Fish cakes or Cod Cakes are a New England classic.  Serve as a main dish, or, has been done in New England since the 17th century, serve with baked beans as a Sunday breakfast! Fish Cake Ingredients 4 Medium Potatoes, quartered 2 Medium Onions, minced 2 cups fine bread crumbs cup thick white sauce 8 [...]

Beat the holiday rush and serve up some seafood specialties from East Coast Gourmet! It’s the busiest time of the year for shipping and we want to make sure your East Coast Gourmet order arrives without delay.  That’s why we’ll take $10 off your order and throw in a FREE 20oz bag of our Lobster [...]

Lobster might not be a food associated with a traditional Thanksgiving menu, but it should be! Did you know that the pilgrims feasted on lobster on the very first Thanksgiving?  Yup, back in those days, lobsters were so plentiful that you could grab them by hand straight out of the ocean at low tide. Lobster’s [...]

From humble beginnings in the unassuming seafood shacks dotting the New England Coast, the Lobster Roll has traveled all the way to the Pacific Ocean to become a king among sandwiches. And when you think about it, what better to stuff in a warm toasted roll than sweet, Maine lobster meat–and lots of it! The Classic [...]

Mmmm….these tasty crab cakes are one of our favorite comfort foods!  Makes a memorable dinner appetizer–buy hey, you could have them as a snack or with breakfast too! If the recipe looks simple…that’s because it is.  You want the cakes to be delicately spiced and lightly dressed so that the full, sweet flavor of the [...]

I think I’d have no problem eating shrimp every day.  It’s high-protein, low-calorie and there’s a million delicious ways to serve it up. If you ever visit Boston, you can always find a storied seafood restaurant with baked stuffed shrimp on the menu.  Here’s one of our favorite stuffed shrimp recipes that’s a breeze to [...]

Warm weather in New England will have the sweet corn crop ready a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. Here’s a great new recipe for Grilled Corn Chowder. Try it and you’ll see why corn chowder became so popular. Serve with freshly baked corn muffins and you’ve got yourself a meal. Grilled Corn Chowder Grilled [...]

This is a classic Connecticut Lobster recipe. We recently found ourselves with an extra shipment of lobsters and Charlie tipped us off to this ol’ New England chowder recipe…the results were amazing!  The recipe harkens back to the days when crumbled ship’s crackers were used to thicken soups—as they were a staple of the fishermen and [...]

Broiled Scallops When selecting scallops to broil, always insist on fresh dry sea scallops. There is no added moisture or other additives like those commonly found in the grocery store–so they retain their flavor and don’t shrink when cooked. 1 1/2 lbs. scallops 1 stick of butter melted 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese Serves 4 [...]

The leaves are turning bright beautiful fall colors on the East Coast. It’s Charlie’s favorite time of year to enjoy a heaping bowl of chowder and his favorite pumpkin bread spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Pumpkins were one of the first plentiful New England crops. Along with corn and fish, this sweet vegatable was [...]