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Chef Advocate Profile: Stuart Reb Donald

STUART REB DONALD SIP & CHEW WITH MIKE AND STU A self-taught chef, Stuart Reb Donald started cooking at the tender age of five with his grandmother. He was taught to gently knead the dough, shown the proper amount of bacon drippings to grease the pan, and finally allowed to bake his biscuit. A chef...

American Shrimp Processors Association Partners with USDA Again to Provide Shrimp to Food Banks Nationwide

A drive-thru food donation organized by Feeding the Gulf Coast. In 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased $25.14 million of wild-caught domestic shrimp processed by small businesses and members of the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA). When USDA invited bids for its first-ever shrimp commodity purchase, the domestic shrimp industry heeded the...

Recipe: Oyster Chowder with Shrimp and Bacon

INGREDIENTS: 1 leek, white and pale green parts, thinly sliced, about 3/4 cup/175 ml 1 red skin potato, unpeeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice, about 3/4 cup/175 ml 1 tsp/5 ml minced parsley 1/4 tsp/1/25 ml dried thyme 1/4 tsp salt/1.25 ml plus more for sprinkling 2 tbsp/30 ml flour 2 cups/480 ml half and...

Recipe: Cajun Shrimp, Sausage and Vegetable Skillet

Visit this page to see how we tested this delicious recipe for ourselves! This Cajun Shrimp and Sausage Vegetable Skillet from therecipecritic.com is the BEST 20-minute meal packed with awesome cajun flavor with shrimp, sausage, and summer veggies. This makes a great low-carb meal and is also great for meal prep! THIS RECIPE LOOKED SO...

NOAA Releases 2021 Report on the Implementation of the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program

NOAA Fisheries recently released its report on the implementation of the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program, or SIMP. As part of their efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, NOAA and the U.S. government have employed the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). The goal of the program is to...

Chef Advocate Highlight: Matthew Kajdan

MATTHEW KAJDAN MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE Matthew Kajdan was born and raised in Madison, MS where his mother and grandmother showed him the way around the kitchen. Growing up in a large European family, he developed a taste for gourmet cooking and fine foods. Food being a part of his life at a young age helped prepare...