Red Pepper Shrimp Sautee

I'm posting at Amber's request... I made this for her and some other people years ago.  She reminded me about it this after and requested instructions.  Super easy and simple...


You'll need...

Shrimp- small, medium or large- the amount is also up to you
Olive Oil
Butter
Red Pepper Flakes
Season Salt

Heat sautee pan over medium heat with about 2 Tablespoons olive oil and 1 Tablespoon butter.  Once pan is hot, you'll know when it looks like the oil is getting smokey, add shrimp.  Immediately also add season salt and red pepper flakes.  The amounts are up to you depending on how spicey you like things.  I also like to spritz with a little lemon juice.

Pasta with Sweet Potatoes

1 large sweet potato, peeled cut into cubes
1/2 teaspoon each of sugar, chili powder and cinnamon
2 Tablespoons olive oil
8 oz of rigatoni (any pasta you like will work)
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 oz cream cheese, cut into cubes
2 teaspoons Sriracha (or any chili sauce you like)
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
6 green onions, thinly sliced
baking spray

• Preheat oven to 450. Spray baking pan with baking spray to prevent sticking, set aside. Place sweet potatoes in bowl, toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, the sugar, chili powder and cinnamon. Spread in prepared pan.  Bake about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Cook pasta, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• In saucepan, combine peanut butter, cream cheese, chili sauce and soy sauce, whisk in 1/4 cup of hot pasta water.  Stir over medium heat until heated through.  If sauce is too thick, stir in additional water.  Stir in most of the green onions.
• Serve sauce over pasta and sweet pottatoes and remaining green onion.

** I like to double the sauce so that there is extra.  I also like to double the Sriracha- cause I'm a spicey girl!



Starting With Simplicity

I love food.  I'm a girl and I actually love to eat.  I have the body to prove it!  Food makes me happy.  It's not so much the food itself.  It's the process.  Peeling, chopping, standing over the stove stirring, the smell of things baking in the oven and then watching the faces of people who are eating what I made.  It could be a pb & j or an eight course meal... I love the feedback from people.

About a week ago I ordered a produce basket from Bountiful Baskets.  I got a ton of produce and have been contemplating what to do with all of it.  I decided that I wanted to keep it simple.  The only thing that I needed to buy from the grocery store to complete my dinner was corn tortillas to make my own chips.  I spent a whole $1.72. 

Tomato and Mango Salsa

• Tomato
• Mango
• Tomatillo
• Cilantro
• Jalepeno (I used canned so I would have some of the juice)
• Onion
• Lime juice

Mix all ingredients as you like... You can never mess up ratio's when it comes to salsa!

Corn Tortilla Chips

• Corn Tortilla's
• Baking Spray
• Pepper
• Chili Powder

I use corn tortilla's because I prefer the flavor.  Plus, they are healthier!  There is no going wrong with spices, you can use whatever flavors you like.  I'm a spice girl so I chose pepper and chili powder.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Cut tortilla's into wedges or strips, whatever you prefer.  Spread tortilla's on ungreased baking sheet.  Spray with baking spray.  Sprinkle with pepper and chili powder. Bake 5-10 minutes.  Watch them... THEY CAN BURN QUICKLY! 

AND THEN....  After all that spice, I wanted something sweet so I did this...

A simple fruit salad....

• Cantalope
• Mango
• Tangelo's
• Strawberries
• Bananna

I put a little lime juice in the mix to prevent browning... and as we all know, it adds flavor.

That was my dinner.  Simple and easy.  Oh and delicious!