Shrimp and Grits

I’ve always wanted to try shrimp and grits but figured it was impossible to do without cheese and/or heavy cream.  That is, until today.  I came across this recipe on Skinny Food by Amy and decided to give it a try.
Christopher and I both really enjoyed the shrimp and vegetable mixture.  The grits were…interesting.  I [...]

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Seafood Nachos

Today’s blog post comes from a special guest … my Dad!
While in Cape Cod last week he and my Mom saw a description for seafood nachos on the menu board in a cafe at Wood’s Hole.  They didn’t eat there, but he took the recipe home and recreated them this past weekend.
Holy moley, were these [...]

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Dad’s Seafood Stuffing

Every Christmas, for as long as I can remember, my Dad has been making baked stuffed shrimp for our holiday meal.  Finally, a few years ago, he shared his stuffing recipe with me.  Even though it is best on shrimp, it compliments any fish/seafood quite nicely.  Tonight, we had it with salmon.

INGREDIENTS
1 Small white onion, [...]

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Shrimp Scampi

This is one of our favorite dinners…I just keep forgetting to take pictures before we chow down.  It’s super-easy and fancy enough to serve to dinner guests.  I got this recipe from Tyler Florence.  His food has never let me down!  Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS
1lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined please
2T Butter or Margarine, divided
2T Extra Virgin Olive Oil, [...]

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Cajun Shrimp and Rice

I came across this recipe while perusing my Cooking Light Cookbook.  It looked simple enough, and we had some shrimp to use up, so I figured we’d give it a try.  Overall it was good.  I’d like to try it again with the tomatoes (I didn’t have any in the cupboards and wasn’t going to [...]

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