Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Zucchini Noodles w/ Shrimp - my killer lunch today!

My bff Dorian showed my the cover of Eating Clean this month & it had my mouth watering. 
YUMeeeee!

Since I am not much of a recipe follower, I took a mental picture and knew I had to make this.  Though I swapped out the lobster for wild-caught prawns, I think it came out delish-e-o-so (and a lil bit less expensive as well)!






 
Here is my version:
You must own a julienne peeler (I have the tried & true Pampered Chef Julienne Peeler) in order to easily slice up your zucchini into 'noodles'.
Ingredients:
1. 3-4 zucchini - julienne peeled right down to the seeds..but what the heck, chop up the seed stems & throw'em in, right?
2. Large handful of wild prawns
3. Handful of cherry tomatoes
4. 1 pour of grape seed or olive oil or whatever you want...I am sure you could leave it out too
5. Big squeeze of fresh lemon juice, big dash of garlic powder or fresh garlic and salt & pepper to your liking
That's it!
1. Sautéed the julienned zucchini for 2 minutes with like a tsp of grape seed oil & garlic powder, then placed into a bowl.
2.Tossed the prawns into the pan & added a lil more oil, garlic powder and sautéed on high for 1-2 minutes, then added those into the bowl with the cooked zucchini noodles.
3. Sliced the cherry tomatoes in half & added those into the bowl.
4. Topped it all off with a big ol' squeeze of lemon juice & salt and pepper.  Tossed it all together & chowed it down!
Goooooood lunch!

Monday, August 11, 2014

FOOD!  I love it, live it, inhale it at times, try to grow it, savor it, embrace it, celebrate it and lastly, I truly enjoy it!
Let me just start this journey with a confession.  I am not an established writer nor an aspiring author.  I am here only to share the love & respect I have for the food I am so blessed to cook.  I may write 'then' when I should write 'than', I may write 'their' when I mean to write 'there', so....please cut MamaPia some slack.  This is just my lil corner of the world where I get to compile all of my cooking successes, failures, adventures, recipes, fav places and experiences.
 
I find such joy in a glass of wine & a new good recipe. I hope you enjoy, share and eat your way through this delish' journey with me!

Chow!
Pia :)