Pickin's & Fixin's

Summer 2007

GUEST FOOD COLUMN

Cajun Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers
Plus the Perfect Summer Drink — Frozen Mango Margaritas

Spring and summer make me think of beach vacations — sun and sand and all the basics, and also the juicy fruits and scrumptious seafood available almost at our fingertips and toes.

Mediterranean Fish Stew with Rouille Was it ... the thought of making fish stock and having to stare down those glassy fish eyes and the fishmonger's glare when I requested some fish frames, sending him out back into the smelly slaughterhouse, through the doors behind the gleaming display cabinets that make us forget where fish really comes from? Would it be possible for little old me to chop the head off a cod with a cleaver while smacking my lips malevolently, then gutting the poor thing with gusto and a sip of wine or two for courage?

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