A couple of weeks ago I mentioned I had received some food products to review and that they had just arrived during one of the busiest week’s of the year when I was doing my spring cleaning. I have never been fan of frozen, pre-made foods, but I have to admit that they are very convenient when you don’t have enough time to cook dinner from scratch. like I usually do.

And that’s what I like the most about the products I received from Sea Cuisine. They are convenient for those kinds of situations. I received the Parmesan Crusted Tilapia and the Coconut Crusted Shrimp and I was really surprised with the flavor. For somebody who avoids frozen foods, I really enjoyed these. They are very well seasoned and the texture of the products after cooking is almost as good as fresh ones. Along with these products I also received some ideas on how to serve them and information about chef Owen and the company High Liner Foods. I am passing that info to you.

¡Buen provecho!

High Liner Foods meal suggestions:

Spinach & Garlic Potato Sauté
Sauté carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, garlic, and spinach; finish by adding chicken stock.
To be paired with the following High Liner Sea Cuisine products: lemon pepper Tilapia, Tuscan Parm Shrimp, Lemon Dijon Tilapia, Salmon Lemon Dill, Potato Crusted Cod, Herb Crusted Cod, Parm Tilapia

Bacon & Garlic Green Beans with Roasted Potatoes
Sauté onions, garlic, and bacon with green beans; serve with roasted potatoes.
To be paired with the following High Liner Sea Cuisine products: lemon pepper Tilapia, Tuscan Parm Shrimp, Lemon Dijon Tilapia, Potato Crusted Cod, Herb Crusted Cod, Parm Tilapia

Yellow Squash & Wild Rice Sauté
Sauté yellow squash, onions, and celery with prepared wild rice blend.
To be paired with the following High Liner Sea Cuisine products: lemon pepper Tilapia, Tuscan Parm Shrimp, Lemon Dijon Tilapia, Salmon Lemon Dill, Potato Crusted Cod, Herb Crusted Cod, Parm Tilapia

Mixed Veggie & Bacon Rice
Mix peas, corn, and bacon with prepared rice and serve hot.
To be paired with the following High Liner Sea Cuisine products: Tortilla Tilapia, lemon pepper Tilapia, Tuscan Parm Shrimp, Lemon Dijon Tilapia, Salmon Lemon Dill, Potato Crusted Cod, Herb Crusted Cod, Parm Tilapia

About Chef Owen:
At the early age of nine years-old, Owen Tilley began his cooking career. By age 14 Owen was cooking at his Grandfather’s tavern in rural Texas during the summer. It was a small local operation, and before long, Owen was skilled enough to be the sole cook at the restaurant, putting out every last menu item entirely by himself.

At age 24, Owen got back into the restaurant industry and took on a formal apprenticeship at The Classic Cup Bistro in Kansas City, MO under Chef Dan Sweeney.

In 1995 Owen opened his first restaurant “Auggie Joe’s”, in Kansas City, as Owner/Executive Chef, where he served contemporary Italian cuisine receiving three and a half stars from the Kansas City Star.

A few years later Owen came up to the North East to help out a Chef friend, and was soon was asked to take over as Executive Chef of the wildly popular East Coast Grill in 1999, where he worked under James Beard Award Winner, Chris Schlesinger. Owen stayed on at the East Coast Grill for two years before moving down to Vieques, Puerto Rico to open two other restaurants of his own.

Island Café and Oasis Bar & Grill quickly became favorites among tourists and locals alike. The Vieques Times awarded Oasis “Best Local Hangout” for it’s over-the-top theme nights and Southern hospitality while The San Juan Star awarded Island Café “Best Restaurant-Vieques 2001.”

Upon returning to Boston in 2003, Owen kept busy with consulting, private chef duties and catering, which included personally cooking for America’s Royal Family, the Kennedy’s, during the DNC in 2004. In March of 2005, Owen accepted the position of Executive Chef at Tremont 647, followed by a short stint with the Back Bay Restaurant Group before signing on with High Liner Foods.
About High Liner Foods:
New dietary guidelines recomend that you eat more heart-healthy seafood—8 oz. per week. High Liner Foods® salmon products contain omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to positively affect heart and brain health by lowering blood fats and preventing blood clot formation. Seafood is a source of essential vitamins and minerals such as niacin, vitamin B complex, iodine, iron, zinc and selenium. All these natural substances help our body function properly and maintain a healthy immune system. Seafood is also an excellent source of protein, low in fat and cholesterol and contains no trans fats.

High Liner Foods Incorporated is a processor and marketer of superior quality seafood products. The company began in 1899 with the founding of W.C Smith & Company, a salt fish operation located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia — the current home of one of the most modern and diversified food processing plants in the world. On December 20, 2007 the Company acquired the North American marketing and manufacturing business of Fishery Products International. Today, it is one of North America’s largest marketers of prepared frozen seafood products.

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