Author: chefalice

I call this crab dish Hawaiian Delight because I enjoyed one like it in Maui. If you really want to impress your guests, serve them this dish. They will assume that you slaved away in the kitchen, but in reality you don’t even have to turn on the stove!

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I grew up in the middle of Wisconsin. Not the best place for seafood, as you can imagine! So I thought I didn’t like shrimp, crab, or lobster. But then I had the opportunity to visit Monterey, California, with Craig on one of his work trips. He encouraged me to try “good shrimp.” I don’t know if it was the beautiful view, the ambiance, or his company, but it was the best-tasting dish I ever had. I will never forget my first tasty bite of garlicky shrimp on the coast of California! Leaving the shells on protects the shrimp from…

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Beurre monte is a thick, creamy, decadent butter sauce that is wonderful for poaching meats, low-carb vegetables, and seafood such as lobster. It is super-easy to make, but it’s very delicate. If you heat it above 160°F, it will break and the butter will separate. Don’t be nervous about trying your hand at this sauce, though; just take it slow. You will not be disappointed! You can make the beurre monte up to an hour ahead and keep it warm on the stove until you’re ready to use it. You can also make the keto risotto after you poach the…

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One of my favorite scenes in the movie Julie and Julia is when Julia Child arrives in France and has her first meal of sole meuniere, a dish of pan-fried fish bathed in a beautiful butter sauce. She swoons over how lovely the fish is and how much butter the fish is in. It is enough to make even someone who doesn’t like fish a fan!

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