haha you guys might get a kick out of this--sometimes, i wanna write about cooking and how i have tried this or that---so here we go
well over the weekend i was watching a cooking show---i think it is called something like "the pioneer lady"---anyway she made a shrimp stir-fry--that really interested me---even though i tell everyone, i am sorta allergic to shrimp--just sometimes, it's weird--
i altered her recipe a bit and to be honest--i don't actually remember her exact recipe--
i started with frozen, already cooked, de-veined and de-tailed small shrimp---first of all, i will tell you if i were to make this again, i would thaw the shrimp out under cold water, at the last minute and stir them in at the end of cook time----i browned them a bit and they were very very rubbery--
i added frozen zucchini, yellow squash, corn, and fresh grape tomatoes----she used fresh, corn off the cob and fresh zucchini and red and yellow tomatoes----i got the same color with the yellow squash and the yellow grape tomatoes, were quite a bit more expensive
i used lots of pepper, salt, lemon pepper, sage and lots of margarine and some veg. oil---
we enjoyed it, but it needs a lot of tweaks
i added a salad, that had been bogging my brain up for a couple of days--you know, one of my creations!
not such a big hit---but good
canned pears---would be better with fresh or at least a good brand---mine were too mushy
i browned with margarine and white sugar, some walnuts---tried to save money there too--but i think pecans would have been much better----i threw in the pears with the nuts, just long enough to coat them ---
added about half a small pack of feta cheese---i love feta, but this brand was not very good or something--
then i added balsamic vinaigrette---no taste--so went with a lime dressing---was better
just sharing a little cooking fun today--let me know if you try this!
I love shrimp. Seriously it's one of my 2 or 3 favorite foods. I especially love it in pasta. I must admit I am not a good cook though so I just enjoy it in restaurants :)
ReplyDeletei kinda like it---i enjoy it most in shrimp cocktail and fried shrimp--although the last couple of times i have had fried shrimp--it has bothered me in an allergic way---i forgot to add, that i had noodles with this dish---they stuck together, though, like nobody's business :)
DeleteI do shrimp a lot for the husband. One of my favorites actually is to take the frozen stuff, unshell it, throw it in one of my stone bakers with 1/2 stick butter and Italian packet seasonings. Then, while I'm grilling burgers or dogs for the kids, I set it on the unused side of the grill to bake.
ReplyDeleteEasy peasy and it doesn't heat up the house or make it smell like seafood.
so is this shrimp uncooked, juli---this sounds so good--:)
ReplyDeleteThis was a funny recap of your meal. It seems maybe you learned some things for next time. ; )
ReplyDeletehaha i really did---it sounded very easy and little prep---but my inexpensive substitutes, added a lot of special challenges--thanks joy :)
DeleteI might have to try the pear dish. It sounds good!
ReplyDeleterobyn really liked it---if i made it again, i would chill it really well!
DeleteShrimp is about the only seafood I will eat. Half the fun of cooking is deciding how to improve the dish the next time you make it :)
ReplyDeleteyeah, it is kinda neat to figure out what worked and what didn't and what you will never attempt again----i love almost all seafood, theresa---just rarely cook it :)
DeleteI don't do much cooking anymore, but I used to try to be a little bit creative with preparing new things. Usually I ended up figuring out what I wouldn't attempt to do again. LOL!
ReplyDeletehaha i know what you mean---i probably wouldn't make this again--except my family loved it!----now i have a couple of more things, that sound interesting to me--i will share when i do :)
DeleteNow, if I cooked, this might be worth a try. The cookerer in our house won't cook anything that lives in water. I won't tell you why.
ReplyDeletehaha, i can imagine, joanne ;)
DeleteI like your idea, Lynn. I think that cooking, at times, is very creative and sometimes what we cook is not that great, but neither are restaurant meals. I do like to watch the French Cooking shows, imagining myself in a simple, chic outfit, (no apron), cooking magical meals.
ReplyDeletei know---i love this show ( again i can't think of the woman's name )but it's something about "french cooking at home"---it is such a charming show and i just love the theme music---thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI love inventing and changing receipes.
ReplyDeleteme too--i used to do it all the time as a kid!!
DeleteIt's rare that I cook anymore. Hubby loves cooking! We do love fish and shrimp. We usually just have shrimp cocktail, dip in a batter and fry it or broil it with butter and whatever hubby throws on it.
ReplyDeleteYour dish sounds yummy! Sounds like you enjoy cooking. :)
Happy weekend to you!
i really like shrimp cocktail too--probably my favorite way of having it! i do enjoy cooking, but i sometimes become obsessed with it--hope you are having a good week marie :)
DeleteHey Lynn, sorry I haven't been by in a while. I love experimenting in the kitchen and it sounds you had some fun doing it. I only like seafood if it's very fresh so living in upstate NY I don't eat much but it is a nice change sometimes. Have a great Sunday!
ReplyDeletewell it sure is better fresh, rch---yeah--i am sorry i haven't been around lately either---apparently i don't have that thingy that tells me when someone has a new post---so i pretty much look back and comment on the last few people---i used to go down my follow list--coming over your way now :)
DeleteKeep the shrimps and give me bacon flavoured mussels.
ReplyDeletehmmm--i have never had mussels---and you know, i pretty much only eat bacon-by itself or on a blt---but i am sure frank would love this :)
DeleteI can bake like nobodys business but I don't cook so great...Im okay but lazy...my mother always said if I had a cooking show it would be called "The Half A***** Cook." I think shes on to something!
ReplyDeletehaha, that's a good name---but i don't know if i agree---i think baking is much harder--that's why, i rarely do that ;)
DeleteYou were watching "Pioneer Woman." She has a blog that a gazillion people follow. She lives on a ranch w/ her husband and 4 kids. She's a great cook, has a show on the foodnetwork on sat. mornings. As you can see, I'm a fan. She's a down home type of gal. :-) Like Zoe, I prefer baking to cooking. New had mussels, never will. :-)
ReplyDeleteyeah, that's her, mare---i really like her show--i just saw one the other day, where she was having all the family over for a Sunday brunch---made me nuts, how much i wanted to do that :)
DeleteThis sounds so good! Hubby refuses to eat any seafood, but I may have to try this on a girl's night in when he's working.
ReplyDeleteThe pear salad sounds kind of neat too. Salads are one thing I don't experiment with much, but I need to start.
yeah, i have been wanting to try all kinds of combos with salads, it's like i am crazy or something---still gonna do a beet salad--:)
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