Culinary Adventures with Camilla

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' February event. W e are a group of seafood-loving bloggers, rallied by Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm , to   share fish and seafood recipes on the third Friday of the month. And t his month Karen of  Karen's Kitchen Stories  is at the helm, while the group serves up Fish Friday Pies. Karen provided a little guidance by saying we could make "pies, tarts, quiches, hand pies, pot pies, mini pies.... etc." Before I get to my pick, here's the line-up... British Fish Pie from Making Miracles Charleston Shrimp Pie from A Day in the Life on the Farm Greek Inspired Scallops, Spinach, and Caper Puff Pastry Appetizer Bites from Goats and Greens Jambalaya Pot Pie from Palatable Pastime Magical White Fish B'Stilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Norwegian Flaked Salmon & Potato Mini Tarts from Sneha’s Recipe Sheet Pan Seafood Pot Pie from Karen’s Kitchen Stories Smoked Salmon Tarts from Sid’s ...

Years ago, I made this for my husband's birthday dinner. It has since become my most requested dish from my circle of friends. Granted, I never make the same thing twice...at least not exactly the same. But I decided that I would re-publish this and put in in the Purple Book   as this is the dish that has received the loudest ooos and ahhhhhs. Maybe ever. Brian said it succinctly: "two of my favorite things - seafood and pie!" A note about the seafood: Use whatever seafood you have - make sustainable choices, please! For this b'stilla I used Pink Shrimp (wild-caught, from Oregon), Bay Scallops (farmed), Mussels (farmed), Pacific Cod (longline-caught, from Alaska), Squid, and Shrimp. Ingredients  makes two 9" pies 3 to 4 pounds seafood (I used a mixture) 1 pound of shrimp, separated from the rest 2 T butter olive oil 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 fennel, trimmed and chopped juice and zest from 1 organic lemon 1/2 t ground paprika 1/2 t...

I am notorious for never making the same thing twice. So, during a dinner party during the holidays a few close friends were talking about some of our dinner party highlights over the years and one dish bubbled to the top as the most unforgettable  dish I've ever made. Then it turned into a challenge: "We know that you never make the same thing twice - that you can't make the same things twice - but even if you made the seafood pie and it was only half as good as the first one, it would still be the best dish you've ever made." Seriously? Wow. A challenge, an insult, and a compliment all at the same time. Gotta love friends who tell the truth. Here's the Seasfood B'stilla v.2010 when I made it for Jake's 35th birthday... So, I promised that I would re-do the seafood pie during 2015. At. Some. Point. That gave me through December 2015 to make it. But, not one to procrastinate on my cooking obligations, I opted to get it done in the beginning...