Fish

Salmon Patties using canned salmon are easy and a healthy dinner staple that you can have on the menu anytime. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this recipe is a keeper and a kid favorite! If you grew up in the South, chances are you ate salmon patties pretty regularly. Or maybe fish sticks like my …

This easy Mediterranean Fish recipe is a one-dish meal, baked in the oven, and ready in less than one hour. Flavored with tomatoes, onions, garlic, white wine, and Italian herbs, this is a perfect light and healthy meal! I love this simple baked fish recipe. It’s easy and full of flavor, while still light and …

Spring salad recipe bursting with fresh vegetables like asparagus, edamame, sugar snap peas, arugula, radishes, and more—topped with easy baked salmon and drizzled with homemade Green Goddess Dressing. It’s fresh, beautiful, and healthy! Spring is here and that means more than just the 2 inches of pollen we have to sweep aside in order to …

Oven baked fish with fresh summer vegetables like spinach, corn, and tomatoes will be one of your weeknight favorites! This recipe is quick and easy and everyone loves it! Oven Baked Fish with Fresh Vegetables Don’t you love summertime when so many vegetables are abundant and fresh? My favorites are tomatoes, okra, and corn. And …

Pickled Shrimp is a simple shrimp recipe that you can serve as an appetizer or as a main course. With an overnight marinade in pickling spice, this pickled shrimp recipe is make-ahead and healthy! When I throw a dinner party, the entree is usually the main event, especially if it’s something like Braised Beef Short …

Broiled Shrimp and Vegetables with a spicy Sriracha peanut sauce is a quick and easy recipe that’s made on one baking sheet with little effort and easy cleanup. Even though we’d like to, we can’t eat fried chicken and mashed potatoes all the time. In fact, we rarely eat those things. We do eat way too …

Roasted Shrimp with Red Peppers and Feta cheese is easy enough for a weeknight dinner–add a simple green salad for a perfect meal! In our family, it’s nearly impossible to think of shrimp without thinking of Granny. Her love for fried shrimp is legendary so a few weeks ago, we all took her to Red …

Baked Salmon with Chile-Caper Vinaigrette is a quick and easy sheet pan dinner that’s elegant enough for company! One pan meals are my absolute favorites for busy weeknight cooking, and this baked salmon fits that requirement perfectly! Anything that can go in a skillet or on a baking pan and include protein and vegetables or …

Easy baked fish sticks are simple and quick enough for a busy weeknight supper and delicious enough for company! Kids love these fish sticks! When I was 25 years old, I suddenly found myself raising two little boys alone. I was terrified at this daunting prospect of being responsible for two young lives, and I …

Sometimes a simple dish can transport you to another time and place, evoking memories of smells or tastes, and allowing your mind to wander and dream. The bright, tropical flavors of this shrimp and pineapple stir-fry bring to mind a warm, breezy island with a fresh dinner right on the beach, candles flickering in the …

You might think that as a food blogger, I’m cooking elaborate meals every day. And you’d be so, so wrong. Most days we eat simple meals, especially for lunch. Half the time David goes to the barbecue place down the street and gets pulled chicken for lunch and I have a black bean salad. And …

Isn’t springtime synonymous with picnics? It’s neither too cold nor too hot, the gnats are not out in full force, trees and flowers are filled with green buds and it feels as though we’ve been cooped up in the dreary dark of winter for years. Along about the middle to end of March I long …

We had this salmon yesterday for dinner and I think it will become one of my new favorite dishes. When I saw the recipe in Bon Appetit magazine I knew we would love it. How to make Slow-roasted Salmon You’ll love this salmon recipe because it’s super easy to make and would be quick enough …

I am a lazy slow cooker cook. What that means is that I don’t like slow cooker recipes in which you have to practically cook everything before you ever get it in the crockpot—sear the meat, saute the vegetables, boil some sauce…you might as well just stay home and cook the whole darn thing on …

This apricot-chili glazed fish is tangy enough for adults but sweet enough to be kid-friendly. It’s super easy to make and great for a dinner party! Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I do, every year. Sometimes I’m successful, sometimes not. This year I’ve stayed away from my traditional ones of eating better, exercising more, …

Baked shrimp scampi with garlic, butter, and fresh herbs is simple and a great make ahead dinner recipe! When we have folks over for dinner, I like to use recipes that I can make ahead of time so that cooking during the time guests are here is minimal. For that reason, I tend to use …

Easy Salmon Recipe with Lemon Zest and Fresh Herbs makes a great dinner for company or a quick weeknight dinner for family! If you’re looking for an easy salmon recipe for grilling or broiling, this is it. Originally published in the New York Times, and then adapted by famed Southern Chef Virginia Willis, this recipe uses …

French Quarter Shrimp or New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp with a silky garlic and herb butter sauce that begs for crusty bread. One of our favorite restaurant’s is Gumbeaux Cajun Cafe in Douglasville, Georgia. You have to get there early to get a table without waiting two hours, but once you’re seated the food fest begins. …

Sometimes you just want to eat food that makes you feel like you’re doing something good for yourself. This tuna salad is on that list. With garbanzo beans, egg, tuna and no mayo, it’s a satisfying combination of flavors and textures that’s also chock full of nutrients. And it’s super easy and quick to pull together, perfect …

The major premise behind In In a Southern Kitchen is “doing life together.” We practice that at every opportunity, whether with friends or family. It’s not uncommon for us to throw together a dinner party for ten or more on the spur of the moment. For those times that we do plan in advance, I like to …

Growing up on a farm in middle Georgia, my cousins and I ran wild every summer. We clambered up and down trees, spent hours wading in the creeks and generally found any excuse to stay outside until well after dark. We used to sift through the sandy bottom of Buck Creek to find the shiny, black freshwater mussels — …