Got a big pigskin party coming up? Would you like something other than traditional wings? How about crunchy, spicy buffalo shrimp? These are so quick and easy that you can make enough to feed a crowd! A delicate tempura-type coating encases the tender, spicy shrimp. Try them piled on a plate to pass, or serve [...]
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Buffalo Shrimp: spicy, crunchy and good for snacking or salad!
Posted in appetizer, buttermilk, celery, cheese, chile, dinner, dinner, Food, lettuce, peppers, peppers, recipes, salad, seafood, shrimp, tagged Food, football, recipes, side dishes on February 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Shrimp Boats: shrimp salad in cucumber boats to beat the summer heat
Posted in celery, cucumber, Food, frugal living, onions, peas, salad, seafood, shrimp, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, gardening, recipe, recipes, summer on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hot, but my kitchen is not. Dinner is cool. Today’s dinner starts with gazpacho, a chilled tomato-vegetable soup, accompanied by shrimp salad in cucumber boats and beets. I’ll post the gazpacho recipe separately. Now I’ll share the shrimp boats basics. I like these shrimp boats because they are chocked full of raw vegetables, and [...]
Lemony English Pea-Pod Pesto
Posted in Food, frugal living, gardening, garlic, herbs, organic gardening, peas, sea scallops, seafood, tagged cooking, economy, family, Food, recipe, recipes on May 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Today, after a few days away from the homestead, I picked a bounty of English peas. They were mighty tasty, even though all I did was a 1950s simmer in salted water with garlic and herbs.The only problem I see with a bounty of English peas is the apparent waste of the pods that are [...]
Spicy Asian Veggie, Chicken, and Coconut Milk Noodle Bowl
Posted in Asian food, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chile, cilantro, coconut, Cooking And Baking, CSA, dinner, dinner, eggplant, farmer's market, Food, leeks, mushrooms, organic food, organic gardening, pasta, peas, recipes, red pepper, red peter pepper, rice, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, soup, tagged cooking, dinner, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on May 12, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Tonight we had huge noodle bowls for dinner, relying on fresh produce and poultry from our back yard or Conway Locally Grown. These noodle bowls are packed with veggies, spice, and cooling coconut milk (which, alas, is not local at all). Unfortunately, after I planned the dish, I discovered that my neglected fresh ginger was [...]
Spicy Peanut-Sesame Noodles with broccoli and coconut-crusted chicken
Posted in appetizer, Asian food, beans, broccoli, carrots, chicken, chile, chives, cilantro, coconut, Community Supported Agriculture, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, gardening, garlic, greens, herbs, locavore, mustard, organic food, organic gardening, radish, red pepper, red peter pepper, seafood, shrimp, snow pea, vegetarian, whole grains, winter gardening, tagged cooking, dinner, family, Food, gardening, organic gardening, photography, recipe, recipes on April 11, 2010 | 15 Comments »
We went from wondering if another ice age was on its way to believing in global warming again this week. The unseasonably warm weather cried out for a cooler dinner, and gigantic chives and Asian mustard that went from salad size to mandatory cooking overnight made me think of some of our favorite pseudo-Asian meals. [...]
Mussels: aromatics + wine + shellfish = dinner!
Posted in bread, Food, garlic, leeks, mussels, seafood, tagged cooking, dinner, environment, Food, photography, recipes, seafood on March 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Seafood, generally speaking, is good for us, but it turns out all of us can be pretty darn bad for seafood. Wild-caught shellfish from environmentally sustainable fisheries (preferably as local as possible) typically rates high on seafood sustainability lists. Most of these shellfishes are really quick to cook too, making them easy on the energy budget. [...]
