Honey Miso Salmon Steaks with Tahini Soba Salad

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Relationships, they say, are all about compromise. You watch a movie you don’t particularly want to see, they go to a restaurant that wasn’t their first choice. There’s give, there’s take and then there are the lines you don’t cross, favors you don’t ask, and preferences you don’t question. While I do believe that a loving partnership should occasionally coax you and your partner out of your respective comfort zones, there are certain things that should remain comfortable. Bae’s dislike of seafood is one of those things. He just doesn’t like it and no amount of coaxing will change that. In fact, coaxing is more likely to annoy him and strengthen his resolve. Needless to say, I made today’s Honey Miso Salmon with Tahini Soba Salad for one.

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Shrimp Rigatoni With Crab Vodka Sauce

Shrimp Rigatoni with Crab Vodka Sauce
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So here we are at the end of another decade and it’s hard to believe it. Or at least it’s hard for me to believe it. Perhaps you’re limping out of this past decade and feel like the next has been a long time coming. But for me, it’s a little bit of a shock. I will admit it has me feeling a touch old. But at the same time, I know I wouldn’t trade where I am at the end of 2019 for where I was at the end of 2009. So, I’ll take the extra 10 years and toast them with a glass of bubbly and a bowl of this Shrimp Rigatoni with Crab Vodka Sauce.

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Spicy Mussel Marinara with Pappardelle

Today’s Spicy Mussel Marinara with Pappardelle is brought to by an excess of enthusiasm. You see, this dish came about when Bae and I discovered he likes mussels. Unfortunately, he discovered this when I had a plate of Moules Frites in front of me at a very nice restaurant. To say I was “protective” of my plate for the rest of the meal would be an understatement. And although I had to watch his fork like a hawk, I spent the rest of that evening positively elated. Sunny does not do seafood apart from fish and chips and spicy tuna rolls. I am from Nova Scotia and I have the palette to match. You can see the conflict.

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Hot Crab Dip with Shishito Peppers

It’s summertime and the living is easy or at least the entertaining is. Now, it’s probably obvious that I am a year-round dinner party enthusiast. But summertime parties have got to be the easiest and, paradoxically, the best. I mean, in what other context does “minimal effort” and “maximum payoff” intersect? Outside of August, it’s pretty much the equivalent of finding a unicorn waiting in the check out line at Target. And to capture these unicorn-esque vibes, I give you this Hot Crab Dip with Shishito Peppers. It asks of you little more than stirring and it is only elevated by the presence of cold beer. Basically, it’s the makings of an impromptu summer gathering covered in gooey, gooey cheese.

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