Thursday, December 13, 2012

Shrimp Sharp Mac and Cheese

What a creative boyfriend! This one was all his idea. What's better with Mac and Cheese then some shrimp? Have you created recipes out of the remaining ingredients in your home? Please share.



As I was preparing for cooking blogs that are coming up, I thought to myself why do I do this?! Does anyone actually enjoy reading these or am I wasting my time? Maybe I do it to keep a record of recipes (modern cookbook) or enjoy reading them later (modern journal).

I came to the conclusion that it's a mix; however, I do know one thing...I'm building memories with my boyfriend. I truly enjoy every minute of cooking with him. We laugh, learn about each other, and enjoy the process of putting together a tasty meal and have a great time doing it. I've come to the conclusion that cooking in the kitchen can be kinda romantic. Give it a try!



Ingredients:

Bag of frozen shrimp
1 cup if sharp cheese
1 cup of milk
1 tbs of flour
Parmesan Cheese
1 Stick of Butter
Italian Breadcrumbs
Olive or Vegetable Oil



Recipe:



Step 1: Thaw Shrimp by placing a strainer with shrimp on top a bowl of cold tap water.

Step 2: Boil water for the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the directions on the box.

Step 3: Once the shrimp has thawed placed in a frying pan with some olive oil or vegetable oil and saute till pink.


Step 4: Add pasta to a baking dish (casserole dish), and add the shrimp.

Step 5: Add the milk, cheese and flour to the sauce pan. Cook until it's thickened and all the cheese has melted. Add any additional seasonings you'd like (salt, pepper etc).

Step 6: Add the cheese sauce on top of the pasta and shrimp.



Step 7: Add the Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs and top with melted butter (this helps it brown).


Step 8: My favorite....Eat & Enjoy!



Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Dry Rub Steak

Dry Rub Steak


I'll start off by saying I'm sorry that it's been awhile since I last blogged. I found out that Ben enjoyed our existing recipes so much (especially the melt in your mouth chicken) that we ended up re-creating the recipes. I had nothing to blog about....we'll I did, but it didn't have anything to do with food. 

On a SUPER Happy Note: My amazing friend Ashley had her baby girl. Scarlett was born 12-02-12 at 7:05am at 5lbs 4 oz! All are healthy and happy and I don't think they could have asked for a better Christmas Present :) 


*Thanks to the Feeney's for inspiring this recipe with their Christmas Gift to Ben and I. 

Thanks to Meg for the quick microwavable sweet potato suggestion (see below).

Ingredients for Dry Rub: 
Kosher Salt
Dried Oregano
Minced Onion
Minced Garlic
Cumin
Smoked Paprika
Red Pepper Flakes

Directions: 
Add the dry rub on the steak on each side of a 1 1/2 pound steak. Grill or broil.

To Grill: Cook on each side for about 10 minutes
Click Here to Broil 






*Our gift from the Feeney's - Thanks Guys!



Steak 

Add dry rub:


Cook (yum, yum)


Thanks to Meg for letting me know about Organic Microwavable Sweet Potatoes! Saves time and they are so delicious!


Hope you enjoy! :)