Fish and Seafood Archives

Fettuccine al salmone affumicato (Smoked Salmon Fettuccine)

10 April 2010

I love smoked salmon. It is so incredibly versatile, delicious and good for you, too. And it adds a touch […]

25 January 2010

Baccalà, or dried salt cod, is a favorite meal around our house, even if it only appears occasionally on the

23 January 2010

One of the best kept culinary secrets in Italy is the cuisine of northern Lazio in and around the city

5 December 2009

A Friday night favorite at our place—and a classic summer dish and traditional Christmas Eve primo piatto—is spaghetti with clam

4 December 2009

Even though my paternal grandfather was from Grumo Appula, a small town outside Bari in the southeastern Italian region of

8 November 2009

Here’s a wonderfully rich but yet light supper dish— Curried Steamed Mussels —from Belgium, the world capital of mussel dishes. With a

7 November 2009

Here’s a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of

7 October 2009

Here’s a quick note on another staple weeknight dinner: pasta al tonno. Very fast and almost as easy as opening

22 August 2009

Salt cod can be hard to find. It takes some considerable time to prepare and, plus, codfish stocks are