Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
All Packed and Ready to go!
It will be an early morning for me... but I'm so excited I don't think I will be able to sleep!
The Itinerary:
Arizona to Clearwater Florida for a few days of pure beautiful beach time!
Then Florida to Arizona again just to the airport to pick up my other bag,
then off to Anchorage Alaska for a week!
I have plenty to do there so stay tuned and I'll post from the road!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Foodie Friday ~Napoleon Cake~
Another Birthday Cake!
Three Layer
Napoleon Cake
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| Birthday dinner |
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| Birthday Cake for Three people |
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| So we have three layers! |
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| Chocolate, White and Strawberry |
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| Everyone loved it |
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| It was so pretty! |
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| And Delicious! |
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Shadow Shot Sunday ~Crystal Shadow+Reflection~
Here is the shadow and reflection of my cut crystal cranberry dish
glistening in the sunshine.
glistening in the sunshine.
Click the photo for a closer look.
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| Crystal's shadow+reflection |
Friday, February 4, 2011
Weekend Reflections...
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| Cinderellas Castle reflects the magic. |
Today I have linked with "Weekend Reflections"
Please click the link to visit some amazing photography.
~Really Rainey~
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Foodie Friday ~Firecracker Shrimp~
In Celebration of Chinese New Year
(And Foodie Friday)
I made Firecracker Shrimp!
Click on a photo if you want to see it bigger
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| Lighting firecrackers scare off evil spirits |
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| Marinating shrimp |
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| Making notches in the shrimp to make them straight |
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| Slicing the greens of a spring onion for a garnish |
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| Soaking the green onions in ice water to make them curl |
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| Nice straight shrimp |
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| Wanton wrappers |
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| Preparing to roll the shrimp tightly in a wanton wrapper |
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| preparing to fry the shrimp |
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| Only a few minutes is needed for beautifully cooked firecracker shrimp |
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| !A Firecracker Shrimp! |
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| I also served Fried Rice |
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| !The Firecracker shrimp platter! |
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| All golden and perfectly cooked |
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| And so delicious! |
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| Dinner for Two |
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| I use Mae Ploy Sweet chili Sauce for almost every Asian dish I cook! Its outstanding! |
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| A little dip in Mae Ploy Sweet Chili sauce |
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| Mmmmmmm SO GOOD! |
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| Lit firecrackers on the sidewalk |
Here is the recipe, borrowed from The Steamy Kitchen
15 eggroll/springroll wrappers, cut in half diagonally (2 triangles)
oil for frying
Marinade
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp grated ginger (using rasp grater)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sweet chili sauce
1 tsp cornstarch
Cornstarch “paste” (mix well to form paste)
1 Tb cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1. Combine marinade ingredients in bowl, marinate shrimp for 20 minutes.
2. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Wrap each shrimp in a eggroll/springroll wrapper half. Seal with cornstarch paste.
3. Fry in hot oil (375) for 3 minutes, until golden brown and shrimp is cooked through. Serve with sweet chili sauce for dipping.
Firecracker Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce
Print this recipe
25 large tail-on shrimp, deveined and nicked (see above)
15 eggroll/springroll wrappers, cut in half diagonally (2 triangles)
oil for frying
Marinade
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp grated ginger (using rasp grater)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sweet chili sauce
1 tsp cornstarch
Cornstarch “paste” (mix well to form paste)
1 Tb cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1. Combine marinade ingredients in bowl, marinate shrimp for 20 minutes.
2. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Wrap each shrimp in a eggroll/springroll wrapper half. Seal with cornstarch paste.
3. Fry in hot oil (375) for 3 minutes, until golden brown and shrimp is cooked through. Serve with sweet chili sauce for dipping.
Happy Chinese New Year
The Year of the Rabbit
Tablescape Thursday ~Chinese New Year~
Happy Chinese New Year
Its the year of the Rabbit!
I set the table for two!
Join me Friday for Foodie Friday and see my Firecracker Shrimp for
Chinese New Year!
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