Christmas cioppino

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it! And happy holidays, all.

It's hard to type this because I sliced open my thumb this morning with a plastic knife while trying to open a can of dog food for Talis. I'm such a winner.

But it must be done. My mom and I had bought some seafood with the intention of doing a seafood boil. However, I wasn't actually sure my mom would like it... it's pretty plain, and you're supposed to boil it with like Old Bay seasoning (which I didn't have), potatoes (which she can't eat) and corn (which I didn't have).

Then I had the brilliant idea to make cioppino instead. (If you've never had it before, it's a tomato-based fish stew.) See, there was this cioppino at Etta's that we loved, loved, LOVED, but they stopped making it. I've never made cioppino before, but in looking up recipes online, it didn't seem that hard. The only problem was that I had purchased ingredients for a different dish, so I was missing clams/mussels, but oh well.

Anyway, I am typing this up at midnight on Christmas because I'm waiting up for Santa, with a sore thumb, because it turned out excellently! And I must have the recipe here for posterity. It was actually REALLY easy, so I can definitely see myself making it again.

( Cioppino recipe. )