Whole fish showstopper for summer feasts with bright flavors
Wendy Lopez celebrates whole fish as a summer centerpiece, detailing simple prep, choosing fish, and a bold sauce with guajillo and achiote. She emphasizes relationship building with fishmongers, staff support, and the ease of serving filets as an alternative. Florida-local options and Indigenous Mexican cooking context are noted.
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Wendy Lopez
Lopez
Reyes Mezcaleria
Jason
Chin
Good Salt Restaurant Group
Publix
Lombardi’s
Mexico City
Baja California
Veracruz Style Pibil Fish With Banana Leaves Twist
A chef outlines a Veracruz influenced pibil method using charred tomatoes onions garlic and honey in a sauce, marinated fish wrapped in banana leaves baked at 400F until 135F, then finished for a crust. Serve with pickled onions cilantro rice and tortillas.
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Mexico
Lopez
Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwiches
A family friendly guide to making no churn strawberry ice cream with vanilla condensed milk, whipped cream, and chocolate cookies. Includes step by step for ice cream and cookie batter, baking tips, assembly, and freezing for about a dozen sandwiches.
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Greta
Shrimp and Grits Recipe Steeps In Rich Cajun Flair
A detailed shrimp and grits recipe by Daniel Neman uses celery salt paprika cayenne and black pepper to season shrimp and vegetables. It cooks stone ground grits with half and half stock and cheddar then adds bacon and a thickened sauce for a creamy southern dish serving four.
Corn Chowder With Red And Yellow Onions In Stock Tips
The piece advises using both red and yellow onions in chowder while avoiding red onion scraps in vegetable stock. It praises corn cobs and day-of scraps for quick stock, notes cayenne adds zip, and celebrates reheating thickening and richening the corn chowder. It urges selecting fresh green leaves, pale sticky silk, and bold husk peeling, praising Washington sweet corn and Brown's endorsement.
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Washington
Brown
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