Just a Smidgen » Seafood https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 California Sushi Rolls Recipe https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/14/california-sushi-rolls-recipe/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/14/california-sushi-rolls-recipe/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2013 05:13:30 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18031 ♥ Snips and snails And puppy dogs’ tails And sugar and spice.. That’s what our little girl is made of! ♥ But I think they left out.. Nips and nibbles, Late night outings to the dog run, Learning to play fetch, walks breakfast, lunch and dinner time.. but best of all is cuddle time! { […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/14/california-sushi-rolls-recipe/feed/ 9 Jane’s Crunchy Pecan Salmon, Salsa Verde and a Kale Salad https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:59:12 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=12541 The Spring Festivus worked! { Even my blog seems to have imported without a hitch! } Warm temperatures have begun melting snow, streets are becoming a slushy mess.. and everyone is basking in the welcome sunshine! Not that I have anything against the color white. White is a calm, clean, warm color, one that reminds […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/feed/ 32 Sweet and Spicy Prawn Étouffée https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/22/sweet-and-spicy-prawn-etouffee/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/22/sweet-and-spicy-prawn-etouffee/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:47:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=11102 ♥ Christmas decorating always begins outside for our family.. Dried coppery magnolia leaves tender spruce and fir branches silver papered birch ruby shaded “faux” berries, perhaps some raw-umber cones and twigs, transforms a fall container into a wintery one. { I’ll let you in on a secret.. these little pots are available at Sobey’s.. not […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/11/22/sweet-and-spicy-prawn-etouffee/feed/ 63 Karista’s Roasted Pumpkin and Curried Shellfish Risotto, eh? https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/18/karistas-roasted-pumpkin-risotto-eh/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/18/karistas-roasted-pumpkin-risotto-eh/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:17:58 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=10305 If ya ever want ta’ visit us in Canada.. ye’ll see der’s a few accents ya’ might want ta know of. Such as the likes of: “Where’s da skillet gone to, love? What in da hell are we at here.. if I can’t find me skillet, booouy?” “I am just after tellin’ ya where it […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/05/14/7639/feed/ 75 Nom Nom Nom… Fish Tacos! https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/19/nom-nom-nom-fish-tacos/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/19/nom-nom-nom-fish-tacos/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:54:15 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=7058 I started out with “good intentions”.. I really did, honest! But that’s life isn’t it? We design the best-laid plans ever, set off down one path and then we… stray ♥ So, you ask, what’s my excuse today? My mother always extolled that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Pretty impressive, I couldn’t believe some […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/19/nom-nom-nom-fish-tacos/feed/ 101 The Paper~Bag Trout https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/23/the-paper-bag-trout/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/23/the-paper-bag-trout/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:05:49 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6279 Some of you may be familiar with the Paper-Bag Princess.. She goes on a quest to slay the dragon who has kidnapped her Prince Ronald. She is successful, as one would imagine, being a very clever and talented young Princess with all sorts of dragon-slaying skills… but she loses her clothes in the process. Out-witted, […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/23/the-paper-bag-trout/feed/ 77 Shrimp Oodles https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/03/shrimp-oodles/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/03/shrimp-oodles/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:15:38 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=5962 Just Show Up Some days are lackluster, they lack the muster, to motivate, spur or spark, instigate and animate, or just plain galvanize… Some say we should Just Do It?? I prefer to espouse a new age-old adage… Just Show Up You see… I find that I no longer have a thirst for the gym, […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/03/shrimp-oodles/feed/ 100 a night in https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/02/a-night-in/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/02/a-night-in/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:05:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=2688 it began as just one of those uncontrived, sublime autumn days   the enduring and unexpected warmth created an opportunity for spontaneity  with a few good friends…  so, a ramble through the market  to procure fresh pears and plums     buttery, nutty cheeses and a jar of Blueberry Orchard Blossom Honey for blue cheese […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/02/a-night-in/feed/ 25 The Shucking Truth About Shucking Oysters and Stoli Vodka Chasers https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/29/the-shucking-truth-about-oysters-with-stoli-vodka-chasers/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/07/29/the-shucking-truth-about-oysters-with-stoli-vodka-chasers/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:10:07 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=1829 We stood on a wooden porch under the insouciant rays of the mid-morning sun. He held a craggy oyster the color of mica and it fully fit the palm of his generous hand. Then with a stab and a twist, he set free the brackish amuse-bouche. With encouragement and trepidation followed by a hearty heave-ho, […]

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