Tag Archives: dinner

Grilled Dolphin with Roasted Poblano Sauce

One of my favorite restaurants in the south is Hyman’s Seafood in Charleston, South Carolina.  I love the town of Charleston, and don’t have the opportunity to go as often as I’d like.  My favorite thing to order at Hyman’s is the fried dolphin fish (mahi mahi) with hush puppies and collard greens.  With a [...]

Chicken Pot Pie

I can thank the Food Network for 70% of my food cravings.  The rest can be attributed to a combination of hormones, food blogs, and advertising.  So last weekends round of Throwdown with Bobby Flay, Good Eats, and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives left me craving chicken pot pie.  I know that it’s getting beyond casserole [...]

Spicy Pecan-Crusted Dolphin Fish

When I was a kid, our family friend, Captain Fred Cates, used to take us fishing on his beautiful sports fishing boat.  Capt’n Fred was actually my grandfather’s friend.  The former mayor of Hillsborough, he is a bastion of hilarious stories about my parents and grandparents.  He also spent all of my elementary and teen [...]

Scallops with Sage and Corn

As a twentysomething planning her wedding, you can be sure of two things.  For one, I am constantly skimming theknot.com for ideas on flowers/decorations/hoopahs (or nondenominational ceremonial arches, as we’re calling them in our secular wedding), etc.  Secondly, I am trying not to get fatter, a goal which was complicated by the holidays and tons and [...]

Sauteed Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits with Black Bean Salsa

In this recipe, there are three ingredients that I am crazy about.  First, grits.  I love grits in all shapes and sizes, as long as they’re done right.  Secondly, gouda.  I adore gouda cheese.  Its flavor is so full, it brings so much to whatever recipe it’s incorporated into.  Finally, I will admit that I [...]