Shucking Apalachicola Bay Oysters

More plump, meaty, succulent and mellow than other oysters, these Gulf of Mexico mollusks AKA Apalachicola Oysters slide down nice and easy. Last night’s meal (an invitation to dinner) was a slammin’ oyster feast-shucking and sucking. I’m not much on the slippery slope of oysters, but I did have one with a cracker and butter….

Fish and Chips

I was really proud of my son this week. He made his first fish meal. It was an Australian kind of fish that I picked up at the market. I have said before that he likes fish more than red meat. Now the opposite is true of my youngest. She orders chicken at a fish…

Under the Sea

“Do not overcook this dish. Most seafoods…should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.” Jeff Smith (The Frugal Gourmet) This week’s menu, alas, is Seafood. I wonder if this is what the Eskimo mom says when she plans her weekly meals?  “Kids, it’s boiled seal or fried whale, again, for dinner tonight.”…