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Post by sprite on Dec 14, 2019 13:13:31 GMT -5
I've offered to make a seafood dinnner for Boxing Day at the inlaws. There will only be 4 of us.
F-i-L can't have a lot of sugar or salt, and doesn't like spicy.
M-i-L likes spice, but not raw fish.
partner is mildly allergic to prawns and lobster (and possibly crab).
so far, I'm thinking scallops in bacon, Spanish gambas (giant shrimp), samphire, sea spinach if i can get it, smoked salmon on crackers, a clam chowder...
any other ideas? I'll likely do some roasted root veg on the side, because the inlaws like that. And I won't be working in my kitchen.
although, when we're back home, i might do another run for NYE...
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Post by tucano on Dec 14, 2019 13:18:52 GMT -5
Can you make your own (or buy) some gravad lax?
My brother always makes a fish pie on Xmas Eve.
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Post by sprite on Dec 14, 2019 13:48:57 GMT -5
a couple of years ago, i went bonkers with seafood on christmas eve, but now can't remember what i actually cooked aside from the Gambas prawns, because partner asked if i was trying to kill him.  fish pie is yummy, and easy to make ahead of time. |
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Post by Liiisa on Dec 14, 2019 15:35:43 GMT -5
Cullen skink is my favorite easy seafood thing to make. It's supposed to be made with smoked haddock, I think, but I just use smoked trout since that's easier to find here, and it's fine.
I should plan to make some now that it's getting cold again.
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Post by snowwhite on Dec 15, 2019 12:12:12 GMT -5
I'm wondering what you're planning for a sweet course?
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Post by sprite on Dec 15, 2019 12:26:52 GMT -5
Yoghurt. Ha!!
Probably leftover mince pies or such. I'm not really a dessert person, and as FiL has T2 diabetes, sweets are usually fruit.
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Post by sprite on Dec 15, 2019 12:27:51 GMT -5
Culleen skink is really popular here, I could cheat and buy cans...
Smoked trout, on the other hand, harder to find!
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Post by Liiisa on Dec 15, 2019 14:35:13 GMT -5
lol true, kind of redundant of me, recommending cullen skink to someone in Scotland!
I became addicted to it at a cafe in Oban.
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Post by sprite on Dec 15, 2019 17:39:13 GMT -5
Worst soup name ever!
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Post by Liiisa on Dec 15, 2019 18:22:00 GMT -5
I know - to me, a skink is a kind of lizard! But the description "smoked haddock chowder" sounded so good. |
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Post by treehugger on Dec 16, 2019 9:45:32 GMT -5
I made smoked basa (similar to smoked haddock) soup last week and the office was not happy. |
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Post by sprite on Dec 16, 2019 10:24:54 GMT -5
what is wrong with people. gorgeous stuff, smoked fish.
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Post by Liiisa on Dec 16, 2019 18:38:01 GMT -5
what is wrong with people. gorgeous stuff, smoked fish. Agreed! Every year I bring some brunch-y things to my mom's for Xmas morning, and I always have to remind myself that she doesn't like smoked fish. Baffling! I'll admit we had some canned kippers a week or so ago that were a little weird, but that was mainly the texture; they tasted fine. |
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