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Everybody loves bacon these days – we love it because its an easy way to add some delicious complimentary flavor to a wide variety of seafood items! Let’s start with the obvious – bacon wrapped shrimp and or scallops. Shrimp and scallops are ready to cook – just wrap a slice (or a portion of a slice) around each shrimp …
Seafood for Breakfast? Why not start the day with protein rich seafood! If you’re looking for unique and delicious ways to get those two-servings-a-week in, we’ve got some great ideas! Scrambles or omelets with seafood fillings are great for an everyday breakfast or for something more exciting, like a brunch. We like sweet bay shrimp with pesto, smoked trout with …
We know a lot of you love to cook – that’s why you seek out specialty purveyors like Santa Monica Seafood when you’re on the hunt for special ingredients for your next dinner party. But what about taking it to the next level – as in becoming a professional chef? There are many routes that lead to the kitchen, and …
Everyone knows that seafood is a healthy choice – don’t take away those health benefits by seasoning with too much salt! Here are some ways to reduce your sodium use when cooking seafood. Cook from Scratch The easiest way to control sodium intake is in your own kitchen! Cooking from scratch means you have total control over how much salt …
Every once in a while someone questions our decision to carry Chilean Sea Bass (a.k.a. Patagonian Toothfish). It’s a great question! There has been a lot of press over the years regarding the sustainability (or lack thereof) of Chilean Sea Bass. The short answer is that we carry a very specific type of Toothfish that has been certified by …
Now that we’re smack dab in the heart of those infamous “Months without the letter ‘R’ in them” we’d like to address that oft-repeated myth about oysters… So, should you eat oysters in months without an ‘R’? Yes, you should! Decades ago that phrase did hold some water. Oysters shipped cross-country during hot summer months (May, June, July and August) …
Seafood, we hope! Kids are notoriously picky eaters – but parents know that adding seafood to their diets has a multitude of health benefits (and it’s good for mom and dad too)! If you’re looking for some more details on why we want your kids to eat more seafood, here’s a concise article from Parenting Magazine that lays out a …
