Chili- Garlic Head On Shrimp deliver all the flavor with papaya salad drizzled in hot honey and lime juice and coconut lime rice. I used to love catching shrimp off the docks. My brother and I would lay on our stomachs with nets and scoop up the shrimp that clung to the piers down at the marina. Once we had a nice bowl full, off we went back to the boat to cook them up (well, my mom cooked them up for us). Whenever I get the chance to buy local head on shrimp, I jump at the chance. Cooking shrimp with their head on adds a HUGE amount of…
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Quick & Easy Grilled Chicken Pesto Kabobs pair perfectly with summery blistered tomato spaghetti for a lovely evening on the patio. This is one of those brilliant summer dishes that comes together in very little time. What’s the BEST thing about summer? Fresh vine ripened tomatoes! My favorite taste that is totally summer are vine ripened tomatoes. Plucked straight from the vine, they are warm and juicy and unbelievably sweet. I tend to go a little overboard and plant way too many tomato plants. By the end of the season I have GOBS OF TOMATOES..which is fine with me. The easiest way to summerfy (I may have made up that…
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Crispy Beef Lettuce Wraps are going to be your new go-to weeknight dinner. Sweet and spicy ground beef, pickled cucumber, thinly sliced radish and crunchy hazelnuts wrapped up in butter lettuce. These lettuce wraps are totally awesome for several reasons! First, they use ground beef, so you’re not breaking the bank here. Second, they come together is about 15 minutes, which is EVERYTHING. Because who wants to be hanging around the stove, right? Third, I mean do I even need a third? O.k. Third, they are beautiful. You’re getting your colorful veggies and a vibrant punch of flavor. Are you following? If you’ve been following my blog posts, you know…
