Saturday, January 4, 2025

Fishin' for Flavors

 


Something Fishy Here

 

Healthy eating resolutions should make Culinary Thrill Seekers excited about trying new things and feeling good about healthy foods. Around the holidays I think about seafood, including cans of smoked oysters and a jar of very affordable caviar. The mentions below all make mention of sea foodie goodies. Let’s go fishin’ for flavor:

 

Lucky Iron Fish – It seems too easy and too cute. But Lucky Iron Fish has helped villagers with iron deficiency, which can cause a lot of health issues. Add the little guy to your cooking pot and the iron gets in your food. He debuted in a pot of rice at my house. Soups, curries, and hot drinks benefit from his power. Put a fish in your fish soup! Give me more clever things like this in 2025! Learn more at www.luckyironlife.com

“The Miracle Kidney  Cleanse” - Did you get a juicer for Christmas? Put it to work with formulas for drinks with turmeric, pear, celery, melon, lemon, ginger, parsley, kale and all that good-for-you stuff. Lauren Felts compile this book, subtitled “The All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify Your Body. I refer to the long list from Guidelines for Making A Killer Salad. After your green base, add nutrient-boosting vegetables. Healthy fats include olives, avocado and hemp seeds. Next is bulk with options of beans and grains. Odds and ends: capers, kimchi, seaweed. Dressing could include rice wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey or olive oil. I’m really impressed with other solid food recipes including Collard Wrap with Hazlenut Pesto. I love this southern take. Just wrap up your mix into a collard green leaf, like you would a burrito!

Sea Weed & Pizza Pairing – Texas mountain range and snacking on something from under the sea. Kelpie Chips, Snacks from the Sea, have wowed me again with Zesty Pizza Sea Weed Snacks. Nutrient-dense nibbles can satisfy a craving an Imagine hiking up a tall d top your sala or soup. www.snacksfromthesea.com

Darragh Doiron is a Port Arthur area foodie fishin’ for flavors. Connect at darraghcastillo@icloud.com