• Pan Seared Halibut with Pine Nuts is buttery, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, finished with toasted pine nuts and served with grilled lemon
    30 Minute Meals,  Main Dish,  Seafood

    Pan Seared Halibut with Pine Nuts

    Pan Seared Halibut with Pine Nuts is buttery, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, finished with toasted pine nuts and served with grilled lemon We look forward to fresh halibut every year because it is melt-in-your-mouth delicious. There is nothing more buttery and indulgent then fresh halibut. This is my mother’s favorite way of cooking halibut and it tastes best when fresh. With a 6 minute cooking time, you can have this gourmet dinner on the table with very little effort. It will only look like you spent an hour in the kitchen. Serve with steamed asparagus or broccoli rabe and you have a complete meal. Ingredients in Pan Seared Halibut with…

  • Brazilian Fish Stew with flakey cod poached in a flavorful spicy coconut tomato stew with red and yellow peppers and fresh lime.
    Seafood

    Brazilian Fish Stew

    Brazilian Fish Stew with Ling Cod poached in a flavorful spicy coconut tomato stew with red and yellow peppers and fresh lime. Somewhere between red curry and bouillabaisse is a beautiful combination of tomato, coconut, turmeric, ginger and lime that makes this stew so delicious. Serve with fluffy basmati rice and extra lime to squeeze freshness all of the ling cod. The traditional version calls for red palm oil, but if you don’t have it on hand try my go-to substitute. I like to blend smoked paprika and achiote powder together with oil to make a similar flavored oil. Ingredients in Brazilian Fish Stew Related Recipes Snapper in Spicy Tomato…

  • Lemon Ricotta Ravioli with Bacon and Peas is made from scratch coated in a white wine, garlic butter sauce.
    Italian,  Pasta

    Lemon Ricotta Ravioli with Bacon and Peas

    Lemon Ricotta Ravioli with Bacon and Peas is made from scratch coated in a white wine, garlic butter sauce. This is my new favorite recipe. You never know when you are creating a recipe what the final product will taste like, but I can tell you it is heaven. Simple ingredients, a little extra effort in the pasta making and it’s easily my favorite dish ever. I hope that you make the pasta from scratch. It’s as easy as mixing flour, eggs, olive oil and salt in a bowl then rolling out into two wide strips. The filling, I quickly mixed together in the ricotta container. The entire dinner took…

  • Beef Bourguignon is a classic made famous by Julia Child with seared and stewed beef, carrots, mushrooms and pearl onions in a red wine base.
    Beef,  French

    Beef Bourguignon

    Beef Bourguignon is a classic made famous by Julia Child with seared and stewed beef, carrots, mushrooms and pearl onions in a red wine base. Typically made in the oven, I chose to gently stew on the stovetop creating a rich, velvety sauce and tender beef pieces. The mushrooms and pearl onions are cooked separately and folded in before serving over egg noodles or mashed potatoes. Ingredients in Beef Bourguignon Follow Us on You Tube @outwestlifestyle Related Recipes Cozy comfort food that’s good all year long. Red Wine Braised Short Ribs are first seared then cooked low and slow until fork tender with tender mushrooms and herbs in a pool of…

  • Cajun Crab Spaghetti is rich and creamy with a touch of heat from Cajun spices and layered with plenty of Dungeness crab.
    Cajun,  Mardi Gras,  Pasta,  Seafood

    Cajun Crab Spaghetti

    Cajun Crab Spaghetti is rich and creamy with a touch of heat from Cajun spices and layered with plenty of Dungeness crab. If you love classic alfredo and don’t mind the heat this dish is for you. I take my easy everyday alfredo, blend in Cajun spices and add my favorite Dungeness crab. This is a total fusion of my travels and combines the Pacific Northwest with Nola flavor. Ingredients in Cajun Crab Spaghetti Related Recipes If you love Cajun flavors be sure to check these out. Cajun Shrimp & Corn Cake with Chipotle Cream celebrates the south with smoky spices and a burst of flavor from corn and peppers. Red…