I picked up some frozen langostino tails from Trader Joe’s, which are sourced from Chile and already cooked, because I thought they would be good to have on hand for a quick and easy meal.  Langostino sourced from Chile is relatively sustainable due to the Chilean government’s strict oversight of […]

 I believe that it is best to avoid animal products if one wants to do the utmost to protect the environment through one’s eating and cooking practices.  I find it difficult to do this all the time though, and I do love seafood.  So once in a while I allow […]

  This is the simplest of dishes, and very tasty.  This recipe was sort of given to me many years ago by someone I sat next to at a dinner party, a Chesapeake Bay fisherman from the Eastern Shore of Maryland.  He told me to basically cook striped bass (also […]

  Yesterday I bought fish for dinner, not knowing exactly how I was going to cook it.  I bought sole that came from Rhode Island waters, which are very close to where I live in Connecticut.  My reasoning being that fish sourced close to home requires fewer resources to transport […]

 To poach salmon, boil enough water to cover fish in a pan (I use a fish poacher but you could also use a large, wide, deep skillet that has a cover), along with about a cup of white wine, some salt and pepper.  Immerse the fish in it and cook […]

  Serves 4 1 ½ lbs. flounder fillets ¼ cup flour ¼ cup cornmeal 1 ½ tsp. lime-infused coarse sea salt (or just coarse sea salt, if you don’t have lime-infused handy) zest from 1 lime dash cayenne freshly ground black pepper to taste 4 TBS olive oil 2 TBS […]

 The environmental impact of eating fish concerns me, and I have been contemplating how to present a discussion here on such a complex topic.  I have researched fish farming and tried to understand which species I might eat with a clear conscience.  I have not come up with clear answers, […]