Rock Fish with Lobster Sauce

You would be surprised what you can find in my freezer. In this case some high line ingredients like rock fish and lobster. This is perfect for a Mothers Day meal. Now, if you live in Michigan, rock fish won’t be available, so use walleye or whitefish. Those on the coast can use cod or…

Crab Rangoon Blintz

This popular appetizer is normally done in a won ton wrapper and deep fried. This is a a softer version since a crepe is involved but still some texture by frying the crape’. I did add some celery for a little crunch. I used real crab (not the imitation stuff), hot sauce, chives, and cream…

Meatloaf Cupcakes

I saw this online and since I’ve been hankering for some meat loaf, it’s time to have some fun. This looks great, and the meat loaf is traditional style of pork, veal, and beef. I did cheat and use some store bought gravy and box potatoes because the box potatoes pipe better than scratch which…

Soft Shell Crab in a Soft Taco

This one started as a question about me cooking some cicadas when they come out of the ground later this year. My response is that I’m too old to chase bugs. So instead I’m doing their relative: the soft shell crab (75% match) in a soft taco shell. Wrap your head around that. I added…

Smoked Salmon Benedict

I saw this on Food TV and as per usual made some changes. This starts with a sour cream dill schmear, a potato pancake base, then some smoked salmon. A poached egg joins the party, then a chive hollandaise sauce is introduced and then topped with some salmon caviar. Kinda like New York deli meets…