Florida Keys Treasures

I love Conch Fritters. Back in the days before conch harvesting was made illegal in Florida, I spent many summer days collecting conch and many summer nights cooking conch fritters. If you make them remember not to skimp on the conch in each fritter or else you might as well be eating hush puppies. I would suggest running your conch through a meat grinder or food processor, finely ground, for this quick, easy and tasty recipe. (more…)

Grilling any fish is a touchy matter because the delicate meat can cook faster than is expected. Once you get the hang of grilling seafood you will realize it only takes a short while to grill. (more…)

Chef Alice Weingarten has changed the name and location of her Key West restaurant, (Alice’s Key West is closed
Chef Alice Weingarten is now at The Restaurant at La Te Da) but the accolades and recipes have always followed.  Several of her dishes are twists on American and Key West standards, including her Aunt Alice’s Magic Meatloaf and Black Bottom Key Lime Pie, see below.
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Are you tired of the same old shrimp? How lucky that you have so much shrimp to eat. Well here is a recipe for a Great Curry Shrimp dish you will love.

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Conch is can be kind of chewy (that’s a nice way of saying tough). There are several methods to solve this: 1. put it through a grinder or food processor, 2. pound it until tender and then cut it up in small pieces 3. slow cook it extra long (this method will work well with this recipe). Let me know how your’s turned out. (more…)

Last week you grilled some grouper and topped it with salsa. The week before you fried some grouper fingers. Now you are looking for something different. This baked Blue Crab Stuffed Grouper is the perfect choice and your family may suspect you somehow got take out from that famous seafood restaurant you enjoyed during your last Florida Keys vacation.

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Just a note: Key Deer are Federally protected. This recipe is Just For Fun but it will also work well with any legal deer.

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OK so you got some lobster tails, by hook or crook, and now you need a fast, easy and tasty recipe. This one is for you. (more…)

I love Conch Fritters. Back in the days before conch harvesting was made illegal in Florida, I spent many summer days collecting conch and many summer nights cooking conch fritters. If you make them remember not to skimp on the conch in each fritter or else you might as well be eating hush puppies. I would suggest running your conch through a meat grinder or food processor, finely ground, for this recipe. (more…)

This lucious recipe is a perfect tropical blend of Citrus and one of the Florida Keys favorite seafood, Dolphin…Mahi…Dorado. When you have finished enjoying this feast you may have dreams of Key Largo nights.

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