Shopping, Loaners, Cold Wind, Weekend Cooking,

Had to go out again on Thursday, Matt had run out of gin, horrors, and we had run out of bulbs for our chandelier and one blew this morning. They really do make one hell of a noise. The Medigas people who rented us a toilet seat lifter and a walker finally came to pick them up. Odd company. They are brilliant about bringing stuff on time, but they don't seem to care too much about collecting things when people have finished with them.

It was pretty cold out, I had another word in mind there. It was windy and therefore not nice at all. When we came back the Area Co-ordinator was just coming into the building and she had a nice warm woolly hat on. Never thought of it before, but I guess she has lots of clients in this building. She is one of the many who visited me particularly when I was first home and convalescing. I feel lonely now, nobody comes to see me except the physiotherapist, and she doesn't come often any more.

I cooked the Scallops Parisienne for supper and they were very good. We had two huge scallops each. More would have been better but I guess that is being greedy. Meals on Wheels came today,  I thought they were not coming as they had delivered two frozen meals on Monday.  Maybe we will both have one of their lunches tomorrow. For Saturday, I have a roast in the freezer which I don't remember buying. Must have been just before I was taken ill. It's quite big too. On second thoughts, I would like to get some frozen Yorkshire Puddings. Too lazy to make them any more and the frozen ones are excellent. So maybe I will do the roast the following weekend. Will have to ponder on that. Of course it is New Year's Eve next Monday. Not sure what I will do for that.

Here's a nice simple shrimp dish. The pictures on the web site make me salivate. At least she doesn't leave the tails on. Serves 3, hmmm, think it would serve 2 in this home.

Broiled Shrimp with Garlic Butter

1 lb shelled and deveined shrimp or jumbo shrimp
1 tsp salt
3 dashes ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tbs unsalted butter, softened
1 Tbs chopped parsley
lemon wedges

1. Set oven to Broil setting. Transfer the shrimp to a baking dish and season with salt and ground black pepper.

2. Add the minced garlic and butter to the shrimp, stir to mix well.

3. Broil the shrimp for about 8 minutes, or until they are cooked. Remove from oven, topped with chopped parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Servings: 3

Source: Rasamalaysia




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Red Lobster, Our Wednesday, Bowling,

I kind of went on strike Wednesday night and we went to the Red Lobster for supper. We started with seafood stuffed mushrooms which we split between us. Of course we had eaten a couple of their biscuits by then too. I wish they didn't serve those, I can't resist them. We then both chose a new dish, Yucatan Tilapia with Shrimp. It was delicious. Their description is as follows. Fresh wood-grilled

tilapia and tender jumbo shrimp are roasted with chili-lime butter and caramelized pineapple and then topped with fresh jalapeños. Served over rice. 
Absolutely delicious, rather a lot of rice though and I ate more than I wanted because the sauce was so delicious on the rice. I have to see if I can find a copycat recipe for the sauce if nothing else. Boy was it good. Matt ate every grain of his rice. Dunno where he puts it all. Lots of mention of the dish we ate, but no copycat yet.

This morning we got up and got moving quickly because our cleaner was arriving at 8:30. That has now been changed, the other customer (an exercise friend) has agreed for her to start at 8:30 and then she will come to us for 9:30. Phew. Then the people finally came to pick up all Matt's medical equipment which we have had since last December. I then went to class at 1 and thanked my friend profusely for agreeing to the time change. I kind of expected the carpet person to call whilst I was downstairs but he didn't. Matt and I went bowling and when we came back he had been. He has certainly made the kitchen threshold safe, but what a mess, and he has left a very unsightly area where there is rough flooring and a hole in the corner. He left a mess anyway that we had to clear up. I wasn't terribly happy.

Bowling, by the way, Matt won one game, I the other. Considering how well I bowled on Monday you wouldn't have believed I had bowled before in my first game today. The second one was more like it. Funnily enough the three of us who are kind of competing for high ladies average all bowled well on Monday so all our averages went up 1 point. Oh well, guess I should be happy I lasted in first place so long.

Having got up so early, I can barely keep my eyes open so I am off to bed soon. This is not the same recipe, but it sounds pretty good to me.


Doc Ford’s Yucatan Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large clove garlic, minced
Juice of two large limes
1 tablespoon Indonesian sambal (sambal oelek)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pound large, fresh, shell-on shrimp
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Preparation:

In a small saucepan set over low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to saucepan. When it melts, stir in the lime juice, chili sauce, salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and allow the sauce to rest. Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes or until they are just firm and pink. Do not overcook. Drain into a colander and shake over the sink to remove excess moisture. In a large bowl, toss the shrimp and chili sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro and toss again.

Source: Cannons Marina

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