Mike Kuckelman, offshore angler and professional chef, is talented at catching and cooking wild ocean fish.
A corporate chef for Bush Brothers Provision Co. in West Palm Beach, Kuckelman shared some of his fish-cooking secrets at the Sept. 23
Turkey Turnovers
1 box puff pastry, thawed
1½ cup leftover (cooked) turkey meat, shredded
½ cup brie, cut into thin slices
¼ cup leftover cranberry sauce
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon butter, melted
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut two thaw
Read more…Bring 16 oz vegetable stock to a low boil.
Add 1 cup brown rice and 1/2 cup lentils.
Cover and cook for 30 minutes without removing the lid.
Uncover and add 1/2 cup quinoa.
Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let sit with cover on for at
Very Simple, very fast:
Prosciutto Ham wrapped around chucks of cantaloupe with colorful tooth picks to hold the prosciutto on. Use a pretty paper plate and you’re finished!
Vera M Leming
Mystic, CT
Read more…Aunt Anne’s Dill Dip
8 oz. – sour cream
½ c. - mayonnaise
½ tsp. – Accent seasoning
2 Tbsp. – onion powder
1 ½ Tbsp. – dill weed (dry)
Mix well all ingredients together and chill for a few hours. Serve with crackers or crudite.
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Spinach Dip
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 pkg Knors vegetable soup mix
1 tbl. Mrs. Dash
Thaw spinach in microwave for one minute. Drain well. Mix all ingredients and let refrigerate for at least two hours before s
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Artichoke dip
2- 6 -oz or 7- oz jars of marinated artichoke hearts
1 small jar pimento
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
½ tsp garlic powder
Chop drain
Read more…Parmesan cheese crisps
1 pound Parmesan cheese, grated fine – about 4 cups
½ medium onion, finely minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
Use a food processor fitted with the steel blade to process cheese: Cut cheese into 1-inch cubes and put into pr
Pasta
and cilantro pesto
1 pound farfalle pasta, cooked al dente, drained
1 bunch fresh cilantro, washed, cleaned, patted dry
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
½ teaspoon cayenne pep
Basil gin gimlets
4 basil leaves
2 shots Tanqueray Gin
1 shot simple syrup
Juice of 1 lime
Muddle 3 basil leaves at bottom of shaker with simple syrup. Fill shaker with ice; add gin, lime juice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garni
Lower-fat
lime-dill butter
Use this butter, made lower-fat with buttermilk, on grilled fish or chicken.
3/4 cup organic buttermilk, at room temperature
1 pound salted butter, at room temperature
4 tablespoons fresh dill leaves, chopped fine
2 tablespoons f
Now
is the perfect time to enjoy Florida's famous oysters. Florida oysters
are available year round, but harvest really gears up in fall as water temperatures
begin to drop. The cool months are when oysters taste the best. Head
to your favorite se
