My brother did a grocery drop off ... ok, it was beer, a grapefruit cooler and corn on the cob, but it still counts as groceries in my book. I am attempting to think of creative things to do with my goodies.

First, the fresh corn.

Risotto is usually a side dish like pasta but, like pasta, you can make it an entree by adding a protein.

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After a modest meatless Good Friday meal, Easter is a celebratory occasion and this meal reflects that.


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I've made Bang Bang Shrimp before but simply sauteed the raw shrimp in a garlic butter and then coated them in the sauce. This time however, I went for the more challenging version and tempura battered the raw shrimp and then deep fried them. I was disappointed with the pale look of the shrimp even after several minutes of frying so, for the rest ( Read more... )

This was going to be a mushroom linguine but as it was Valentine's Day, I decided to splurge and add some large Black Tiger shrimp to the dish.


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I've had a sushi craving for a while now, but the budget doesn't allow for an outing as I'm saving up for b'day dim sum next weekend. So, I dug into my freezer (duh!) for a couple of ingredients ( Read more... )

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I've been doing quite a bit of cooking from my freezer these days due to necessity. No money and free time means I can get creative.

I love dim sum and one of my favourite dishes is char siu bao or Chinese bbq'd pork buns. I was going to use the Korean pork tenderloin for a filling but I was too lazy to do so when I ( Read more... )

It's fall time and the weather is perfect for coming in to the house to a comforting bowl of hot soup.

The first soup, a copycat version of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana based on some net surfing, is a hearty sausage and potato soup with kale ... cause greens are colourful and good for you. I reduced the amount of sausage called for in most recipes ( Read more... )

This post is a clearance of some rolls I threw together in June but didn't feel like blogging about.

Sushi Rolls - (top row) asparagus, (middle 3 rows) surimi/fake crab decorated with capelin roe and (bottom row) breaded chicken cutlet


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If you're fortunate enough to have the freezer space, make a batch of marinara sauce, portion it out in 1 or 2 cup amounts and you'll have the start of many great meals at your fingertips. Need ideas? This Food Network web site has 50 of them to start you off ( Read more... )

Many Catholics fast (only one full meal) or, at least, abstain (no meat), on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday even if they don't during Lent.

I'm pretty much a lapsed Catholic, but today's supper paid tribute to that practice.

Garlic shrimp over fettuccine


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