Can you feel that? The sense of anticipation in the air? The overwhelming feeling of expectancy with a slightly foreboding edge? This can only mean one thing. Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays, much like New Year’s, where you feel as if you should be doing something over-the-top. Your celebration must be of epic proportions, mapping …
Clam Chowder, a Christmas Tradition
Clam chowder for Christmas. It’s as sure as Santa Clause. The stockings are excavated, the presents beneath the tree have exploded into a flurry of paper, tissue and cardboard and the morning helpings of prosecco and egg nog have run dry. It is now time for clam chowder, our family’s tradition. Being from New England, my Mom makes a smooth, soothing, …
Fried Calamari
I couldn’t understand what had just happened. All I wanted to do was copy a few sentences and paste them into another document. Simple, right? But I was left staring at a blank screen in disbelief. My entire post for fried calamari was gone. Erased. Photos of squid now floating about somewhere in cyberspace. Don’t cry Lindsey, don’t cry. You …
Pan-Seared Salmon with Basil Cream Sauce
The first thing I do when beginning a blog post is to shuffle through the couple hundred photos I took, picking out the very best in the lot. This generally results in around 15-20 shots to load and detail. It really hit me how easy and delicious this salmon was when I came up with only seven photos outlining the …
Foodie-Girl Fish Fry
True confession: sometimes I really want fish sticks. This was a favorite of mine growing up and I can’t even begin to imagine the amount my brother, sister and I must have consumed throughout our childhood. So, rather than stocking my freezer with boxes of frozen, less than quality fish, I turned to the foodie-girl side of me and set …
Soy and Salt Rock Salmon with Isreali CousCous
When I picked up the gift box it was very heavy and dense. I couldn’t begin to guess what my parents had picked out for me this time. My Mom and Dad always give us gifts with meaning and great thoughtfulness. There will be sweaters and books to fill in the gaps but there is always something that has been …