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Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Spicy Middle Eastern Shrimp

YOU NEED:
1 pound peeled, raw shrimp
1 teaspoon coriander, turmeric, cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes for spice
2 cloves minced garlic
1 small onion, diced
juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon oil to fry
cilantro or mint as garnish

1. fry up onions and garlic, briefly, in oil
2. add in shrimp, fry until pink with veg
3. top with herbs
3. add in spices and herbs


Mint Goat Cheese & Garlic Sauce

A great sauce to pair with lamb or any middle-eastern/meditteranean food, or even indian!

YOU NEED
1 cup greek yogurt
3 cloves minced garlic
a handful fresh mint, chopped
1/4 cucumber, chopped
salt, pepper, cumin


Baked Fajitas

Skip frying and bake this instead.

YOU NEED: 
1 cooked chicken breasts, in slices
1 onion, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 green pepper sliced
juice of 1 lime
3 tablespoons oil
2 packets fajita seasoning

1. toss together
2. bake, optionally add cheese on top
3. 30 minutes or so

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Creamy Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes & Asparagus


YOU NEED:
1 cup boiled pasta
1 handful chopped sundried tomatoes. olives and bacon bits welcome
1 tbs butter
1/4 cup milk or sour cream
salt, pepper, garlic
a bunch cooked asparagus
1 shallot if needed
finely chopped parsley or basil

1. blanch asparagus for 5 mins
2, boil pasta
3. melt butter in a pan, add garllic, shallots, then asparagus.
4. add milk or cream, pasta, herbs. let simmer
5. serve with parmesan

Asparagus & Avocado Salad

This is a great and filling salad for any occasion

YOU NEED:
1 head asparagus, blanched or partly cooked
1 avocado, sliced
a handful sun dried tomatoes, sliced
some walnuts, pecans or almonds
olive oil. lime juice, minced garlic, salt and pepper for dressomg

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Simple Italian Shrimp Spaghetti

Shrimp? Pasta? Easy.

1. boil pasta until ready
2. fry shrimp until pink.
3. fry up some onion and garlic, finely chopped and add some tomato sauce.
4. add in shrimp, season with salt and pepper
5. add pasta.
6. top with parmesan and fresh parsley

Shrimp Summer Salad

simply marinate shrimp in some lime juice and creole seasoning with some extra garlic
lay out a bed of lettuce, sweet peppers, strawberries, onion
grill shrimp, add
sprinkle with feta, lemon juice and olive oil