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Kaeng Som (Southern Thai Sour Curry Soup)

Kaeng Som, also spelled Gaeng Som, is a classic spicy southern Thai sour curry soup. To be clear, it is not for the unadventurous. But if you’re up for a challenge, you’re in the right place, especially if you like set-your-mouth-on-fire-spicy (also sweating, watering eyes, and some serious nose drainage). This is perhaps not my most appealing introduction to […]

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5 Bluefish Recipes Cooked 5 Different Ways

So many bluefish recipes. So little time. Literally! Bluefish are only in season briefly, migrating to our northeastern shores during the summer months. They are a favorite of recreational fishermen for their voracious fight. But alas, they are highly misunderstood and underappreciated for their culinary potential. In this post, I’m going to share five different […]

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The Best Seafood Stock and Seafood Broth to Buy In Stores

In my new cookbook, New England Soups from the Sea, I include 7 recipes for different types of seafood stock and seafood broth. That includes two types of fish stock, two types of lobster stock, crab stock, clam broth, and mussels broth. They are the foundation of all the recipe chapters for chowders, bisques, brothy […]

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Zuppa di Pesce (Italian Fish Stew)

Zuppa di Pesce, an Italian fish stew, probably has as many variations as there are stars in the galaxy. Though Zuppa di Pesce translates as “fish soup,” it’s really more like a fish stew as it usually also includes a variety of shellfish. What is Zuppa di Pesce? Zuppa di Pesce is one of the […]

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100 Succulent Seafood Soup Recipes

Take any coastal region of the world. If you dig deep enough, you’ll find dozens if not hundreds of native seafood soup recipes in that region. Most of these you won’t ever find on the internet. In fact, the overwhelming majority of seafood soups remain relatively obscure. Take New England, for example, a region known […]

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New England-Style Bouillabaisse Recipe

There are times when the beauty in this life stops you dead in your tracks. A misty mountain vista with shades of blue and purple, a fiery orange sunset that lights up the sky, an uplifting piece of music. The same could be said of a New England-style bouillabaisse recipe. When it’s done right, it’s […]

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How to Make a Simple Portuguese Clam Stew

This simple Portuguese clam stew recipe is a much simpler adaptation of a more traditional Portuguese clam stew, especially great when you’re short on time and/or ingredients. Nevertheless, despite its simplicity, it bursts with flavors of both the land and sea. It’s also a lot easier to make than some of the more well-known Portuguese […]

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How to Make a Maine Lobster Stew

In my new seafood cookbook, New England Soups from the Sea, I include 3 lobster soup recipes – lobster bisque, lobster corn chowder, and a Maine lobster stew. These are the 3 main types of lobster soups in New England. Without question, the Maine lobster stew recipe is the least known of the three. But […]

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How to Make Crab Stock

Crab stock is one of my favorite seafood stocks. It’s a richly flavored stock that can be used as a base in all sorts of seafood soup recipes, especially soups like crab bisque, crab chowder, and crab stew. It’s not something many people make at home, however, the method for making crab stock is almost […]

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Traditional New England Scallop Stew

A New England-style scallop stew is basically in the style of a traditional oyster stew. These old-time New England shellfish “stews” are not really stews but rather brothy seafood soups made with a combination of broth and milk or cream. Their defining features are two-fold. First, their simplicity. They are so easy to make it’s […]

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