Lobster Thermidor

How to Cook Lobster Thermidor: Recipe and Temperature Tips

New Year’s Eve is a time for opulence. Few holidays, if any, excuse such lavish excess as does the turning of the calendar. If you want to celebrate in luxury, we would like to recommend that you try cooking up some lobster Thermidor. (But then of course we would, right? Lobster Thermidor would be the…

Grilled shrimp
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How to Grill Shrimp: Skewers both Impressive and Perfectly Cooked

You’ve prepped hard for your Labor Day cookout. Sides have been properly assigned to the people who will cook them right. Drinks are iced and plentiful. Meats—whether ribs, steaks, or burgers—are well in hand. Everything is good. But do you know what would make everything great? A mountain of grilled shrimp to go along with…

Ingredients for cedar planked salmon
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Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon: Recipe and Method for Success

Salmon is America’s favorite fin-fish. The average American consumes about 2.4 pounds per year, which is saying something, considering that 56% of us only eat any seafood (including canned tuna) twice a month. So those that eat seafood are eating a lot of salmon! Well, who can blame them? It’s delicious, it’s readily available, and…

Fried catfish fillets

Fried Catfish: Temps for a Down-Home Classic

If you spend much time in the South—or in South-adjacent areas—of the country, you’re bound to encounter fried catfish. Whether it’s an all-you-can-eat Friday catfish fry, a roadside stand, a food truck at the county fair, or in the kitchen of a good friend, lightly breaded, fried catfish is an indisputable part of Southern cuisine….