fish

Cannellini Bean and Fish Puttanesca

October 27, 2026

Big Italian flavour, one pan, and dinner in 30 minutes. Have plenty of crusty bread ready, because you’ll want every bit of the sauce.

Easy Baked Cod Recipe

April 13, 2026

A one-dish spring dinner: cod baked over blistered tomatoes, zucchini, and capers, plated over a bed of salad greens.

Baked Cod Parcels

April 2, 2025

A French trick for weeknights: dinner sealed in a parcel, steamed in its own juices, and ready in 20 minutes.

Fish Soup with Coconut Milk and Lime Juice

February 13, 2025

Soup needs no introduction. Firm white fish simmered in coconut milk and tomatoes, brightened with lime. It doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious.

cod en papillote (cod in parchment paper)

August 24, 2023

The French word en papillote means “in paper”.  It’s a lovely technique that requires minor cleanup afterwards.  Cooking en papillote is the combination of baking and steaming in a hot oven.  The food cooks in its juices.

Fish Pasta

April 14, 2021

I don’t usually like leftover fish, but this changed my mind. Inspired by cacio e pepe, with flaked fish and capers, ready as fast as the pasta cooks.

monkfish stew – a taste of the med

April 12, 2019

As a cook, one needs to be flexible.  The other day I was cleaning out…

fish wellington – a dinner party hit!

June 13, 2017

We have Julia Child to thank for making beef Wellington popular.  The dish was aired…

San Francisco Cioppino

March 24, 2017

Born when Italian immigrants in San Francisco stewed the catch of the day in tomato. Clams, mussels, shrimp, squid and scallops: easy to make and packed with flavour.

lime & cashew fish rolls

January 16, 2017

This is the second time I’ve made this dish. The first was the week of…

fish tacos (tacos de pescado)

May 3, 2016

“What’s for dinner?” asked Mr. S.  I said I was thinking of fish and he…

pasta with haddock

July 24, 2015

I am the first to admit that we don’t enough fish (mea culpa).  The Mayo…