Fish and Seafood

Mother’s Day just seems to call out for champagne and brunch. Since the occasion falls in the Spring, these quintessential ideas using fresh eggs, fresh strawberries and a citrus marmalade are perfect. The good husband made the brunch and cocktails for me….recipes below! Perfect Mother’s Day Drink: Strawberry Lavender Champagne This drink is so good …

You can use an indoor grill to get blackened or grilled white fish that are perfect for making healthy fish tacos. Add some avocado cream and pickled onions and you’ll have the best homemade Mexican fish tacos. A bonus is they also happen to be quick and easy! Sides, Sauces & Slaws for Fish Tacos …

This is an easy, delicious way to bring your favorite fish filets to the table in a hurry! The nutty crunch of the pistachio crust is a low carb option to breading fish. It offers flavor to sometimes-bland white fish and can compliment robust-flavored fish filets like tuna or salmon. What kind of Fish Works …

The Main Points Before noting health benefits or weight loss success of the Pesco Mediterranean, here is a summary of the key components: It is a plant-rich diet (lifestyle) It is rich in tree nuts Fish and seafood are the principle source of animal food The principle fat source is extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), but …

This is an easy 5-minute plum sauce that pairs wonderfully with many different types of fish (and other proteins). The bite of the plums is a wonderful addition to cod, tuna, mahi mahi or salmon. This recipe is for pan-fried fish but the plum sauce would work with grilled, baked or even poached fish. Plum …

Seared tuna steaks only take 3 minutes to cook! Serve them with this white bean and tomato side dish and you have a healthy slow carb or Pesco Mediterranean weeknight dinner. Will Frozen Tuna Steaks Work? Yes!! While frozen tuna steaks are not sushi-grade quality, they are delicious and available to the home cook. We’re …

Camarão na Moranga (Shrimp in Pumpkin) is a creamy seafood stew from Brazil beautifully served in a colorful pumpkin. Traditionally it would be served in a pinkish heirloom variety of pumpkin called Moranga (see photo below). If you can’t find this variety however, an orange baking pumpkin will work just fine. The flavor and the presentation …

These robustly flavored salmon skewers (or kebabs) are ready to eat in 30 minutes and are cooked indoors for year-round enjoyment. If you keep the spicy, lemon-herbal marinade but change up the vegetables, you can have an easy low carb dish for Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter. How to Choose the Vegetables for Making Kebabs? …

Bouillabaisse is a hearty French seafood stew, similar to cioppino but further characterized by the addition of saffron and a fish stock/white wine base as the broth. Fennel and orange peels are also ingredients that are common to a French bouillabaisse and are included in the recipe below. What exactly is Bouillabaisse? While the fish …

Creamed spinach is a classic and it is easily modified to be low carb or keto. Pairing it with seared scallops is a match made in heaven

Mexican jicama slaw is made with low carb ingredients including tomatillos, jicama and tajin spice blend. It is excellent as a fish sandwich or fish taco

These low carb buns can be used with burgers, sandwiches or with soups. They are made with almond flour, eggs, mozerella cheese and cream cheese

Low carb Jambalaya is perfect for modifications to a keto diet or a vegetarian diet without losing the robus Cajun flavor

Salmon is easy to grill indoors and easy to make into an exquisite Spring low carb or keto dinner. Here is a Mexican-inspired recipe

Mexican fish stew or Sopa de Pescado is a healthy dinner that works well with low carb or keto lifestyles and is quick and easy to make.