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Monday's Leftovers: Marinated Squid Salad
When it's sunny and warm outside, I often find myself wanting some good, old-fashioned shore food, like buttery lobster rolls and rich, meaty crab cakes. Since they're not the healthiest of weeknight options, I'm going to curb my seafood cravings with a tangy salad made by tossing together leftover calamari, dried tomatoes, and crisp vegetables. Add in a citrus-tinged tarragon vinaigrette, and transport yourself to the beach.
Sunday BBQ: Grilled Squid With Ginger, Celery, and Apple Slaw
After eating my way through the tasting tents at SF Chefs. Food. Wine this weekend, I'm looking forward to sitting down to a dinner that's light and healthy, but still full of flavor.
Seafood Cocktail Two Ways — Beginner and Expert
Now that it's Summer, all the attention has been turned to typical warm-weather fare, like barbecue and burgers. But don't discount fresh seafood dishes as wonderful additions to any backyard feast. Items like ceviche and shrimp rémoulade will help break up monotony at the appetizer table — as will an exotic, indulgent seafood cocktail.
Do You Cook Calamari at Home?
Do You Cook Calamari at Home?
Yes, I love calamari, and it's so easy to cook at home.
No, I love calamari, but I prefer to order it when I dine out.
7 Surefire Sustainable Seafood Options
Though organic produce has been at the forefront of the food movement over the last handful of years, sustainable seafood has only recently gained much-needed attention. Fishing practices for some of America's most popular seafood choices (salmon, eel, Chilean sea bass) are putting seafood populations in peril, interrupting aquatic habitats, and causing damaging water pollution.
I'll be the first to admit that it can be hard to keep track of what seafood is and isn't environmentally sound to eat, since it depends on the way it's caught and where it comes from.
Do You Prefer the Rings or the Tentacles of Calamari?
On New Year's Day, my hungover friends and I were craving Spanish comfort food. We wound up going to one of the best tapas haunts in Chicago, Café Iberico. When this calamari dish came to the table, we got into a discussion about what part of the squid tasted better — the rings or the tentacles — and none of us could come to a consensus.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Sept. 10, 2008
- Oodles of noodles: Ramen is having its moment in the spotlight. — The Oregonian
- Are the presidential candidates what they eat? — Boston Globe
- French Laundry's Thomas Keller on culinary opportunities.
Would You Eat This Dried Cuttlefish?
Yesterday while at a Chinese supermarket, I came across the popular Asian snack: dried cuttlefish. Cuttlefish is similar to squid, and these dried snacks are chewy and meaty with a briny, slightly sweet flavor.
I grew up eating them and think they're deliciously addictive, but I can see how their threadlike texture and fishy smell might turn people away.
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Product of the Day: Edible Squid-Flavored Postcards
Surumail Edible Squid-flavored Postcards are made of dried squid. This squid jerky is flattened, vacuumed packed and affixed with a mailing label. It isn't available yet in the United States, but when it is, I plan on buying some squid ink from an Italian deli, firing off a letter, and telling my friends to EAT IT (in a nice way).
Savory Sights: Squid and Barley Salad
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