Saturday, April 30, 2016

••••GOOD-BYE APRIL, HELLO MAY!!••••

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••••GOOD-BYE APRIL, HELLO MAY!!




Friday, April 29, 2016

••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!••••

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••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!
••••THANKS FOR ALL YOUR 
••••ENCOURAGEMENT AND 
••••SUPPORT!!
••••NOT SURE OF YOUR FAVORITE
••••TAKE YOUR PICK!!!
••••ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY!!





Thursday, April 28, 2016

••••GOOD PROTEIN FOODS!!••••

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••••GOOD PROTEIN FOODS!!






Wednesday, April 27, 2016

••••TOMATO SHRIMP STIR FRY!!••••

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••••TOMATO SHRIMP STIR FRY!!
Tomato Shrimp Stir Fry (็•ช่Œ„็‚’่™พไป)
 

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If you serve this dish with steamed rice and a bowl of soup, it will be enough for four people. Or it will yield two big servings as main, with a small portion of bread or grains (noodles, quinoa etc. It goes well with everything).
Author: 
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 2 to 4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined (*see footnote 1)
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons Japanese sake (or Shaoxing wine) (*see footnote 2)
  • 1 tablespoon potato starch (or cornstarch)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (6oz./170g) can Muir Glen diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen snow peas (*see footnote 3)
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen green peas
Instructions
  1. Combine shrimp, 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 1 tablespoon Japanese sake and the potato starch in a small bowl. Mix well and let marinate for 5 minutes.
  2. Add diced tomato, rice vinegar, the remaining 1 tablespoon of Japanese sake, honey, and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Mix well.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add onion. Cook and stir until slightly browned. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon ginger. Stir a few times. Move all the ingredients to one side of the pan with a spatula.
    Tomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking Process
  4. Add shrimp, with all the marinade, onto the empty side of the pan. Immediately spread, so the shrimp cover the pan evenly. Let cook without stirring for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the bottom is slightly browned. Stir to combine everything, until the surface of the shrimp is cooked.
    Tomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking ProcessTomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking Process
  5. Add the tomato sauce mixture. Stir to mix well.
    Tomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking Process
  6. Add snow peas and green peas. Continue cooking and stirring until the snow peas start to turn tender, and the shrimp are cooked through. Carefully taste the sauce and adjust seasoning if necessary. Transfer everything to a plate.
    Tomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking ProcessTomato Shrimp Stir Fry Cooking Process
  7. Serve warm over steamed rice.
Notes
1. If you’re using frozen shrimp, thaw them thoroughly before cooking.

2. Any type of rice wine will add a nice umami to the dish. You can skip this ingredient for a non-alcoholic dish.

3. You don’t need to thaw the snow peas or green peas before cooking.



••••LEMON BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BITES!!••••

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••••LEMON BLUEBERRY PANCAKE BITES!!
Lemon Blueberry Pancake Bites
 
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Portable lemon blueberry pancake puffs drenched in a cream cheese icing makes for a yummy weekend breakfast treat!
Author: 
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 32 poppers
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups cake flour + 1 Tablespoon
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 heaping Tablespoon baking powder
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 and ½ cups Pet Milk
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 and ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • Cream Cheese Icing
  • 4 oz. cream cheese, room temp
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, cold
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup milk
Instructions
Icing
  1. Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and combine.
  3. Add the milk and stir. You should have the consistency of a pour-able syrup.
For the Poppers
    In a medium bowl, mix cake flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar.
    1. In a small bowl, mix Pet Milk, lemon juice and lemon zest and rest it for about five minutes then add egg, vanilla, melted butter and whisk until combined.
    2. Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients. Stir to combine without over mixing.
    3. While allowing the batter to rise, heat ebelskiver cavities with a dot of butter over medium heat.
    4. Fill each cavity ¾ full with batter and push
      3-4 blueberries down into the batter. Cook for one minute.
    5. Flip the poppers over using two 2 wooden skewers and cook for another 1.5 minutes.
    6. Serve poppers with cream cheese icing. Say Grace and enjoy!!




    ••••SHRIMP AVOCADO SALAD!!••••

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    ••••SHRIMP AVOCADO SALAD!!
    ••••THIS LOOKS SO REFRESHING ••••AND DELICIOUS!!
    ••••YUMMY!!

    Shrimp Avocado Salad Recipe
     
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    Shrimp Avocado Salad makes a wonderful lunch or light supper during the summer. Add this Shrimp Avocado Salad to a sandwich, pasta, or atop greens, too!
    Author: 
    Serves: 6
    Ingredients
    • 2 pounds boiled or steamed shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 2 avocados, cut into large pieces
    • 2 tablespoons diced red onion
    • For the Dressing
    • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
    • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • salt and pepper, to taste
    Instructions
    1. Add shrimp, avocado, and onion to a large bowl.
    2. In a 2-cup measuring cup, mix together ingredients for the dressing. Whisk until well-combined.
    3. Add dressing to shrimp avocado salad until it has the amount you desire. Serve additional dressing on the side.


    Tuesday, April 26, 2016

    ••••HAPPY PRETZEL DAY!!••••

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    ••••HAPPY PRETZEL DAY!!













    Monday, April 25, 2016

    ••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL PACINO!!!••••

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    ••••HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL PACINO!! 
    ••••76 YEARS TODAY!!





    Sunday, April 24, 2016

    ••••HAPPY PIGS IN A BLANKET DAY!!••••

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    ••••HAPPY PIGS IN A BLANKET DAY!!!