Doing the Splits
A plethora of ways to make use of the humble split pea, from the familiar to the fanciful.
Tag Archives: shrimp
Veggie Fritters with Quick Curried Shrimp
A great basic recipe for grain-free mixed vegetable fritters; use whatever leftover veggies you have on hand for a quick dish that you could serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Here I have topped the…
A Foray into the Mediterranean Diet
An account of my Mediterranean Diet experience for a food therapy course.
The Cat’s Away
A week's worth of dinners cooked in my mom's absence, mostly with a Mexican influence; and a recipe for watermelon salsa.
Leftover Night: Local Edition
Playing blog catch-up with some light meals based on local produce from our home garden and farmers' market.
Not Too Shabby
Fancy food for weeknights: garlicky prawns, pan-seared steaks, and cheesecake. What more could you ask for?
Spanish Rice with Mushrooms, Shrimp and Artichokes
The August 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was a Spanish rice dish related to paella, featuring cuttlefish, mushrooms and artichokes. My pantry-friendly variation used dried porcini mushrooms and shrimp.
Tzatziki Shrimp Skewers
These grilled shrimp skewers, served over spinach salad with feta and tzatziki dip, were bursting with flavor but in need of some tweaks in presentation.
Enchilado de Camerones
A take on a spicy Cuban shrimp dish highlighting tomato and bell pepper, nicely balanced by a pot of cooling coconut rice.
Presto Pasta Night: Prawns and Noodles in Thai Coconut Broth
A request for fried coconut prawns turns into shrimp and noodles served in a Thai-inspired broth.
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Fresh Vietnamese spring rolls filled with chilled shrimp, rice noodles and raw vegetables make an ideal light summer meal.
Fresh Fava Ravs with Shrimp and Herb Sauce
Fresh raviolis with a filling of pureed fava beans, potato, scallion and goat cheese, served with a creamy herb sauce and a garnish of sauteed shrimp and more fava beans.
Gemelli with Shrimp and Tomato Cream
I love the combination of tomato, cream, and bacon, and oddly enough, it pairs beautifully with shrimp.
Pasta Trio
In sifting through puppy pictures we’ve taken in the past month, I happened back across a few weeknight pasta dishes that I’ve made, and which we were pretty pleased with. It hardly seems fair to…