Posts tagged ‘easy entertaining’
Recipe of the Week – Garlic Roasted Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes
(From the Appetizer Collection at emealsforyou.com)
Garlic Roasted Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes
Garlic Roasted Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes has become a favorite around our house. We usually have shrimp in the freezer and cherry tomatoes in the frig so when we need a quick appetizer or even a quick dinner this is our go to recipe. When company drops by I can whip up a batch in less than 10 minutes. As versatile as they are good; I can serve the shrimp as small plates, put them on toast points or serve them over pasta as a complete meal.
Buy the shrimp on sale and freeze it until needed. We like the wild caught gulf shrimp but you can use any that you find in your grocery store.
Garlic Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | lb | shrimp, deveined, shelled |
| 5 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 2 | oz | wine, dry white |
| 1 | tsp | garlic chili sauce |
| 2 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 1 | Tb | cilantro, chopped |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
Heat the olive oil in an oven-proof pan; add the shrimp, and chopped garlic. Sauté for 3 minutes, until the shrimp begins to color. Remove from heat, add the cherry tomatoes, white wine and garlic chili sauce and place in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and swirl in the butter until melted; add cilantro and salt and pepper.
Note: Serve on toast points, or over rice or pasta as an entrée.
More tasty recipes at emealsforyou.com.
Recipe of the Week – Roasted Seckel Pears
From the Appetizer Collection at emealsforyou.com
Roasted Seckel Pears
Our old neighbors from Chicago came for the weekend to catch up on all that has happened in the past couple of years. We were joined by the other Chicago neighbors who live down here in Cincinnati now. As travel timing issues had to be taken into account; we opted for “small plates” for dinner. Pan-seared tuna in a ginger dipping sauce, steelhead trout on cucumber slices with hollandaise sauce, mushroom caps stuffed with blue cheese and a few more were rounded out with the roasted seckel pears.
These pears are smaller than the normal size pears. Usually only available in late October and November, they are the perfect size to add a fruit to our small plate offerings. Sweet pears join with a smooth, tasty goat cheese fondant to give a punch to any dinner. They may be served as an appetizer or even a dessert. Especially good with my goat cheese ice cream.
Roasted Seckel Pears with Goat Cheese
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | N/A |
| 16 | medium | seckel pears |
| 3 | oz | cheese, goat |
| 2 | Tb | honey |
| 0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut pears in half, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Place cut side down on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Place in oven for 6 -8 minutes, until the pears are tender. Remove to a serving platter, cut side up, spoon a dollop of goat cheese in the center, dust with fresh cracked black pepper and drizzle with honey.
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It’s on the site! – A Rant and a Rockin’ Recipe
(From the Misc Collection at emealsforyou.com)
Our friends and old neighbors were here this weekend. It was great to catch up, great conversations over good food and wine. One thing stood out; after our week-long trip to New Jersey last week and their visit this week I found myself saying over and over again, “it’s on the site.” I provide free recipes here on the blog but I have hundreds of recipes and meal plans on my website: emealsforyou.com. If you like what you see here you should go over to the website and give it a try. The goal is to get you and your family and friends sitting down to good food and great conversations.
Here is a really good recipe for margaritas provided by our friend Laura from her father. These are smooth, delicious and deadly. Thanks Rick!
Rockin’ Rick’s Margaritas
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Misc |
| Meal: | other (General) |
| 1 | 12 oz can | limeade |
| 4 | 12 oz can | water |
| 1 | 12 oz can | Triple Sec |
| 1 | 12 oz can | tequila |
| 0.75 | 12 oz can | vodka |
Pour limeade into a blender, add 4 cans of water, 1 can of Triple Sec, 1 can of tequila and .75 can of vodka. Blend well and serve over ice.
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