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Smoked Trout

Posted by Dax Phillips on February 8th, 2012 filed in Fish, Holiday, Kids, Salad, Seafood, Smoker, Snack

For the most part, I grew up fishing. My grandparents lived on a lake in Indiana, and every time we would go visit, I would wake up early, head out to their pier, and start catching fish. My dad would often times clean the fish and we would head back to their home, fry them [...]

Crispy Fish Tempura

Posted by Dax Phillips on November 4th, 2011 filed in Fish, Seafood, Wisconsin

My first job, at the age of fourteen, was at a restaurant. For some reason I decided to become a dishwasher at one of the busiest fish fry joints in the neighborhood. It was nothing to be proud of, trust me. It was non-stop, exhausting dish washing. Hundreds of plates, dirty silverware, and just plain [...]

Seafood Pasta

Posted by Dax Phillips on May 2nd, 2011 filed in Delicious, Fish, Pasta, Seafood

Easter has passed and so has the lenten season. The season that in my house, we typically attempt not to eat red meat of any kind on a Friday. Sounds difficult, I know, but we make every attempt at avoiding meat. With that said, our family on average, tends to have a Friday fish fry. [...]

Salmon Salad

Posted by Dax Phillips on April 19th, 2011 filed in Delicious, Fish, Grilling, Salad, Seafood, Snack, Vegetables

It was only a couple of weeks ago when I surprised my wife with a dinner of cedar smoked salmon. I must admit, the salmon was really delicious and it was a nice twist on the standard Friday night fish fry that we typically have in Milwaukee. Surprisingly enough, we had plenty of leftovers, and [...]

Cedar Planked Salmon

Posted by Dax Phillips on April 10th, 2011 filed in Delicious, Fish, Grilling, Seafood

The question comes about almost every Friday, well almost every day in my house, “What should we have for dinner tonight?”. I will admit as much as I love being up for a challenge every night, waiting for my wife to come up with something out of the ordinary, a challenge if you will, that [...]

Pulled Pork Hushpuppies

Posted by Dax Phillips on October 20th, 2010 filed in Appetizers, Bread, Delicious, Fish, Game Day, Kids, Pork, Sides, Snack

While growing up in Kokomo, Indiana, there was not a whole lot in terms of restaurants, at least not that I remember. There was a great diner I recall where my mom just thought their egg cream, or cherry soda, or something on those lines, and the taco joint my dad loved, but a sign [...]

Fried Fish and Eggs Breakfast

Posted by Dax Phillips on August 30th, 2010 filed in Breakfast, Fish, Kids

You might have recently read my post on the canadian bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich as possibly being one of my favorite meals at breakfast. The one that trumps that breakfast is fried fish and eggs. While growing up in Indiana, and even moving to Wisconsin, we spent a lot of time at my grandparents [...]

Brandy Soaked Scallops

Posted by Dax Phillips on June 18th, 2010 filed in Appetizers, Bacon, Delicious, Fish, Game Day, Salad, Seafood

While growing up in Wisconsin, I noticed that most everyone loved brandy. My dad was a brandy and coke drinker for some time, and after marrying my wife, realized that her family’s drink of choice around that holiday was brandy old fashions. You walk into any supper club around town and you notice the same [...]

Margarita Shrimp Tostada

Posted by Dax Phillips on May 22nd, 2010 filed in Appetizers, Delicious, Fish, Game Day, Mexican, Seafood, Snack, tacos

I am coming out today and telling everyone that I have been on a taco kick for the last several weeks. I have yet to tell you what my favorite taco is, but I am steering towards al pastor, or carne asada, with simple diced onion, fresh cilantro, and a thin slice of tomato and [...]

Cioppino

Posted by Dax Phillips on April 25th, 2010 filed in Delicious, Fish, Game Day, Italian, Sauce, Seafood, Vegetables

Chio what? Pronounced as “chioppino”, this is a word that I was first introduced to back in late middle school, and early high school. I do not recall eating the cioppino, but I do remember the expressions on my parents faces when they were about to prepare this extremely delicious dish. After getting back from [...]

Thai Fish Balls with Lime Mayonnaise

Posted by Dax Phillips on April 6th, 2010 filed in Appetizers, Dessert, Ethnic, Fish, Game Day, Sauce, Seafood, Sides, Snack, Thai

Fish frys are a big deal in Wisconsin, and finding a good one is always a topic of conversation at work. Sure, I make my own fish fry about three times a month, and it is a major hit with the family, plus I save a ton of money. There are times however, that as [...]

