Sweet & Spicy Shrimp

I am pausing in the middle of my Back To School Series and my self proclaimed honey phase, to post this recipe.  We have ben devouring it at our house.  And I do mean devour, with no conversation and just the sounds of lips smacking and forks hitting the plates echoing off…

Lemon & Garlic Shrimp Linguini

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I only post recipes that I make regularly; recipes that have made an appearance on my table several times and will continue to do so long after these words are archived.  I have actually been making this dish for years…

Creamy Penne W/Shrimp & New Holiday Traditions

Several years ago, when Evelyn was around three, she was sitting with me and watching Giada make this pasta on her Food Network show.  This was not unusual.  She is six now and still watches cooking shows with me; commenting on dishes like a seasoned chef.  But this particular time, she turned…

Roasted Shrimp-Who knew?

Actually, Ina.  Ina knew.  Of course I am talking about the incomparable genius of Ina Garten.  A woman you may have heard me mention once or twice.  Of course there is a reason that me and so many others are dedicated followers.  Her recipes and philosophy in the kitchen are straight forward,…

Shrimp Cobb Salad

Eat with your eyes first and gaze upon this salad. Doesn’t this look good?  I thought so too.  So when I glanced at the cover of Cooking Light Magazine and saw it, I immediately added it to my menu for the week.  Beautiful to look at and delightful to eat, the flavor…

Shrimp Quesadillas

I needed something to throw together for lunch and I was kinda sick of sandwiches.  After reading a bunch of different blogs today, I had a craving for Shrimp Quesadillas.  My experiment was a tasty one. Shrimp Quesadillas 1/2 pound of shrimp, peeled deveined and tails removed 1 T taco sauce 1 clove…

30 Minute Tortellini & Shrimp

…I would like to say welcome back!  To those of you who have been following this, I took a little blog break.  A family vacation (and recovery from said vaca) and a sudden onslaught of apples from a friend have kept me busy, in and out of the kitchen.  I have been…

California Chopped Salad

O.K. So I have been a bit busy these last few days and while I have been cooking, I have not had the time to tell you about it.  We replaced all the storm windows in our screen porch, finished painting the outside of our house, finished up swimming lessons…we have had…