Last night for dinner, I made shrimp creole. It was a new recipe to me or so I thought. As I tasted it, my tongue reminded me that I've made this before. I thought about it all night and wondered how I could make such a rookie mistake. I came up with the conclusion that I made it without a recipe before and although the taste was almost the same, there was a slight difference. Anyways, it was still good.
I sauteed some red onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic in some butter. Added diced tomatoes and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Then added a mix of corn starch and water, parsley, salt, paprika and a bit of chili powder, and then the shrimp. I served that over Jasmin rice.
I went down to Gretchens, my favorite kitchen store. I recieved some spending money for Christmas so I bought some more spice jars. I didn't realize I had so many spices in bags and baby food jars, so 3 more should do the trick. I think over time I will buy a few more here and there and really round out the "collection". I also bought a nice, large, airtight glass jar to hold my cornmeal. I was tired of looking at the ugly box and am annoyed with it never closing properly.
The one thing Gretchens didn't have is the large plastic bowl with a lid that I am on the hunt for to hold dough. They only had glass and stainless steel. I may venture into Dicks restaurant supply store today and see if he has what I'm looking for. I would hate to have to go to a big box. I think we are going out to dinner tonight so I'm not planning on doing a dinner, but do have a roast thawing for my dinner tomorrow.
P.S. my new electric knife sharpener is AWESOME!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment