Eclectic Recipes

Seafood Recipes

Jagermeister Mussels

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Jagermeister, or Jager as we call it, and mussels are just heaven. I know you all have a bottle of Jager in your fridge. If you don’t, your going to have to pick up a small bottle to try these. I got this idea when I was searching for mussel recipes and found a copycat [...]

Paella that Won’t Break the Bank and Weekend Events Part II

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Paella can be a very expensive dish. It has expensive saffron, several different kinds of meat, and seafood selections. You can go all out and make very expensive paella with lobster, expensive fish, imported chorizo and loads of quality saffron. A restaurant in Manhattan, Sofritos, even had a $1000 Paella. At our house, we love [...]

Spinach Basil Pesto Pasta and Shrimp

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

This is an easy recipe for spinach basil pesto bow tie pasta. I created a spinach pesto to add some more nutrition to a classic pesto. I saw a version of this recipe on a show I discovered on PBS, ChefClass. ChefClass is a very informative cooking show that “takes viewers inside The International Culinary [...]

My Dad's Fried Oysters

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

I know, I know, you either love the oyster, or can’t stand it. So if you have an appreciation, keep reading, if not, that’s fine too.  I have loved oysters ever since I can remember. My parents use to take me to a local oyster restaurant and we would sit at the bar watching the [...]

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Bourbon Sauce

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

This is a delicious dish perfect as an appetizer or main course. We had bacon wrapped shrimp at two of our favorite restaurants on our recent trip to Gatlinburg over the Christmas holiday. My son loved them so much, I decided to recreate them at home. They were too easy to make. All you have [...]

Red Wine Mushroom Risotto

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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This is a delicious recipe for the classic Italian dish of red wine risotto. The rice isn’t exactly red, its more of a dark brown, but don’t worry, if you want red risotto, I will be posting that recipe soon. Its a roasted red beet risotto, which is one of my all time favorites. Now [...]

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