FReeper Canteen~A Most Wondermous Seafood Thread~ 21 Aug 08

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[MS.BEHAVIN]

The FReeper Canteen Presents

A most wondermous Seafood Cookin' Thread!

A little something different for your summertime get togethers!

Lets start off with a New England Clambake!

Recipe from Chiff.com:

3 dozen steamer clams (more if you’d like)
3 dozen fresh mussels
6 live lobsters
18 small red or white potatoes
6 ears of corn (in the husk)
6 medium onions
3 lemons (cut into wedges)
One or two sticks (quarter pound) of melted butter
If you live near the beach some seaweed or rockweed
12 pieces of 18” x 36” cheesecloth
12 pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil
6 metal nutcrackers and small fish forks

Wash the clams, mussels and potatoes thoroughly. Peel the onions (not the potatoes) and remove the silk from the top of the ears of corn. Don’t remove the husks or the corn will get dried out when it cooks.
Lay out two pieces of foil with two pieces of the cheesecloth on top. Wrap this around 1 lobster, 3 potatoes, 6 clams, 6 mussels, 1 ear of corn, 1 onion and some seaweed or rockweed — if you were able to find it — add a cup of water to the package. Make sure to tie the cloth over the food and seal the foil well. This can be done without the cheesecloth if you can’t find any, but the food tends to get dark in spots and the lobster is dryer without the cloth to hold the moisture.
Make six of these packages and place them on a barbecue grill about 4 inches from the heat. Cover the grill with the hood or with large pieces of foil tucked in around the edges of the grill.
Let the packages steam for 1 hour flipping them every 15 minutes. If the potatoes are done, it’s a good indication that the lobster and the rest of the package is ready for your feast.
Open the packages and serve them with the lemon wedges and melted butter... you’ll need the nut crackers and fish forks to get the lobsters out of the shell...

How about Cedar Plank Salmon?
MMMMM!!!

Recipe from Real Simple:
Cedar-Plank Salmon
Real Simple


Cedar boards for grilling are sold at gourmet food shops, housewares stores, and lumberyards. (Make sure the lumber hasn’t been treated with preservatives or other chemicals.) The fish comes out smoky and moist. You’ll never grill salmon the traditional way again.

1 2-pound salmon fillet, skin on
1 cedar plank, soaked in water 20 minutes
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper


Preheat a gas grill to high; adjust to medium low after 15 minutes. (If cooking over charcoal, allow the coals to burn until they are covered with white ash.) Place the salmon skin-side down on the cedar plank.
Combine the brown sugar, oil, thyme, and cayenne in a bowl. Spread over the salmon. Place the planked salmon on the grilling grate and cook, with grill covered, about 40 minutes or just until the surface fat begins to turn white.
Rainy-Day Method: Preheat oven to 325° F. Prepare the salmon as described above, then roast on the cedar plank for about 25 minutes.
Yield: Makes 4 servings

And last but not least..
Lobster Bisque!

Recipe:
LOBSTER BISQUE

After a lobster feast, save the bodies and shells for lobster bisque. Pick out body meat and set aside. Be sure to discard small sac behind head of lobster. Use only shells and membranes from the body.
Combine in a large kettle: 1-2 bay leaves Water to cover 1 tsp. dill seed
Simmer for about 1 hour to extract all the flavor from the shells. Pour all through a fine strainer. Discard the shells. Reserve the lobster stock. Cook together until onion is yellow: 1 tsp. chopped onion 1 sprig parsley
Add, cook and stir 5 minutes lobster meat, the more the better! Stir in 2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 teaspoon mustard. Add and simmer 20 minutes 2 cups lobster stock. Discard parsley, add and heat to boiling 2 cups light cream or milk and salt and pepper.

WOO HOO!
We gonna eat good, you bet!
Come share your favorite seafood recipes with us!
Have Fun!


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August 21, 2008

Phenomenal!

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READ: Psalm 8

O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth! —Psalm 8:1

At 3:00 one August morning, I awoke to experience a total lunar eclipse. It began at the precise moment the astronomers predicted and progressed just as they said it would. In one sense, it was a natural, recurring event, but it was also a phenomenal glimpse at the power and glory of God.

As the earth’s shadow crept slowly across a bright full moon, the psalmist’s words came to mind: “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?” (Ps. 8:3-4).

Planet earth is not all about us, but by God’s design, it involves us. The psalmist marveled at the heavens, but he was more amazed that the great Creator, whose glory is above the heavens, included us in His grand plan for the ages.

To worship any part of God’s creation stops short of giving glory to the One who made it. The Bible lifts our eyes to see that all creation proclaims the glory of God, who has showered His grace and love on us through Christ.

“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!” (Ps. 8:1).

Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels heaven can boast. —Anon.

God’s glory shines through His creation.

Bible in One Year: Ecclesiastes 7–9; Proverbs 18:13-24

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[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for this evenings thread Ms B~....I love seafood! *Hugs*

[MS.BEHAVIN]

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[AZamericonnie]

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[tet68]

I like to take chunks of striped bass put them in rampkins
cover with shrimp or lobster bisque bake in the oven, top with white cheese and then brown under a broiler.

mmmmmmmmmm.

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya Philly! When do the temps start to drop there? *Hugs*