Healthy Food

Thursday, May 26, 2011

CSA week 2

Food Share week 2

radish, asparagus, spring mix, two heads of lettuce (different kinds), Swiss Chard, Green Onion and Strawberries..

These strawberries are UNREAL... Have you had fresh strawberries lately??? AMAZING! It is crazy how red and how red the insides are of these strawberries...

I have grown accustom to the store bought white or pink inners... These are NOT those and WOW the flavor is so great!!!

If you have the chance this summer to visit your farmer's market or a local U-Pick Garden, GO! Pick fresh and delicious strawberries!!!! You will not be disappointed!

Shrimp Tomato Pasta

I am so excited to share this recipe with you!!!! :)

It was one of those meals that just kind of happened but man am I glad it did... and that I wrote it down! This dinner was awesome! Hubby said the rue flavoring is similar to something he has had before but could not figure out where and even what the dish was... he LOVED it!!!! :)

Here is what I did!

Baked Spaghetti Squash

Baked the Spaghetti Sauce at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Separated the spaghetti squash and baked it again for another 20 minutes.

Then for the Rue. I had seen a recipe for a coconut rue, here, from Family Living Simple. I have been eyeing the recipe for a couple of weeks. I had zucchini but did not have chicken... so I took a little different route.

The Coconut Rue --- creamy, smooth and wonderful!!!

I topped the Spaghetti Squash with the shrimp mixture!!!! AMAZINGLY Delicious!!!

I should add that I do think Asparagus or maybe a red pepper. I can't put my finger on what I want to add next time but I do think a vegetable would be WONDERFUL! :)

Alright - enough teasing here is the recipe!!!

For directions on how to cook Spaghetti Squash, go here! or here!

For the Cream Sauce:

The Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil (or Ghee)

1 Can of Coconut milk

2 Tablespoons of Coconut Flour ( I added a little more

Pepper

Parsley

Rosemary
1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
1 bag of fully cooked Shrimp (from Trader Joe's)

The Directions:
For the sauce add the coconut oil (or ghee) to a sauce pan and melt on medium heat. When melted add coconut flour. Stir the oil and flour until it is smooth. Once the clumps are gone add the coconut milk. Heat to a slow boil and stir frequently with a whisk. I then decided to add another TBSP of coconut flour. The thickness was just how I wanted... Let simmer for about 5 minutes and add spices. Add 1 cup of diced cherry tomatoes and the frozen shrimp. (yes, frozen!) Cover the Rue and turn heat to low. Cook until the shrimp is thawed. Maybe 5 minutes MAX....

Plate Spaghetti Squash and top with the creamy shrimp mixture...

ENJOY!!!!
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Part of Pennywise Thursday, Full Plate Thursday

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Chocolatesuze’s 28th ‘Quentin Tarantino’ Birthday at Bartino, Pyrmont (21 May 2011)

9 Union Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009

http://www.talentino.com.au

Chocolate meets Tarantino

Chocolatesuze aka Gogo Yubari is one of Sydney’s biggest sugar lovers and celebrated her 28th birthday with an invitation to food bloggers to be part of her ‘Quentin Tarantino’ themed party. Receiving over 60 RSVPs it was a night of drinks and canapés with amusing dressups and some mischievous out-of-control ‘take no prisoners’ chocolate cake fighting. It was a great chance to meet up with many other bloggers in person and to put a face to a name, blog website or twitter handle. I thought the best costume prize should go to Rachel from The Creamy Middles who came as The Bride in Kill Bill complete with blood stained face, body and wedding dress. I heard she apparently walked to the event all the way from Kings Cross to Pyrmont — OMG. Second prize for commitment to the theme should go to Simon Park from who shaved his head to be Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction, minus the gimp mouth ball strap, I think.

Susan provided a generous bar tab and canapés for guests to enjoy. I really like the scallops which were served in a thai curry sauce I think and the oysters with a champagne jelly were a close second of the night. The funniest moment of the night for me was when I was about to take a photo of a group when Susan suddenly jumped into my shot screaming with laughter as the flash went off creating a hilarious photobomb — check out the funny photo result below. I hope the birthday celebrations were a great night for all that attended and I look forward to hearing all about how the chocolate shenanigans started in the first place which left many with a face full of chocolate.