Shrimp Taco's with Corn & Bean Slaw

Made these on Cinco de Mayo, yummy!!

Shrimp peeled
Cajun seasoning
Avacado sliced
Tortilla

For the Slaw:
Corn
Black beans
Cabbage sliced
Tomato diced
green onion sliced
cilantro chopped
lime juice
cumin
honey
garlic salt

To make the slaw:
Combine corn, beans,cabbage, tomato, green onion and cilantro.  Combine lime juice, honey, cumin and garlic salt to desired sweet or sour taste.  Pour over slaw.

Heat a little olive oil in a skillet, let the skillet get hot.  Sprinkle cajun in the pan. Pour shrimp into really hot pan and cook until just pink.  The outside should be a bit blackened.

Heat tortillas to soften and add shrimp.  Put slaw over shrimp and sliced avocado on top of that.  Serve to your fiance to make him happy on Cinco De Mayo!!

Steak on Toasty Bread

Steak on Toasty Bread
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I altered this recipe from one I found in a magazine. Its yummy, easy and perfect if you want to use the grill!

french bread or other yummy bread
1 Sirloin Steak
1 tomato sliced
blue cheese crumbles
arugula
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
garlic salt

Slice the french bread and drizzle it with olive oil, sprinkle garlic salt on.  Set aside.  Grill Steak until desired  pink-ness. Pull the steak off the grill and toast the bread on both sides on the grill while the steak is sitting.  Slice steak.  Put a drizzle of balsamic vinegar on the bread.  Place arugula, tomato, a couple slices of steak on the bread, top with blue cheese.  Eat!!

Tomato Soup

Jake Mentioned wanting grilled cheese sandwhiches with tomoto soup for dinner on Sunday when it was cold and cloudy outside. Although I have not made it before I decided to wing some homemade tomato soup. We had it with grilled cheese sandwhiches made with cheddar, harati, some laughing cow and avacado.......yum!!

Homeade Tomato Soup

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onion

garlic

carrots (the already shreaded ones work great)

1 can tomato paste

1 can diced tomatos

Herbs (parsley, basil, thyme...whatever you have)

Broth or Boullion (beef or vegy)

2% milk

pepper

cumin

Brown the onion and garlic in the bottom of a stock pot with a little olive oil. Add the tomato paste and can of diced tomato. Add about 2 cups broth and the herbs. Cook until combined. Add pepper and a little cumin. Remove half of the soup and put it in the blender, blend. Add 1 whole carrot of about 1 cup of the preshreaded carrots. Blend again. Return to pot and cook on simmer another 10 minutes or so to cook carrots and help combine flavors. Add enough milk to make it the consistancy and as creamy as you want. Serve when warm again.

Sesame Salsa

Sesame Salsa
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A recipe altered from my sisters. Really yummy with pita chips. A very different salsa, people will be surprised when they try it.........but they will like it!


1/2 red onion
2 avocado
1 tomato
garlic salt
pepper
sesame oil
rice vinegar
sesame seeds
sugar

Dice avocado and tomato. Place in a serving bowl. Dice the red onion very small, place in the bowl. Add pepper and garlic salt. In a separate small bowl mix some vinegar, sesame oil and seeds. Add sugar to taste. Pour over salsa mix. Place in refrigerator for a couple hours before serving to help the flavors mix.

Potato Soup

Perfect for a day like today, snowing like crazy out there!!
Warm, easy and Yummy!






Potato Soup
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Potatoes (red or baking)
Milk
Carrots (I buy the already shredded ones)
Celery
Onion
Bacon
Garlic powder
Pepper
Chicken Stock or Bouillon

Slice bacon and put in the bottom of a stock pot with the sliced celery and sliced onion. Cook until bacon is crisp. Drain the fat. Optional: to peel the potatoes. Cut into 1 in cubes. Return bacon mixture to big stock pot with the potatoes. Add milk, carrots, garlic and enough stock or bouillon to salt to taste. Bring to a boil and boil until potatoes are tender. Remove about 1/4 to 1/3 of the soup and puree in a food processor or the blender. Return to pot. Stir well and serve.

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

I made these the other night for Jake to take to his office. They are EASY and yummy!!






Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
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1 Box Devils food cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup veg oil

1 block cream cheese
4 cups Powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
a few splashes of milk
vanilla

2 candy canes crushed up

In a mixing bowl mix the cake mix, eggs and veg oil and a splash of vanilla. Mix it up until you have cookie dough. Make 1 inch balls of dough and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 7-10 minutes until they have firmed up some. Remove from cookie sheet and let Cool.

To make frosting, mix with a mixer the cream cheese, powdered sugar vanilla and milk unil you get the consistency you want for frosting. Frost the cookies after they have cooled. Add the candy cane pieces on top.

Seafood Pasta

I purchased Jake some fancy noodles when I was in Seattle visiting some friends. I got them at the Pike Place Market, they were roasted red pepper flavor. I made a nice pasta dish last night using them.








Seafood Pasta
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Pasta
Shrimp- peeled
Scallops
Cherry Tomatoes
Spinach
Garlic
Onion
pine nuts
chavrie cheese

Boil the pasta until tender. Meanwhile, chop the onion and brown it with some olive oil, garlic and salt and pepper. Throw in the tomatoes (I like to chop them in half first) and the spinach. Just as the spinach starts to wilt put in the shrimp and scallops, when they are close to cooked (shrimp turn pink) throw in the pine nuts, the pasta and the chavrie cheese. Toss it all over low heat until the cheese is warm and coats the dish.