shrimp and rice

Well last nights dinner was quite delicious.
Of course I did tweak the recipe just a tad. Hubby liked it very much and he is not big on shrimp in his rice. This meal was so easy to prepare and it took less than twenty minutes.

Ingredients:
1tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves of garlic minced
2 teaspoons cajun seasoning.(this I changed as I did not have Cajun seasoning on hand so I substituted Tony's Creole seasoning, added some red pepper flakes and black pepper(we like it spicy).
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails intact
4 plum tomatoes chopped
2 bunches of scallions chopped
3 cups cooked white rice
1/4 cup chicken broth or water
3 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
lemon wedges for serving
This recipe serves four, I cut it in half for the two of us.

Heat butter and olive oil in large skillet over med heat add garlic and stir about a minute until fragrant. Sprinkle the cleaned shrimp with the creole, pepper flakes and black pepper or cajun seasoning and add to the skillet. Cook until curled about a minute or so. Remove the shrimp from skillet.
Add the tomatoes and scallions to the skillet stirring about a minute or two. Add the rice and the 1/4 cup of chicken broth or water, add the shrimp back in, cover and cook until rice is heated through and the shrimp are opaque about three minutes or so. Sprinkle the parsley over the top and serve with lemon wedges. This is a really pretty dish with the red tomatoes and the green scallions, white rice and pink shrimp.
I served with roasted asparagus. I just clean and snap the asparagus where it easily breaks. I dried the asparagus pieces with a paper towel, put them on a parchment lined baking sheet, sprinkled them with kosher salt and pepper and drizzled extra virgin olive oil over them. Bake in oven at 375 degree's for about fifteen minutes.
So your entire meal is basically finished in twenty minutes cooking time.
So I know you will appreicate this one when you come home running through the door at the end of the day, kicking off your shoes, pulling off your bra and reaching for a glass of wine. You can say, oh yes, knowing this dinner is on the table before your first glass of wine is finished!

Well today is amazing here in the valley. Woke to bright sun breaking through early morning clouds. When I opened the front door and reached for the paper the air was so clean and fresh, like laundry brought in from the line.
My walk this morning will be lovely. The cherry and apple trees are now in full bloom so the street is a mass of pink and white. I do have tree pollen allergies but who can stay inside on a day like this?

We must get our big grill out of the garage this weekend. That is it's home in winter. We are anxious for our first grill which will be Sunday weather premitting. I have purchased a flat iron steak, a fave of ours as it is reasonable and so juciy and flavorful if prepared correctly.

Well that is all for today as the day is slip-slidding away and I need to be outdoors.
Zo