Quick Summary: A Louisiana seafood gumbo thickened with okra instead of roux or filé powder. Made with shrimp, white fish, the Cajun trinity, and a homemade spice blend. Easier than traditional dark-roux gumbo and just as flavorful. Prep: 15 min | Cook: 35 min | Serves: 4 Jump to: RECIPE | What is Gumbo? | …
Quick Summary: Authentic Spanish seafood paella with mussels, shrimp, squid, and clams cooked in saffron-infused fish stock. This recipe comes from my contributor Marijke, who lived in Spain for four years and made paella regularly with friends over an outdoor gas burner. The goal is socarrat, that coveted crispy rice layer on the bottom that …
Quick Summary: Master the five essential methods for cooking fish fillets: sautéing, roasting, grilling, poaching, and steaming. Each technique works for red snapper, cod, halibut, and most white fish. Includes a specific recipe for sautéed red snapper with sour cream dill sauce. Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 8-20 minutes depending on method | …
Quick Summary: Salmon fillets glazed with a creamy harissa-mayo sauce and broiled until golden. The North African spice blend adds warmth and complexity without extra carbs. Ready in 20 minutes. Prep time: 10 minutes | Cook time: 10 minutes | Serves: 4 Jump to: RECIPE | What is Harissa? | Uses for Harissa | Homemade …
Grilled Scallops with Heirloom Tomato Jam is a unique and wonderful dinner when served over polenta or a corn puree
Quick Summary: Cod al Pil Pil is a classic Basque dish of fish cooked in garlic-infused olive oil, then finished with an emulsified sauce made from the fish’s own collagen. This version uses fresh or frozen cod instead of traditional salt cod, with sliced jalapeño for heat. Prep: 15 min | Cook: 10 min | …
Quick Summary: Grilled white fish in warm corn tortillas with creamy avocado sauce, tangy pickled onions, and crisp cabbage. The essential Baja taco: simple, fresh, and satisfying. Includes instructions for indoor grilling, homemade spice rub, and avocado cream. Tips on using a comal for perfect tortillas. Prep: 40 min | Cook: 15 min | Serves: …
This is an easy, delicious way to bring a low carb fish dinner to the table in a hurry! This recipe uses ground pistachio nuts to form a crust, or the “breading”, for fish filets. The crunch of the nuts and the rich, meaty texture of the fish is paired with a silky sour cream …
Oyster stew is a classic Christmas Eve recipe, but it also serves as creamy comfort food that will get you through any cold evening. Fresh oysters are ideal for this soup, but canned oysters can work almost as well if fresh are not available. This soup/stew recipe is made with a base of bacon and …
Quick Summary: Quick Summary: Spice-rubbed mahi mahi filets pan-fried and topped with a quick plum sauce made from fresh plums, onion, butter, and broth. Works with any firm white fish and fits a Pesco Mediterranean or low carb diet. Prep: 10 min | Cook: 10 min | Serves: 4 Jump to: RECIPE | Plum Sauce …
Seared tuna steaks take about 3 minutes to cook, which makes them ideal for weeknight dinners when time is short. This recipe makes them with a quick balsamic reduction and serves them with a white bean side dish with tomatoes and sage. I developed this recipe when I was a diet and health coach at …
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 …
Quick Summary: Salmon cubes marinated in lemon, garlic, and fresh thyme, then grilled on skewers with cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and radicchio. Ready in 30 minutes and easy to cook indoors year-round. Naturally slow carb friendly. Prep: 10 min | Cook: 5 min | Serves: 4 Jump to: RECIPE | Guide for Making Kebabs | Best …
Bouillabaisse is a hearty French seafood stew, similar to cioppino but further characterized by adding 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. This easy but elegant low-carb bouillabaisse is great for …
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