Category Archives: Shellfish

Birthday Eve Dinner – 12/7/16

This is not dining lite. It is my birthday eve and I get to pick what I want to eat for dinner and John will make it. So I choose fried scallops, tater tots (because our daughter is eating with … Continue reading

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Quick pad Thai with shrimp – 11/4/16

I have made this dish 4 or 5 times since I discovered it through an email from Food & Wine. As long as you have the mise en place done, the cooking moves along very quickly. The sauce, instead of … Continue reading

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Ninfa’s, St. George, Utah – 10/19/16

After years of not trying any new places to eat in St. George we decided these past two weeks to try again. Part of this was driven by our son who likes to eat lunch out and enjoys Mexican food. … Continue reading

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Fried Scallops with brussel sprout salad – 10/15/16

Last night we took a little break from cooking but tonight we were back on the make-it-at home trail. Since our son is visiting us this week we are making everything he likes best. Tonight it’s fried scallops with a … Continue reading

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Shrimp and grits – 10/13/16

Jon took a turn at the stove last night with a Cajun dish. He cooked up a lot of red bell pepper, poblano, and onions. He made some very yummy grits, and cooked the shrimp separately. I made some broccoli. … Continue reading

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Seafood cakes! – 10/4/16

Our entire dinner consisted of seafood cakes, corn, and coleslaw but I made the corn first (2 large ears in a plastic bag with some butter and microwaved 5 minutes, so easy!) and we totally devoured it before I even … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos again! – 9/26/16

First Happy Birthday to our daughter-in-law, Ryan, who is an amazing mother, excellent baker, and a full-time professional! Now on to the food. Shrimp tacos have become a standard dinner in the rotation. I think we have had them three … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos and black beans – 9/17/16

I really like this dinner!  We have eaten it a lot lately but it is so tasty and easy to prepare that I imagine it will stay in the rotation for a while. Basically season and cook the shrimp, warm … Continue reading

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Not shrimp risotto – 9/16/16

Friday was our official celebrating of John’s birthday so we went out to dinner. I had a disappointing shrimp risotto which was more like some shrimp on a bed of rice swimming in chicken stock. On the plus side I  was … Continue reading

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Shrimp tacos and black beans – 9/9/16

Easy shrimp dinner with mango-peach salsa on the tacos and spicy tomato salsa in the black beans.  

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