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    Spanish-Style Cauliflower Gnocchi Skillet

    Spanish-Style Cauliflower Gnocchi Skillet

    If you love paella, this recipe will charm you! It has all the warm flavors of paella: smoked paprika, Spanish Chorizo, saffron, garlic
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    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    When it's important or tradition to have a non-meat, light dinner (such as breaking the fast to end the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur),
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    Asian Salmon Salad

    Asian Salmon Salad

    Fresh salmon is one of my favorite fish...it is healthy (with all those Omega's), it is simple to cook, and it pairs beautifully with all so
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    Shrimp Tacos with Corn, Bacon & Lime Crema

    Shrimp Tacos with Corn, Bacon & Lime Crema

    Tacos are just a way of life in our household. I've got them on the menu plan at least once every few weeks. I'm always looking for a way
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    Cedar Plank Sesame Salmon

    Cedar Plank Sesame Salmon

    What are you serving to a crowd of people for Labor Day? Get a jump on the planning by choosing this easy and delicious recipe.
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    Grilled Tuna with Cherry-Nectarine Chutney

    Grilled Tuna with Cherry-Nectarine Chutney

    The combination of fresh ahi tuna with mint is outstanding, and when you throw it on the grill and top it with a stone-fruit chutney, it's
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    Salmon & Scallion Spread

    Salmon & Scallion Spread

    For a wonderful appetizer, I love this recipe. Using home-cured salmon as the base, just add a bit of sour cream or labne, some lemon
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    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    While contemplating the menu for an upcoming cocktail party, I got thinking about how much I love serving a large fillet of smoked salmon
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    Salmon Piccata

    Salmon Piccata

    Do you ever just want a wonderfully flavored dish that is as easy as it is delicious? I love hosting elaborate dinner parties and creating
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    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail or Coctel de Camarones, is one of my favorite appetizers. It works well for warm-weather menus as well as any other
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    Halibut with Spicy Sausage & Tomatoes

    Halibut with Spicy Sausage & Tomatoes

    ...you know that I'm all about prepping ahead of time, simple ingredients, not a lot of fuss when guests are present, and easy clean up.
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    Seared Salmon with Weeping Tomatoes

    Seared Salmon with Weeping Tomatoes

    Salmon is one of the more popular fish to cook. And, it's no wonder...it's easy to find fresh, good-quality salmon.
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    Seafood Hot Pot

    Seafood Hot Pot

    When you can't think about holiday cooking any longer (turkey, roast beef, glazed ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, blah blah blah),
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    Sugar & Salt-Cured Salmon

    Sugar & Salt-Cured Salmon

    I love cured salmon, and I discovered years ago that making my own is so easy! Over the years, I've made Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax and ...
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    Weeknight Clams & Spanish Chorizo Paella

    Weeknight Clams & Spanish Chorizo Paella

    I picked up a bunch of clams the other day with no recipe in mind. I just thought they looked so fresh and delicious!  I decided that paella
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    Shrimp with Honey, Lemon & Caper Sauce

    Shrimp with Honey, Lemon & Caper Sauce

    If you are a shrimp lover, as I am, you have your favorite go-to recipes that you know by heart and make every few weeks.
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    Bucatini with Clams & Wilted Greens

    Bucatini with Clams & Wilted Greens

    When small clams are available, I don't ever hesitate to buy them.  What I will do with them is anyone's guess.  I decided to deviate from..
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    Baltimore-Stye Crab Cakes

    Baltimore-Stye Crab Cakes

    Crab Cakes are one of those dishes that I take amazing joy in eating.  But only if it's really, really good.  I'm a bit of a snob when it...
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    Linguine alle Vongole

    Linguine alle Vongole

    With this lockdown we're all experiencing, a lot of pantries are getting cleared out (maybe for the first time in years? Just sayin'...).
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    Arcadia Grilled Chop Salad

    Arcadia Grilled Chop Salad

    One of my favorite recipes when the weather warms up is this delicious Arcadia Grilled Chop Salad.
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    Maple-Roasted Salmon Brûlée

    Maple-Roasted Salmon Brûlée

    There is nothing better to me than simply roasting salmon. A little olive oil, salt & pepper and you're done!
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    Shrimp Linguine with Herbs & Corn

    Shrimp Linguine with Herbs & Corn

    It's summer and we're all looking for light and simple recipes. I have fallen in love with the flavors of this pasta dish.
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