Coconut Shrimp with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce

coconut shrimp

Crispy, crunchy, lightened up Coconut Shrimp that are baked, not fried – perfect for a quick dinner or to serve as a party appetizer.  This is just what you need to cure a case of the winter blues.  This meal was such a breath of fresh air after eating my fill of soups and stews [...]

Classic Crab Cakes

easy, oven baked, crab cakes

I’ve never made crab cakes at home before this attempt.  I don’t know why exactly.  I guess I thought they would be difficult to make, or take too much time.  Crab cakes just seemed like something that wouldn’t be worth the trouble at home.  Consider my mind completely changed.  They come together so quickly, and [...]

Shrimp Tacos with Green Onion and Cilantro Crema

Summer is winding down and the back to school frenzy is gearing up.  With one week left before I’ll have an official kindergartener in the house my mind has been pre-occupied with a to-do list longer than my arm.  When we finished the official registration last week they handed me a calendar with little stickers [...]

Linguine with Clam Sauce

When you’re looking for a quick, frugal weeknight meal seafood may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but this recipe may change that.  I admit that I was skeptical about this one.  I’m a seafood lover at heart, and have enjoyed clam sauce countless times in restaurants.  But I’ve never cooked with [...]

Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Winter blues starting to get to you?  Then I have the perfect little pick-me-up to remind you that Spring is indeed on its way.  I was feeling a bit in a rut after months of eating copious amounts of soup, stews, and casseroles.  I needed a bright spot in the menu.  And boy did this [...]

Shrimp Po’ Boys

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, and my to-do list is growing instead of shrinking.  I’m betting most of you are feeling that mounting panic – I mean excitement – as well.  With all the preparations going on, getting dinner on the table this week is almost an afterthought.  Then the week after Thanksgiving is usually [...]

Shrimp Pad Thai

 I absolutely love Thai food, but now that we have sworn off restaurants until at least 2012 (when our youngest child turns three) I don’t get to enjoy it as much as I’d like.  I’ve long searched for a good Thai-inspired recipe that I could have any time the mood strikes me.  When I saw [...]