Olive Salsa with Baked Salmon

Posted by Dax Phillips on March 31st, 2010 filed in Appetizers, Delicious, Fish, Game Day, Grilling, Mexican, Sauce, Seafood, Snack, Vegetables

My colleague goes on an annual fishing trip to Alaska, typically in the early Summer months. He comes back with an abundance of great fish, and often brings them in to work and tells us to grab what we want. Salmon and halibut are typically available for the taking. There is something about fresh fish [...]

Grilled Halibut with a Lemon Herb Dressing

Posted by Dax Phillips on August 7th, 2009 filed in Delicious, Fish, Grilling, Sauce

Grilled Halibut with Lemon Herb Dressing

Upon a recent fishing trip to Seldovia, Alaska, my friend and colleague, Aaron was so grateful to bring back some of his fresh catch. He walked into the office one afternoon with a fairly large cooler, and said you guys have at it, the fish in the freezer, that was. Ryan and I quickly said [...]

Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Coleslaw

Posted by Dax Phillips on June 4th, 2009 filed in Appetizers, Cheese, Delicious, Ethnic, Fish, Grilling, Kids, Seafood, Sides, Snack, Vegetables

As you might already be aware from reading some of my previous posts, my son has become a huge fan of shrimp. Due to that, I attempt to prepare shrimp a variety of ways to really get his take on them, whether they are boiled, sauteed in butter, or grilled. As we normally have our [...]

Fish Curry Noodle Soup

Posted by Dax Phillips on March 5th, 2009 filed in Delicious, Ethnic, Fish, Holiday, Soup, Thai

There is something to be said about the coconut and red curry paste, combined as one. Flavors so wonderful that by mixing, and bringing up to temperature, over white rice can sell me. If you have never tried the combination, I beg of you. This soup alone not only has some really excellent ingredients that [...]

Fish Tacos

Posted by Dax Phillips on February 24th, 2009 filed in Delicious, Fish, Sauce, Snack, Vegetables

Think of west coast. Think of fish tacos on the coast. What could be better? Well, my fish tacos of course. Wisconsin has an abundance of fish as well and heck we are one of the few cities that celebrate in the weekly Friday night fish fry! My family loves the fish fry, and recently [...]

Crab Boil

Posted by Dax Phillips on February 14th, 2009 filed in Delicious, Fish, Meat, Vegetables

There about two times out of the year when I buy crab, and one of those times is today, on Valentine’s Day. I normally make my mom’s recipe where she places it on a broiler pan, water in the bottom, and covered with foil, cooking, and allowing it to steam. Today was not that day. [...]

New England Clam Chowder

Posted by Dax Phillips on February 2nd, 2009 filed in Bacon, Bread, Delicious, Fish, Soup, Vegetables

Ever since my last visit to Boston, MA., I just cannot get my mind off, possibly the best clam chowder I have ever had at the Barking Crab. The Barking Crab could be one of the coolest places to hang out on a Sunday afternoon, enjoying the riverside, good music, and some really good food. [...]

Game Day

Posted by Dax Phillips on February 1st, 2009 filed in Bacon, Delicious, Fish, Meat, Pork

Larb – Thai Pork Salad

Posted by Dax Phillips on July 26th, 2008 filed in Appetizers, Chicken, Ethnic, Fish, Meat, Pork, Salad, Sides, Snack

Larb is a Thai dish that typically is made with one of the following meats; beef, chicken, pork, fish, and typically uses fish sauce, and chili peppers. I have been making this one for a few years now, and trust me, it is killer. I made this as a simple snack while my sister-n-law was [...]

The Friday Night Fish Fry

Posted by Dax Phillips on May 21st, 2008 filed in Fish

As far as I know, the fish fry is a Wisconsin thing. Now, I do realize that the fish fry is served in other states, however it just seems like Wisconsin is known for them, and good ones at that. The fish fry is typically on a Friday, and served in pretty much every tavern [...]

Bagna Calda

Posted by Dax Phillips on March 2nd, 2008 filed in Appetizers, Bread, Ethnic, Fish, Sauce, Sides, Vegetables

Bagna calda you ask? I thought the same thing when my sister-n-law mentioned how good this was, and was also heavily supported by my brother-n-law. This recipe is made once a year by the Gaughn family, and we all know that if you are going to make a dish once a year, it has got [...]

The Lakeshore Salty

Posted by Dax Phillips on October 11th, 2007 filed in Fish, Meat

In my last post, I mentioned the Lakeshore salty, a fish dinner I often make for the kids. I recently made the salty (fried fish tilapia filets), and created a delicious sandwich out of it. The sandwich is easy to make. Ingredient breakdown: Flour Cornmeal Salt and Pepper Oil Rinse the tliapia filets with cold [...]

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