Saturday, March 12, 2022

A Fishy Story!


Yesterday I mentioned a 'fishy' recipe I was planning to make for 
our supper. I was given a copy of a great Fish Soup recipe recently, 
after sharing a bowl of it made by my great neighbor Bob. 
You can find all the info at SIMPLY Recipes and take it from
 there - they have a great website.


For my version I used haddock and salmon. Also threw in a can of 
chopped clams along with the juice + the 8 oz. bottle of clam juice
in the original recipe, and the 1/2 cup of Sauvignon Blanc. 
I did use fresh chopped tomatoes as I had them on hand, also
 fresh snipped thyme from my garden pot.

Due to our new eating regime which means as little sodium as
possible, I did not add any salt and found it didn't require any, it 
was perfect without! I did cut down a bit on the olive oil, 4 Tblsp
rather than 6 - it was sufficient to sauté the aromatics.

This is a fabulous fish/seafood main dish soup or stew.
I wouldn't hesitate to serve to company. It will become a
staple dish for us as we don't eat meat and often rely on
 fish/seafood for our protein.
The recipe is so easy. I like how additional info shared in
the recipe notes included tweaking it with other ingredients, 
such as potatoes, white beans and other veggies that will
 make it different on some occasions.



I served this last night alongside a mixed green salad with a
 drizzle of ginger dressing. Although we would have enjoyed the
 suggested crusty bread to mop up the liquid, we are also 
trying to cut back on that also due to the sodium content!


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Happy kitchen hours this weekend dear friends.
I plan to bake green pistachio cupcakes with 
Irish Cream frosting for St.Patrick's Day. . . . . and
to heck with the sodium count!!!




13 comments:

  1. Dearest Mary,
    Magazine worthy pictures!
    Indeed when seriously cutting back on sodium content, we are forced to cook our own healthy meals. We too use mainly fish. Only on Sunday's we have a thin little piece of grass fed beef tenderloin. I got dizzy several months ago and figured out it was due to lack of iron and when searching for good sources, that is one of them.
    Stay cozy and warm, we have such mean and nippy strong winds and frost tonight 23°F with lots of rain during past night...
    Some planters are moved back inside the greenhouse.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  2. Even though I don‘t like salmon (but almost all other fish), this looks really delicious!
    Your remark about not eating meat but eating fish made me curious.
    Oh yes, I almost forgot that St. Patrick‘s Day is just round the corner! Not that it is really celebrated here (apart from at the Irish Pub, obviously), but nevertheless I would not say no to your pistachio muffins with Irish cream!

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  3. Looks and sounds delicious - sure it tastes so too.

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  4. The stew sounds wonderful. You could try making Tuscan bread without salt. When we were in Italy all the bread we had was salt free, as well as the butter. Here is a recipe to try.
    https://www.kidneyhealthyrecipes.com/quick-tuscan-style-salt-free-white-bread/

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  5. Oh that looks so delicious, Mary, I can almost taste it from here!

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  6. That's right! Sometimes you must have what you want period. I made some Tea Raisin Brack for St.Patty's. A rich, dense bread...yummo, I'm going to be a tub-oh! 🤣

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  7. That fish stew just sounds amazing.
    Cupcakes too!!!!
    Monday is pie day and we are given a pie by our realtor; so that and birthday cake on Tuesday I believe will be enough sweets for the week.

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  8. Make mine a large helping, please; it looks so good.

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  9. Oh Mary, that sounds delicious abd just the sort of meal we would love. I made minestrone soup yesterday and will make your fish stew next …… so comforting in the cold weather ( & when you’ve got Covid 😂🤣 ) You are doing so well with cutting down on the salt ….. I find it difficult as salt really does bring out the flavour in things but, I’m taking a leaf out of your book and am trying to cut down. Thanks for the recipe inspiration …… look after yourselves, both of you. XXXX

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  10. I have been away so long (a long story too) that catching up is hard but a belated thank you for the thoughtful comment on my February post. Funnily enough I enjoy making fish stew - and fish curry - in France they call it bouillabaisse, and often puree the soup, which I don't like so much. My little dog always has a 'fishy friday' too when I feed him sardines or mackerel, which he adores almost as much as crisps!!

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  11. The fish stew looks so delicious in your photos, Mary, and the recipe sounds good, too. Enjoy those cupcake treats!

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  12. That looks delicious Mary!! Mr. H will be thrilled to see this recipe. Thank you!! xx

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  13. The stew looks great Mary, I'm a big fan of Elise's recipes at Simply Recipes!!! ☺

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