Grabbing the Gusto

Deirdre Reid – Freelance Writer & Home Cook

Flounder piccata is a quick, boldly flavored yet light dish that can also be made with any other thin fillets—sole, tilapia, pollock, haddock, skate or cod. So simple and so good. ~~~ Piccata is one of those recipes that’s really easy to throw together with ingredients that are usually on hand, although there’s no guarantee …

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A quick dinner recipe featuring golden tilefish with a spicy breadcrumb topping. Try it with any white fish fillets including cod, tilapia, flounder, snapper, bass, croaker, halibut or grouper. ~~~ I found some interesting info about golden tilefish on NOAA’s Fish Watch website. “The saying ‘you are what you eat’ rings true for this fish – they …

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Ribbonfish puttanesca is a quick, boldly-flavored dish of tomatoes, garlic, red pepper, black olives, capers, anchovies and herbs. You can substitute cod, snapper or bass for the ribbonfish. ~~~ I had never heard of ribbonfish before buying it at Locals Seafoods. It’s a popular fish in Asian markets but you don’t often see it elsewhere. …

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This Italian recipe features dogfish with tomato, fennel, pancetta and white wine, topped with a gremolata of parsley, pine nuts and lemon.  Substitute cod, monkfish, shark or swordfish for dogfish. ~~~ In addition to our winter CSA share from In Good Heart Farm, we’re also getting a CSF (community supported fishery) share from Locals Seafoods. Every week …

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A quick and flexible dinner recipe — top cod fillets with a pistachio-breadcrumb coating or try a different fish with a different nut coating. ~~~ The last time I served this pistachio-crumb cod for dinner, Jim said, “You really have a thing for cod, don’t you?” Guilty. I bought two large fillets of cod on sale. …

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Baked cod or salmon, spicy sausage and white beans — if you haven’t ever tried that combination of flavors, please do, it will become a favorite recipe, especially for chilly evenings. ~~~ Fish and sausage?! Does that sound weird to you? If you’re of Portuguese descent, you’re saying, oh no, not weird at all. The Portuguese …

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