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Firecracker Shrimp Jambalaya
We returned to our old friend Great Bowls of Fire for this spicy shrimp and rice dish. This is another one of the “huge portion” recipes that we love. Made it hotter by adding hot sauce just before serving. Firecracker Shrimp Jambalaya—————————–1 1/4 cups long-grain white rice1 tbsp canola oil1 large yellow onion, diced1 green […]
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Hummous
Hooray, everyone loves hummous! Here’s the way Lisa’s family makes it. Goes great with pita bread, baked pita chips, or… anything, really. Hummous——-3 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans)1/2 cup tahini (we use 1/3)3/4 cup lemon juice6-7 cloves of garlic, crushed1 1/2 tsp salt Drain two of the cans of chickpeas, leave the third can 1/2 undrained. […]
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Tuna Salad Sandwiches
This is one of the first recipes that we made from Elise’s site. We were both suspicious of using cottage cheese in tuna salad, but this remains our favorite way to make it — it’s delicious! Only modifications from Elise’s recipe is that we drain the oil from the tuna and we use light mayo. […]
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Whole Wheat Linguine with Tuna Wine Sauce
Lisa needs to start carbo-loading for the marathon so we wanted to try a new pasta dish, and this one was quick, easy, and didn’t require us to go out and buy anything special — everything was already in the fridge or on the shelf. I’m normally not a fan of “creamy” sauces, but this […]
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Grilled Shrimp, Grilled Pineapple, and Spinach Orzo Salad
Thad and Abbie came over for dinner tonight, which gave us yet another excuse to fire up the grill. The marinade for the lemongrass-skewered shrimp was based on what we had in the kitchen and what “sounded good” — you really can’t go wrong with lemon and garlic! Lisa prepared a delicious Orzo salad made […]