Category: seafood

Recipe: Pad Thai (NY Times)
[ 0 ] April 26, 2010 |

Recipe: Pad Thai (NY Times)

Pad Thai 4 oz. fettuccine-width rice stick noodles1/4 cup peanut oil1/4 cup tamarind paste1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla)1/3 cup honey2 tbsp. rice vinegar1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes, or to taste1/4 cup chopped scallions1 garlic clove, minced2 eggs1 small head Napa cabbage, shredded (*about 4 cups)1 cup mung bean sprouts1/2 lb. peeled shrimp, pressed tofu […]

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Recipe: Shrimp Creole
[ 5 ] January 29, 2010 |

Recipe: Shrimp Creole

Shrimp Creole1 1/2 lbs. medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)1 green bell pepper (cubed)1 sweet onion (cubed)4 ribs of celery (cut into bit size peices)2 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes 2 bay leaves2 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning 2 tbsp. garlic (chopped)4 cup white rice (cooked)2 tbsp. olive oil1 tbsp. cayenne pepperHeat olive oil in a large […]

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Top Five Wednesday: Five Soups You Should Make
[ 4 ] January 13, 2010 |

Top Five Wednesday: Five Soups You Should Make

After the last Food Blogger Happy Hour/Potluck, we have been infatuated with soup. All kinds. Thrifty DC Cook is responsible for this. She made probably one of the top five best soups we’ve ever tasted (*It was a seafood soup in a spicy, lemongrass broth). The recipe for that is coming soon and we will […]

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Easy Spinach Alfredo
[ 0 ] October 28, 2009 |

Easy Spinach Alfredo

1 package (16 oz.) linguine 2 (16 oz.) jars Alfredo sauce (*Suggestion: Classico or Bertolli) 1 (10 oz.) package frozen whole leaf spinach or 2 (10 oz.) bags fresh spinach (cooked and drained) 1 (8 oz.) package of fresh baby Bella mushrooms 1 medium onion (finely diced) 1 garlic clove (finely diced) 1 lb. boneless, […]

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Baked Stuffed Shrimp
[ 0 ] October 22, 2009 |

Baked Stuffed Shrimp

1 lb. large shrimp (peeled) 8 oz. lump crab meat 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. chopped onion 2 medium garlic cloves (crushed) 4 tbsp. bread crumbs 1 tsp. fresh parsley 1 lemon 1 egg 1 tbsp. capers 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup butter (melted) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Butterfly shrimp and place in […]

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