What's for Dinner?

[lumberjim]

Seafood stew.

I had Ripley make a mir poix(sans carrots cuz that's how I roll), then I added a blend of spices, including black pepper, hot pepper flakes, Mrs Dash, paprika, garlic salt and a lot of old bay. I added fresh chopped garlic, two squeezed oranges, a quarter of the big bottle of Louisiana hot sauce...5oz?... Half a bottle of white wine, Two boxes of seafood stock, then two large cans of diced tomato, and four little cans of tomato paste. Let that roll for probably 20 minutes on high heat, stirring a few times.

I added a can of okra, a can of green beans, and a can of those whole white potatoes that are already cooked.... chopped to soup size... Taking my time, still on high heat, but not boiling...

Now the good stuff...a small bag of frozen mussels (20 mussels maybe), and one of big bay scallops...two 3oz fillets of talapia, one of salmon, one cod, one white bass,(I cubed all of the fish), and a largish can of real crab meat(12oz?).... claws mostly, but shredded up.. That gives the stew some viscosity. Shrimp last, and reduce the heat. Orange slices spiral cut will garnish each bowl, and each will get a soccer game snack style orange wedge plunked in.

Everyone is taking a nap right now... Last week, I had a 3 hour nap, while they watched a movie... Spencer fell victim to my ridiculously overly comfortable sofa. Then Ripley, worn out from slaving over onions oil and celery... And finally, Amanda's magazine pulled her eyelids down. A good time to sneak in some pottery, and recount my culinary victory.

Its fookin yummeh.