Fish & Seafood

Homegrown: Smelts

More fish dishes: Seafood Recipes Starting off with a big word I rarely use, rainbow smelts are anadromous, which means that like salmon, darling of the seafood world, they spend much of their adult lives in salt water but must return to fresh water to spawn. Come December, smelts, never very far offshore, begin moving […]

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New England Scallops

Scallops are a true New England treat–their very shape is an iconic reminder of beachside fun and shell-hunting summer afternoons. Their real gift, however, is delivered when our waters begin to chill down, for what lies snugly between those grooved, hinged shells is a faintly sweet, buttery nugget with a mild tree-nut flavor. Perhaps the […]

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Clambake on Prudence Island

SLIDESHOW: Clambake Read more:Yankee‘s tips for a clambake Find a clambake company Nearly three decades ago, in October 1980, Yankee ran a festive story about the Day family and their annual clambake on Prudence Island — a mostly summer community located in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. Bill and Sue Day are the backbone of this […]

Fish & Seafood

Clam Pie

Fish & Seafood

Bass, Flounder, and Bluefish Recipes | Cooking Summer’s Ocean Fish

  For cooks and anglers alike, one of the joys of living in New England is the bounty of fish that inhabit our oceans. But it’s the summer months that bring the most excitement — that’s when the migratory species arrive, our outdoor grills are fired up, and our gardens are burgeoning with produce that […]

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