Posts by Jeanette Ryan
Limoncello
Limoncello is a popular Italian drink, which is served after a meal to help digestion. It’s so easy to make and a nice after dinner treat. I produce in small batches when making either lemonade or lemon sorbet so that the lemon rinds don’t go to waste.
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Fresh Salmon Cakes
This recipe makes a lot of salmon cakes. We love fishing in the Puget Sound and every other year salmon is in season, with pink salmon being plentiful. Pink salmon fillets don’t freeze as well as coho or king so we make pink salmon cakes instead. The frozen salmon cakes freeze great once we vacuum…
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Tartar Sauce
Fresh tartar sauce is so easy to make, I never buy it. Homemade has a fresher taste and when I have leftovers, I always seem to find another way to serve (a dip for veggies, etc.)
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Crab Risotto
This is a great side dish, which we sometimes serve alongside beef. I like to make alarger batch with fresh crab and freeze for a quick side dish, appetizer or light meal. We’ve been vacuum packing our frozen foods so that everything has a longer self-life in the freezer.
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Crab Stock
We’re blessed to live in an area where we can go crabbing in the Puget Sound. SInce Dungeness crabs are plentiful, I end up cracking a lot of crabs and love making stock from the shells. This stock makes a great base for soups or to use as an ingredient with rice for that hint…
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Dungeness Crab Soup
We do a lot of crabbing, so we’re always looking for new crab recipes. This is a simple creamy soup that comes together quickly. I use Dungeness crab but whatever type of crab is plentiful in your region would be delicious as well.
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Chicken Gumbo
This is a traditional New Orleans gumbo so the recipe takes a while to cook. If you don’t have enough time, you can use a rotisserie chicken (for shredding) and store bought chicken stock.
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Shallot Cream Soup
This soup makes a great appetizer or a light lunch/dinner meal. It’s a variation of French onion soup, but closer to a New Orleans style onion soup, which is made with cream. Serve with French bread or other crusty bread.
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Easy Lemon Sorbet
This recipe is super easy and makes a light dessert for after a meal or just anytime. I use a Cuisinart ice cream maker with a freezer bowl, but may want to upgrade to an automatic model in the near future.
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Deviled Eggs
We color a large batch of Easter eggs each year. After the festivities, I like to make some into deviled eggs. You can eat only so many plain hard boiled eggs! This is my favorite recipe.
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