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By Chile Doctor, August 18th, 2011, at 8:30 pm
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
Chef Mark Bittman knows fish. And meat. And veggies. And just about everything you can eat. He’s an award-winning cook, and he has been on a quest to improve how America cooks and eats for more than thirty years.
He’s squarely in the camp that says [...]
By Chile Doctor, August 11th, 2011, at 7:30 am
Overfishing has caused cod fisheries all over the Atlantic and Baltic to collapse. The Pacific species are still going strong, though, and that’s likely the cod fillet you’ll get if you go to the fishmonger today for cod. Generally, prices for cod have increased the past several years due to supply issues. If you [...]
By Chile Doctor, July 21st, 2011, at 7:41 pm
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
It’s a good day when you can build a blog post the easy way. Or present a great fish dish, the easy way. I’m getting a two-fer today. Guess that makes today a great day!
One of the foodie blogs I occasionally check in with has [...]
By Chile Doctor, July 14th, 2011, at 8:00 pm
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
What is a croquette, anyway? According to the standard of truth these days, a croquette is
… a small fried food roll containing usually as main ingredients mash potatoes, and/or minced meat (veal, beef, chicken, or turkey), shellfish, fish, vegetables, and soaked white bread, egg, onion, [...]
By Chile Doctor, July 9th, 2011, at 9:00 pm
According to this press release, the commercial shrimp season for both Texas state and federal waters (out to 200 miles) begins 30 minutes after sunset on Friday, July 15th. Shortly after that, fresh crustaceans will be making their way onshore for your delectation. Or as Bubba in Forrest Gump said:
Anyway, like I was sayin’, [...]
By Chile Doctor, June 30th, 2011, at 9:03 pm
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
There are a number of very appetizing beers made in Mexico. Most folks know about Corona, a drinkable lager and the best-selling non-domestic beer in the States. Other recognizable labels include Pacifico, Negra Modelo, Dos XX, Tecate and Bohemia. I’m partial to the darker beers, [...]
By Chile Doctor, June 16th, 2011, at 1:02 pm
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
Ah, summertime. (You folks up North, you gotta wait; but we’ve got summer here already. Eat your hearts out.) Picnics and ballgames. Grilling everything. Boat rides, soccer camp and backpacking. Lemonade stands. Shave ice. Blockbuster movies. Cold beer on a hot afternoon.
And did I mention [...]
By Chile Doctor, June 2nd, 2011, at 5:00 am
This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»
As promised, a Fish 4 Friday this week. (Yes, I might have misspoke mentioned something about doubling up this week. Well, life’s full of tough surprises.) With crab and shrimp mostly out of season by now, I’ll be talking more about plain ol’ fish than [...]
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