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Category Archives: Shellfish
Shrimp tacos, mango salsa, spicy black beans 1/14/22
It seems like we are ending the week with a Southwestern/Mexican vibe, enchiladas on Thursday and tacos on Friday. Shrimp tacos are a quick to make and tasty dinner plus well within my healthy eating plan. John sauteed the shrimp … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Legumes, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Uncategorized, Vegetables
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Light clam chowder. 1/4/22
Winter seems like the perfect time for hearty soups. I love clam chowder but not all the cream! The clam chowder we make gets its liquid from two bottles of clam juice and the liquid from two cans of minced … Continue reading
Posted in American, Healthy tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, soup, Vegetables
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Seared scallops, new potatoes, green beans. 1/3/22
John did a really nice job searing these scallops. They were the ends of two bags of scallops so they were a little small and mis-shaped. I picked out the smallest of the potatoes to mimic the size of the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Methods, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Leftover hors d’oeuvres dinner 12/27/21
On Christmas Eve we served a platter of shrimp with cocktail sauce and ribs that John had made hors d’oeuvre-accessible by removing the meat that was on the bones so they could be held like lollipops. Not everything got eaten … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, Leftovers For Dinner, Mexican, Pork, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Christmas Eve and Christmas, 2021
This is the first year since 2017 that the whole family has been together. I did not think to take much in the way of food pictures but here is a summary of what we had. The baking of cookies … Continue reading
Posted in American, Baking, Beef, Desserts, Holidays, Pork, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Shrimp tacos with spicy black beans. 12/3/21
So good and so easy! John defrosted some shrimp and seasoned them with salt, chili powder, Old Bay, garlic powder, and cumin. They were sautéed in olive oil spray. In the meantime I got the toppings together- shredded cabbage, cilantro, … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Healthy tips, Kitchen tips, Methods, Mexican, pescatarian, Shellfish, Southwest U.S., Vegetables
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Lightened N.E. clam chowder. 12/2/21 Day 56 GBTG
For about 12 years of my adult life I lived in New England. Chowder is a big thing there. We used to occasionally go to Durgin Park in Boston where a bowl of clam chowder and a dessert of Indian … Continue reading
Seared scallops, new potatoes, leek and zucchini. 11/16/21
Tonight we had a special occasion dinner. Except there was no special occasion. Sometimes it is just nice to treat yourself. A dinner like this for two people including a bottle of wine would probably cost at least $100 at … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Slimmed down shrimp scampi with penne and broccoli. 11/13/21
What makes this shrimp scampi slimmed down? For one thing the sauce uses only 2 teaspoons of olive oil for two servings. The rest of the sauce is onions, garlic, chicken stock, white wine, and lemon juice. At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Healthy tips, Italian, Methods, Pasta, Shellfish, Vegetables
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Sesame shrimp bowl. 11/5/21
John and I made this recipe last week with salmon and decided to try it again with shrimp. Although I like the salmon rendition better, this shrimp one is very good, quick, and easy. The shrimp cooks very quickly so … Continue reading
Posted in American, Easy, Japanese, Kitchen tips, pescatarian, Recipes, Shellfish, Vegetables
Tagged rice, shrimp
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