Currently Browsing

Seafood

Crispy Shrimp

Crispy Shrimp
Is there anything better than crispy shrimp? The other day I made these crispy shrimp and I basically want to put them on my menu each week. I used regular frozen shrimp from @marianos – just $6.99 a bag, but I swear they tasted just like lobster! The recipe is so simple – my first thought was to deep fry, but I know not everyone...
May 11, 2020

Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls

Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls
Poor Man’s Lobster Rolls.  Please read my story about how these lobster rolls came to be! In 2013 my late husband and I drove across the country from Chicago to Austin, Texas.  It was pretty much the longest trip of my life.  Not only did Tony hate my driving, and complain about it that I was going too slow and that I had to keep...
April 6, 2020

Brown Rice Risotto

Brown Rice Risotto
Scroll down for my brown rice risotto – so good! My routine is so out of whack.  I never knew how much I craved routine until these last couple weeks working from home.  I’ve gotten into the habit of staying up until midnight, sleeping in with the dogs until 8 a.m. before clocking in at 9. My only decision to help myself from making all...
April 3, 2020

Pad Thai Salad

Pad Thai Salad
I have a new to me product that I need to share.  Natural Heaven hearts of palm . . . pasta!   First, one of the number one question I got when I posted this on Instagram was “Biz, does it taste like pasta?”  Well, the answer is no – because it’s hearts of palm.  It absorbs the flavors of the dish.  I happen to love...
March 10, 2020

Shrimp Spring Rolls

Shrimp Spring Rolls
Shrimp spring rolls are my favorite.  As much as I like to think that I am a pretty good cook, and have definitely gotten better over the years.  Visual learning is the best way for me to learn and I can watch a few YouTube videos and get the gist of the recipe. Spring rolls, however, have never worked for me.  The wrappers tore, or...
February 12, 2020

Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Salt and Pepper Shrimp
I was going to post the recipe for my cream cheese scones I brought to work for treats day – but every single one got eaten before I was able to take a picture.  Promise to post it on Monday because they were so good! Yep, it’s nearly the middle of April and we are back to winter weather.  While usually 39 degrees isn’t too...
April 12, 2019

Salmon Cakes with Spicy Apricot Dip

Salmon Cakes with Spicy Apricot Dip
I am trying to be more of a seafood lover.  I love mussels, shrimp, and crab.  But salmon and other fish?  I look at it in the grocery store and say “not today!” But last week I got a piece of salmon in the discount seafood bin.  I know what you are thinking “they have a seafood bin like the meat bin?!”  Yep!  But I...
March 22, 2019