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Valentine’s Day Pasta with a Pink Surprise!

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Pink Pasta Valentine's Day
Planning on impressing your boo this Valentine’s Day with a home-cooked dinner for two? Go you! In our book, a meal cooked with love is way more alluring than reservations at a restaurant booked solid with dozens of other couples all clamoring for a moment of romance.

If you’ve yet to pick a recipe for the occasion, let us suggest one that is magnificently on-theme: pink pasta! It comes to us courtesy of FreshDirect’s very own food stylist, Emerald. You don’t need any special ingredients, mainly just some good fresh pasta and beets for that stunning color. Learn how to make it below!…

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Make a Shellfish Tower for Holiday Entertaining

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Shellfish Tower Oyster Lobster Shrimp

The holidays are a time to go all out and that especially applies to the food. One of our favorite ways to dial up the celebratory mood is with a shellfish tower that brims with the finest selections from the sea. Put one in your party spread and you’ll be showered in compliments, cheers, and exclamations along the lines of “oh my gosh, I LOVE seafood!”
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3 Recipes with Sustainable Greek Fish

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Seafood Recipes Branzino Tomato Pasta

Branzino Fillet with Roasted Tomato Spaghetti

Last time on the blog, we gave you a firsthand look into how we sustainably source fish from Nireus Aquaculture in Greece. If that story left you inspired to give their incredible branzino, dorade, and tai snapper a try, what better way to get started than with one of these recipes from the FreshDirect kitchen!

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Branzino Fillet with Roasted Tomato Spaghetti

Oven-roasted tomatoes, olives, capers and thyme get tossed with spaghetti and topped with crispy-skinned branzino fillets for an impressive pasta dish that’s easy enough for a weeknight.
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