Vinaigrette pairs beautifully with the scallops………..on the side or make it a…

Seafood Cocktail Spread became popular with the Best of Bridge series – that became our go to cookbooks in the 70’s and 80’s. That truly was Haute Cuisine. This is our adapted version and the spread really must be made with “from scratch Cocktail Sauce“.

New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp gets its name from the smoky flavour the shrimp take on after being cooked in Worcestershire sauce and has very little to do with the barbecue. This recipe can be as simple as cooking the shrimp with butter and Worcestershire sauce…

Halibut and Ginger Coconut Curry pair beautifully together. Halibut is a firm, yet mild and moist tasting white fish that is perfect resting on top of a silky, really easy ginger coconut curry.

The only thing better than Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce is the addition of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. The perfect appetizer for a crowd or just the family! Homemade cocktail sauce is far better than anything purchased; make it as tangy as you want!

Thanks to Julia Child, the New York Times and Cob’s Bread Bakery………..for a Sunday lunch worth a picture! The Times ran a story this week about one of Julia Child’s favourites – the Tuna Sandwich. She ate such rich food travelling, that when at home…

This very quintessential French dish of mussels, wine and cream is perfect served with crusty grilled baguette. Serves 2 as an entree and 4 as an appetizer. France claims the wine and cream version, Belgium serves Moulds Frites (with Fresh Fries), Spain serves them up…

Cooking the Lobster Tails earlier in the day makes this dinner treat come together in minutes. There are basically two styles of Lobster Rolls, one that uses mayonnaise (cold roll) and the other uses butter (warm roll).