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Friday, April 29, 2011

Ancho Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Slaw and Avocado Cream

Ingredients


1 pound tailless deveined cooked shrimp
3/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
1/4 cup light sour cream
2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
1/2 ripe peeled avocado, diced
2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 (6-inch) tortillas


Combine rind, 1 tablespoon juice, and next 3 ingredients (through avocado) in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.

Combine remaining 1 tablespoon juice, slaw, onions, cilantro, oil, and salt, tossing to coat.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp to pan; cook 1 minute while stirring. Remove shrimp from pan. Sprinkle shrimp evenly with chile powder, garlic salt, and cumin.

Heat tortillas according to directions. Divide shrimp mixture evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture and 1/4 cup slaw mixture.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Pork Pineapple Satay Skewers

Boneless pork loin
Pineapple

3tbs Soy sauce
1/2 small onion
1 tbs brown sugar
1 large clove garlic
1/4 oz bourbon
3oz pineapple juice

Cut pork into 1/2" cubes. Place remaining ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Marinate pork in this mixture for several hours to overnight. Thread pork, pineapple, and onion on skewers and grill 8 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until done. If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for one hour to prevent burning.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Turtle Burgers

 We all keep getting this email about the famous turtle burgers. Today we decided to try them. First we weaved 8 pieces of bacon to make a blanket. Jer made some 1/2# patties with chopped spinach inside. We topped each patty with Cajun seasoning and the blanket of bacon. We cut and inserted hot dogs for head, tail, and feet. These baby's ended up as 1/2# burgers with three hot dogs and 4 slices of bacon. Very filling but awesome none-the-less. 






Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Happy Box

I often talk about "The Happy Box" and it has raised some serious questions. Well The Happy Box is a box of fresh organic produce that is delivered weekly from our local Fulton Farms. They have several sizes and varieties to choose from so if you want fresh produce during the spring, summer and fall, you should check it out. 
You can find it at http://fultonfarmsorganic.com/

Grilled Tuna, creamed corn salad casserole, and noodles.

Tonight I grilled tuna steaks.
To go with,  chopped about 7 cups of corn salad from our Happy Box, sautéed just to wilt, and cooled. I made a "green bean casserole" using the  the wilted greens in place of green beans.  I even added the crispy onions on top. We added some noodles and had a wonderful, filling, healthy meal. 

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Stuffed Greens

We are enjoying our fresh greens from the Fulton Farms Happy Box program once again. 
Today for lunch, I took some fresh mustard greens, added some broken leftover meatballs and some stovetop stuffing. I rolled them up, sprayed with olive oil,  and placed in the oven at 350 for about 15 minutes. When done, I sprinkled with sea salt, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses.