The End and the Beginning of A New !

A Wonderful Christmas with some awesome Family and Friends!

It's BEEN COLD!!!

                                                                                                              holographic foil and glitter

Next up -  finding and old project that needed some TLC to hang :)

                                                         

started with a visit to PF and the an $.87 coffee at dunks! PATS WIN!!! 

roasting some garlic! oh the aroma!(smell-a vision where r u?) and broth for a yummy warming soup :)

Happy New Year Everyone!

and it even TASTES YUMMMMMM!

Cleaning Paused :)

I thawed a bunch of Jumbo Shrimp. I knew I had to cook something worth the size and it had to be something Yummy...Coconut,Fried,Scampi, Asian or just straight up Cocktail and a salad??????
 Well, here's how it worked and YES I enjoyed it!

fresh picked the from the garden

shelled the shrimp

saute'd in the garlic,lemon, wine and onion (no shallots available)

OH GADS this IS GOOD!

I do have to admit I lightened up on the butter amt and used vermicelli instead of the traditional linguine.

Marjie P , it might be time to get that recipe book together :)
 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/shrimp-scampi-with-linguini-recipe2-1946075
Wishing he would do a show like Alton just did here in Boston !

Hugs

Friday Evenings Cooking Adventure

I decided after seeing so many recipes for roasted veggies and realizing that we had most of them in our refridge and veggie basket, I wanted to do something really simple for dinner. This is what I came up with:

Toasted Garlic Bread with Roasted Veggies and Feta

I roasted the veggies with just a sprinkle of salt and pepper drizzled with Olive Oil at 375*

Cut about 4" slices of a fresh baguette sliced horizontally that I bought at Au Bon Pain(dangerous because its at work,and is another whole story) put about 1 teaspoon of Minor's Aoli and toasted them.When the bread was done,I sprinkled a bit of feta and topped with the veggies :) Oh so wonderful for a very hot summer evening! DH Loved them which is even better!

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The second part of dinner was to try out some Fried Zucchini. I had been a lunch with my 2 picky daughters and ordered these as an appetizer. I actually got both of them to try them and they loved them!
I found a recipe that bakes rather then fries and you definitely could not tell the difference! so.. here is part 2:

Oven Fried Zuchinni

I started with fresh zuc's from Allandale stash and from a co-workers garden. I used this recipe as the base. Click here to see original. Enjoy with your favorite Marinara or Red Sauce. I happen to have made some and it was perfect with these :)

my recipe variations: 1/4 cup Italian style Panko (Progresso) and 1/4 cup plain.. 1/2 cup shredded fresh grated Parmesan(stop & shop) a dash of cayenne pepper drizzles of Olive Oil