Fishwife Recipes — seafood

In 2013 my husband and I went to Thailand for a holiday. One of my fondest memories is of the two of us eating a traditional Thai meal in a stilted hut in the middle of the mangroves. The home belonged to one of the local fishermen’s wives and she provided quite the feast for us. One of her many dishes included a whole fish which was smoked in banana leaves. I tried to replicate some of the flavours she used for this recipe. Although I didn’t smoke it in a banana leaf, I still managed to get that lovely...

I am forever looking for ways to keep hubby’s lunch box exciting, as one can only eat so many ham and cheese saamies! This is a great recipe to use up scraps from the night before, while creating a healthy and delicious lunch at the same time.You can use any braaied fish or even left over from the grill or pan. I used left over coleslaw which had regular as well as purple cabbage, julienne carrots, corn and black sesame seeds. You can however use regular coleslaw or even left over green salad, anything that will add a bit of...

Browned butter and sage! What could possibly top those flavours? I will tell you what… scallops! This recipe is ridiculously simple and tastes like a dish you would buy at a five star restaurant. A nice quick dinner to impress your guests! Or, if you are new mommy like me and “Date Night” is a thing of the past, you can create a romantic dinner for two at home. Quickly throw down a table cloth, two candles and a big bowl of scallop pasta in front of your hubby and he may just remember why he married you in the...

My husband always shares his stories of when he worked in Australia, diving on the Great Barrier Reef, many years ago. One that always fascinated me was his description of how scallops used to fly through the water like Pac Man and how, in order to catch them, they would knock them with the back of their hand to throw them off balance! He always described how delicious and fresh they were as they literally pan-fried them on the boat for dinner that same night. This is his simple recipe on how to cook them, which is the same method...