For my second look at Iceland Catch I’ll be reviewing the Cod Fillet Portions they sent me recently. I asked around some of my family members and friends, most of them involved someway with our local fishing industry and they fall into two camps: Either they like haddock much better than cod, or they can’t … Read More “Cod Livornese Style Thanks To Iceland Catch” »
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I was contacted by an Iceland Catch representative who invited me to review their haddock to see for myself what sets their fish apart.
I’m opening up another package from my Red’s Best shipment. This time it’s summer flounder, better known as fluke where I’m from.
Red’s Best was selling frozen one-pound bags of black sea bass for $18. Now it was time to break out a thawed package from Black Sea Bass from Red’s Best for a weeknight dinner.
Red’s Best partners New England’s commercial fisherman with technology that allows for full traceability of the catch.
As part of National Seafood Month, I decided to try a local, but new fish to me. I grabbed 2 pounds of local cusk from Fisherman’s Wharf Gloucester.
The other day I got a notice on Facebook that Steve Connolly Seafoods in Gloucester had local bluefin tuna. It’s been a while since I’ve been down to Connolly’s wharf and far too long since I had bluefin tuna. As a matter of fact, I don’t think I ever cooked bluefin even though I’ve been … Read More “Gloucester-Caught Bluefin Tuna: Wicked Good!” »
Around here, summer means shellfish and recently I had two great dinners featuring our locally harvested clams. Soft shell steamers one night, and delicious stuffed clams another is not a bad way to start what will be a very different summer. Alden Burnham, like his father Harold Burnham, is a man of many talents: Schoolteacher, … Read More “Steamers And Stuffies: Local Clams Are The Best Clams!” »
Sea scallops, whether baked with crumbs, fried like clams, pan-seared, or grilled, are comfort food, Gloucester style.
During a visit to Fisherman’s Wharf Gloucester, I got a two pound lobster for $16! Compare that to the price of steak.