Posts for July 18th 2011

fast and easy

Fast & Easy Dinner: Lemon Butter Shrimp

After a long day, I'm always on the lookout for a speedy and tasty dinner.

After a long day, I'm always on the lookout for a speedy and tasty dinner. Shrimp baked with butter and lemon is simple — and scrumptious, too. Lemon and butter topped on just about any seafood tends to be heavenly, and these little pink shrimp soak it up just the same. If you want to enhance the flavor even more, try adding a little more heat with a spicy pepper or hot sauce.

Want to avoid turning on the oven? This recipe would work just as well with a large fry pan on the stove. Serve the shrimp with a green salad and fresh French bread to dip in the lemon butter, and you've got dinner in about 20 minutes. To enjoy an easy seafood dinner tonight, keep reading for the recipe.

fast and easy

Lemon Butter Shrimp

Inspired by Paula DeenLemon Butter ShrimpIngredients1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons ground pepper 2 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: Texas Pete) 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons salt 2 pounds unpeeled medium shrimp, cleaned and deveined 2 lemons, thinly sliced French bread, for dipping Directions Preheat the oven to 400ºF.

Inspired by Paula Deen

Lemon Butter Shrimp

Lemon Butter Shrimp Recipe 2011-07-18 14:22:14

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons ground pepper
2 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: Texas Pete)
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
2 pounds unpeeled medium shrimp, cleaned and deveined
2 lemons, thinly sliced
French bread, for dipping

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
  2. Stir together the butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, pepper, hot sauce, garlic, and salt in a small bowl.
  3. Place the shrimp into a large heatproof dish and cover with the butter mixture. Top the shrimp and butter with the lemon wedges.
  4. Bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until the shrimp are pink, stirring twice to avoid overcooked shrimp.
  5. Serve with a side salad and French bread for dipping in the infused butter.

Serves 4-6 people.

taste test

Impressively Good: Japanese Instant Noodles With Mayonnaise

My idea of a dream gift isn't an expensive piece of jewelry or a fancy new bag; it's a food-related souvenir from another country.

My idea of a dream gift isn't an expensive piece of jewelry or a fancy new bag; it's a food-related souvenir from another country. So when Emily from SavvySugar paid a visit to Japan and brought back some instant noodles for me, I was over the moon. Two of my favorite things — travel gifts and ramen? It was almost too much to bear.

Emily couldn't read the package but found the instant noodles noteworthy because of an additional condiment: mayonnaise. (Yes, you heard that right.) It sounded questionable, but my curiosity meant that I had to give it a try. See what I thought of it when you keep reading.

gazpacho

Happy Hour: Gazpacho Bloody Mary

Spanish authority José Andrés isn't just a talented chef; he's also got an extraordinary sense of humor.

Spanish authority José Andrés isn't just a talented chef; he's also got an extraordinary sense of humor. "When you drink everything, life is so much better!" he exclaimed during a gazpacho-making demonstration in Aspen earlier this Summer. He then proceeded to spike his gazpacho and down it in front of a live audience.

As a lover of all things tomato, I was not only smitten with his Andalucían gazpacho, but also with the concept of a bloody mary with made-from-scratch gazpacho. By making your own tomato base, then garnishing the cocktail with raw vegetables, you achieve an all-natural, farm-fresh bloody mary.

Skip the salty tomato juice from a can and make a better bloody mary when you read on.

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Hooked on. . .Tomato Marmalade

Tomatoes and marmalade are two of our favorite things, so when we spotted the Spanish tomato marmalade that House of Anaïs discovered in Spain, we were instantly smitten.

Tomatoes and marmalade are two of our favorite things, so when we spotted the Spanish tomato marmalade that House of Anaïs discovered in Spain, we were instantly smitten.
tomato marmalade

I seem to have developed weird likings lately and the latest to enter the "hooked on" category would be tomato marmalade. It is just amazing, sweet and tangy at the same time. As the main ingredient is tomato added with few rather natural flavours, this is a healthy one too.

Take a piece of bread, add some marmalade and toppings - or eat it just with the marmalade, which quickly soaks into the bread making it good even for a day or two old baguette.... I wonder if I will be able to find this one outside Spain also!

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Appetizers

Grilled & Stuffed Jalapeños

From Lauren HendricksonGrilled & Stuffed JalapeñosIngredientsFor stuffed jalapeños: 3 slices of bacon 6 ounces whipped cream cheese 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese 2 scallions, finely chopped Juice of 1 lime 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped Salt, to taste 12-15 medium-sized jalapeños, halved lengthwise, seeds and veins removed For cilantro sauce: 1 bunch cilantro, rinsed clean 1/2 cup sour cream Juice of 2 to 3 limes Salt, to taste Directions Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.

From Lauren Hendrickson

Grilled & Stuffed Jalapeños

Grilled Jalapeno Poppers Recipe 2011-07-18 11:18:12

Ingredients

For stuffed jalapeños:
3 slices of bacon
6 ounces whipped cream cheese
1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
2 scallions, finely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Salt, to taste
12-15 medium-sized jalapeños, halved lengthwise, seeds and veins removed

For cilantro sauce:
1 bunch cilantro, rinsed clean
1/2 cup sour cream
Juice of 2 to 3 limes
Salt, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Cook the bacon in a skillet or oven until crispy. Let cool and crumble using a knife or your hands.
  3. Mix the bacon, cream cheese, jack cheese, scallions, lime juice, garlic, and salt in a large bowl.
  4. Divide the cheese and bacon mixture between each of jalapeño halves, filling each completely.
  5. Make the cilantro sauce: Cut the majority of the stem off the cilantro. (Some stem is fine and will enhance the flavor.) Place the rest of the bundle in a small food processor with the sour cream, lime juice and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  6. Place the pepper on a lightly oiled grill (a grill pan or grill stone will work, too). Cover and grill the peppers 7-9 minutes until the bottom has browned and the cheese has melted.
  7. If desired, use a small kitchen torch to lightly brown the top of the jalapeños. Arrange the jalapeños on a platter with the cilantro sauce.

Serves 6-8 as an appetizer.