Happy Birthday to My Blog! It’s difficult to believe that it’s been a year since I began this wonderful journey of cooking and writing this blog. As I’ve attempted to offer all of you the gift of food and, sometimes, witty writing, I have healed from a difficult period in my life. It’s been a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘shrimp’
Spicy Shrimp Appetizer – Happy Birthday to Food Musings!
Posted in Appetizers, Entertaining, Food Musings, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, tagged shrimp, shrimp appetizer on May 22, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Italian-style Shrimp with Spaghetti
Posted in Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Dinner, Pasta and Italian, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Seafood, Wine, tagged Italian, pasta, shrimp, Spaghetti on March 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This simple spaghetti dish is mouth-watering and the perfect every night meal. Seafood Pasta with Cheese? On a recent Chopped episode one of the contestants was scolded by the judges for adding cheese to seafood pasta. Shortly afterwards I noted that an Iron Chef did the same thing and none of the judges commented on [...]
Spring Roll Salad
Posted in Asian Food, Calorie Conscious, Cooking for One or Two, Cooking Tips, Dinner, Fish Recipes, Quick and Easy Weeknight meals, Recipes, Salads, Seafood, tagged asian, rice salad, salad, shrimp on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Perfect Asian Dinner to kick off early Spring! Is it a spring roll? Or a salad? It’s a little of both and it’s delicious! This is a tasty and healthy version of Asian Spring Rolls that you can serve with shrimp (as shown) or do your own version with pork or chicken. Make it [...]
Avocado-Shrimp Cocktail
Posted in Appetizers, Entertaining, Recipes, Seafood, tagged shrimp, shrimp cocktail, tequila on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A “Grown Up” Shrimp Cocktail This delicious Shrimp Cocktail is a “cocktail” in every sense of the word. That’s because it has a secret that makes it a perfect jump start to any gathering…tequila! It’s a unique concoction that is part Margarita, part Bloody Mary, part Shrimp and Avocado appetizer and utterly delectable. Similar to [...]
Seafood Appetizers
Posted in Appetizers, Entertaining, Fish Recipes, Fun Events, Recipes, tagged appetizer, crab, crawfish, Pillsbury, shrimp, starter on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This delectable dish is perhaps the most successful easy appetizer I’ve ever arranged for a gathering of friends. Simple to prepare and delicious to eat, you can be assured of culinary success when you dish up these tasty morsels. Normally the ingredients I use include a combination of shrimp and imitation crab meat but I tested and prepared it using [...]