The United States Department of Agriculture says twice a week, make seafood the protein on your plate. Increase the amount and variety of seafood consumed by choosing seafood in place of some meat and poultry.
No better time than a dreary, drizzly day in Newport to announce our duty station for the next three years. The morning of Jan. 5, two days after our wedding, Lloyd and I will be on a plane to our honeymoon/new home - the island of Oahu, Hawaii! We feel lucky and thrilled to have been selected for this location. And it works out wonderfully for me and the blog - Hawaii is a spectacular seafood spot.
I first learned about traditional Hawaiian food not from books, or classes....but from the Season 2 Finale of Top Chef. Chef Alan Wong, who can be seen here describing Hawaiian regional cuisine, appeared as a guest judge on the cooking contest show, and started off by teaching the finalists about Hawaiian food. I found the dishes he described - like poi, poke, laulau, and lomilomi salmon - unique, fascinating, and mouthwatering. As Lloyd and I begin to explore Oahu and the other islands of Hawaii, I look forward to sharing the fresh cuisine with you.
To start, I thought I'd share one of the recipes created in Hawaii by the Top Chef winner, Ilan Hall. Here is Chef Lee Anne Wong (a contestant from Season 1) making Ilan's Macadamia Nut Gazpacho with Pan Roasted Fish.
I am a registered dietitian with the National Fisheries Institute, so fish is my nutrition forte. I earned my BA in Communication from Southwestern University, just outside of Austin, TX. During college, one of my very favorite evening outings was a leisurely trip to the grocery market. My passion for food was undeniable, so I combined both of my interests by earning my MS in Nutrition Communication from Tufts University in Boston, MA. As well as my Registered Dietitian (RD) credential through the University of Delaware.
Beyond reading scientific studies about docosahexaenoic acid and selenium, I love to entertain, travel, watch reality TV, grill outdoors, and go to spin class. I live in Kailua, HI on the island of Oahu where my husband serves as a US Marine Corps JAG.
People in Hawaii eat more fish and shellfish than average, but over 80 percent of typical Americans don't eat seafood at least twice per week. Doctors and dietitians like me say that's the goal, so BlogAboutSeafood is here to show you just what plenty of seafood looks like in an RD's real-life diet.
Photo by Marco Garcia
