So I know that I had said that since my food cravings were increasing, I would be running and doing more of an intensive workout. Well that did not happen this week. I did keep up with my 1 hour and 15 minute walks but that was it. I just could not get myself into the gym this week.
Luckily my midnight raids to the kitchen for potato chips have stopped and my insatiable appetite has abated somewhat. I think my night out at “The Kettle of Fish” met my appetite needs. At the restaurant I enjoyed some Salt Spring Island Mussels and I tried Sablefish for the first time. While I was proud of myself for going for the seafood and not the steak, I am pretty sure that I canceled out any nutritional benefits with the sauce that was served with the fish. I could feel the butter linger on on my tongue as I savoured the dish. Don’t get me wrong, it was delicious and I would definitely try it again, but this does bring up the issue of all the things that they put into food when you go out to eat.
So I have tried to start cooking at home (shocking, I know). Contrary to popular belief, I can cook. I have started to get more adventurous and I am trying to cook some of my favorite seafood dishes at home. This weekend I cooked some scallops and pancetta and I am pleased to say that it wasn’t that bad. I am also going to try and cook some mussels at home. I have recipe that I would like to try. It has a little bit of an Asian flare to it. It requires some lemon grass and some other spices, so it should be quite interesting. Once I try it out, I will share with you all how it went.
I would also like to try cooking sablefish at home. I recently went to the grocery store and saw the price of the fish and thought may be I should start off with something cheaper in case I totally screw it up. While I can cook, I have a long way to becoming a gourmet chef and I really don’t like to mess up on really, really expensive ingredients.
Does anyone have any good seafood recipes that they would like to share? Specifically those for mussels and scallops? Those that don’t require any alcoholic beverages and those with a little spice to them would be greatly appreciated!
