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…)

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…)

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…)

Ceviche, comprised of raw seafood marinated in a citrus-based sauce, is a dish native to the Viceroyalty of Peru, a colonial district of Spain that was in effect from the 16th to the 18th century and covered many of the countries within modern-day South America. As both Chile and Peru were once governed by the Viceroyalty of Peru, both countries claim to be the original homes of ceviche. Try this tasty recipe and let me know your thoughts. (more…)

This recipe is taken from the Best Cookin’ Under the Sun! by the Ladies Auxillary of the Islamorada Volunteer Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Corps. Published in 1975. It is listed under Salads, by Naomi. (more…)

This recipe is taken from the Best Cookin’ Under the Sun! by the Ladies Auxillary of the Islamorada Volunteer Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Corps. Published in 1975. It is listed under Appetizers, by Angela Cippolla.
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Crawfish Pudding! If you aren’t familiar with seafood puddings you may look at this recipe title and quickly move on. But you really should give this a try.

This recipe is taken from the Best Cookin’ Under the Sun! by the Ladies Auxillary of the Islamorada Volunteer Fire, Ambulance and Rescue Corps. Published in 1975. It is listed under Seafood, by Elsie Curry.
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Your lobster hunting has been going well and you are looking for something a little different for the family. This is one that is sure to please everyone. (more…)