Saltwater Memories and Seafood Suppers
I never used to cook a lot of seafood at home. I didn’t need to; if I wanted a delicious seafood meal, I’d just visit my parents. It took until I was in my forties to really start cooking seafood at home on a regular basis. Pan-frying the odd fillet of Atlantic salmon doesn’t count.
Butter-poached Prawns in Brioche
This is a more economical recipe than lobster rolls and in my opinion just as good. I have deliberately kept the quantities unspecified here as you can scale the recipe up as needed. We often only pull out more indulgent dishes for a crowd but there’s no reason you couldn’t do this for a smaller number of people.
Cooking From Memory
The octopus legs I purchased were already fully cooked so they just needed some grilling or frying for colour and texture.
The Humble Mollusc
My best tips for cooking with mussels, why we should eat more and even a recipe for you to get started.
Octopus and Potato Salad
My top tip particularly when it comes to cooked vegetables is to dress them while they’re still warm so they suck in all the flavour. The octopus legs I purchased were already fully cooked so they just needed some grilling or frying for colour and texture.