Tonnato Broad Beans with Shaved Fennel

Tonnato Broad Beans with Shaved Fennel and Toast
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Life has been busy lately.  Not looking for sympathy – I’m sure it’s been busy for you as well. The spring is just kind of like that. People are waking up, and it’s time to get down to business. And by “business,” I mean everything you neglected while in you were in your mid-winter stupor. Or maybe that’s just me. Lately, many of my meals have looked like these Tonnato Broad Beans with Shaved Fennel. Something I can make quickly, consume slowly over a week, and shovel into my mouth via toast while keeping one hand on my keyboard. I firmly believe we all need meals like these in our lives.

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Salmon and Spinach Fishcakes

Salmon and Spinach Fishcakes
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Today’s Salmon and Spinach Fishcakes may not look like a clean-out-the-fridge meal, but I promise you they were born out of necessity. An excess of food is a frequent occupational hazard in my work. Brands are often overly generous with their products, which is good when you’re doing rounds of recipe testing. But now and then, you nail the recipe in the first few attempts, and you’re left with more food than you can reasonably handle. This happened to me the other week, and the food in question was an almost complete side of beautiful Atlantic salmon. I know – what a hardship! This scenario would be far from a tragedy in a salmon-lovers home. I am a salmon-lover, but my partner, well, there are few things he dislikes more. 

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Smoked Haddock Pie

Smoked Haddock Pie with Buttery Mashed Potatoes
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Tis the season of comfort food and it doesn’t get more comfortable than this Smoked Haddock Pie. This dish features a rich and creamy béchamel sauce studded with chunks of smoked haddock, tender green peas, shallots, and a host of herbs baked under a lid of buttery mashed potatoes. I piped the potatoes into rosettes and studded them with peas for a little festive flair. This step is technically optional, but if you’re anything like me, it really isn’t. I can’t say no to a little retro charm. So let’s dive right in!

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Poached Shrimp with Peach Habanero Hot Sauce

Poached Shrimp with Peach Habanero Hot Sauce
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The summer may be winding down but patio weather lingers. Sure, school is back in session but we still have acres of good weather ahead of us. So before we dig out our casserole dishes and launch into soup mode, let’s keep those effortless summer recipes going a little longer. Today’s Poached Shrimp with Peach Habanero Hot Sauce fits that particular brief perfectly. It can be made in advance, it pairs well with a beer or a crisp glass of white, and its cook-time is minimal. Sounds pretty summery to me!

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