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A Quick, Seafood Stew Perfumed With Tomatoes, Aromatics & Herbs

01.21.14

One of my favorite pastimes is heading down to Mexico to fish. I enjoy the fishing itself – and I love seafood! So, not surprisingly, the seafood stew featured here is my kind of meal. It’s an impressive but easy dish that comes together in about 20 minutes. (Click here to see the recipe.) “This […]

Turkish Swordfish Kebabs with Celeriac, Orange and Walnut Salad

11.02.12

Turkey is blessed with loads of fresh seafood. Turks prepare it simply and serve it with an accompaniment that takes little effort to make. The swordfish kebabs featured here do just that. (Click here to see the recipe.) This approach leaves “the fish tasting of the sea, river or stream from which it was plucked,” […]

How Poaching Fish (like Salmon) in Olive Oil Got Popular (Thank Ms. Wolfert!)

05.18.12

Paula Wolfert was among the first food gurus in this country to poach salmon and halibut in extra virgin olive oil. The noted cookbook author and food anthropologist recalls years ago visiting the Spanish island of Mallorca, where she watched a chef simmer pieces of fish and shellfish in quarts of olive oil. That encounter […]

Olive Oil Primer: Patience When Poaching Halibut, Other Food

07.09.10

We’ve been checking with chefs about how they poach food in extra virgin olive oil. Denver-area chef Gregory Strickland is a big fan of the cooking technique. He tells us EVOO “preserves the texture” of a fish like halibut and delivers good flavor. But he also tells us “patience” is crucial when poaching fish and […]

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A Quick, Seafood Stew Perfumed With Tomatoes, Aromatics & Herbs

Turkish Swordfish Kebabs with Celeriac, Orange and Walnut Salad

How Poaching Fish (like Salmon) in Olive Oil Got Popular (Thank Ms. Wolfert!)

Olive Oil Primer: Patience When Poaching Halibut, Other Food

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