Simple Shrimp Scampi Recipe

I don't eat a lot of seafood, but one that I know I enjoy from time to time...along with many other people is shrimp!! In fact, I have a terrific shrimp recipe that I'm sure many people would enjoy trying. It's a simple shrimp scampi recipe that is easy to prepare and make. With the busyness of life it's nice to know that there are still great tasting recipes that anyone can make. My simple recipe is as follows:

Ingredients:
About a pound of large unpeeled fresh shrimp
2 cloves of garlic...mince them
1/2 stick of butter, melted
1/4 cup of oil
Parsley...to your liking (optional)
Pasta of your choice

Directions:
You can sautee the garlic in the oil for a couple of minutes. Next you'll add the butter and shrimp. Once the shrimp are a little pink....turn down the heat and let cook fully. If so desired you can sprinkle with parsley and then serve over your choice of pasta or rice. Enjoy!!

I don't recall where I got the exact recipe, but I'm sure I've made some alterations to the ingredients to suit my liking. As many people who cook know...the best part about a recipe is that it can be changed up to suit your taste and style. I'd love to hear of some of your favorite simple domestic seafood recipes!

In fact, if you absolutely love to cook, and love seafood...you can actually look into the Great American Seafood Cook off. I think my dish would be a great contender in this event, and I'm sure many of you have recipes that would as well. I'm really excited that there's an event like this. It's fun to see people's creativity in the kitchen come alive!! I think what I like most about this cook off is the positiveness of domestic seafood sustainability mainly because the source is known and the food is fresh. Look into it today on their site for more information.

Basement Transformation

Our basement is really coming together. We have little minor things that still need to be done....but what a difference carpet and paint makes! Wow. For those who don't know what we've all done....our basement was partially finished, but not very usable. Not for us anyways. We decided to take down a wall...build a wall...carpet...and paint. In the end we now have a bedroom, playroom and family room out of the project. It's been fun watching the transformation. Here's a quick peek at what it looked like when we first started our remodel and what it looked like towards the end....

Baby Signing

Kaelyn absolutely loves watching her Baby Signing Time video. All I have to do is start singing the song from it and she turns right towards the television or gets a big smile on her face and starts clapping her hands. When we first got this dvd as a baby gift I wasn't sure how much we'd use it or how much she'd like it. However, as she gets older I would say it's her favorite thing to watch. It's teaching her things too....she now signs more! It's too cute!! (in the picture included in this post, I couldn't even get Kaelyn to look away from the tv to take a pic...she was watching them sign "dog") :)

Nasty Weather

Wow, there sure was a bad storm that went through the area this morning!! I didn't even know that it was supposed to rain!! All of a sudden the sky got dark and I hear thunder roaring. The next thing I knew, the swing in the backyard was tipped over by the high winds and we lost cell phone service. I guess it was pretty bad all over the area. In a near by town there was even a plane that went down that killed 7 people. It's definitely not a day to be outside, that's for sure!

Growing Girl

Kaelyn sure has been on the move lately. As she gets better at pulling herself up and standing along furniture, we're also finding that she's walking along things more easily as well. It's fun to see, but sometimes scary....as she's quite brave when doing it. For instance, the other day we were getting her ready for a bath...and the next thing we knew she was standing up next to the tub. Obviously with tile floors this is a bit scary. It goes to show that we have to watch her every second. It sure is fun to see her learning new things though...what a big girl!

Fair 2008

Scott and I have only lived here for a little over a year. We're still learning all the fun things our town has to offer. This summer we've learned how fun, yet busy this time of year can be with the fair going on. It works out well for us though, because we live close enough to the fair grounds that we can actually walk over and enjoy all that they have to offer. We thought it would be fun to check it out the other night with Kaelyn, and I'm really glad we did. Kaelyn loved seeing all the little animals. It goes on all week/weekend...so who knows...maybe we'll check it out again sometime?!

Make Money With Surveys

The news never ceases to amaze me. Whether it's a death of a popular movie star....teen actresses getting pregnant...or a star going to rehab....it's sad to say but it's become pretty normal and something many of us are used to hearing about. In fact so many people are up to date on what's going on in hollywood that they are actually taking surveys about it. If you'd like to do this, as well as take surveys on other interesting issues while getting paid....check out dNeero today!

Body jewelry

Every where I go, it seems that there are more and more people with body jewelry. Whether it be eyebrow rings, nose rings...or even those people showing their belly rings.....it's a trend that seems to be getting more and more popular with each year that passes. It's popular with both boys and girls. I'm always amazed at the variety of body jewelry that is out there when I see it. You hardly ever see one person with the same jewelry as another.

Surveys For Money

I enjoy doing surveys from time to time. They're not only a way to make a little extra money from time to time, but it's also a lot of fun to give my opinions and make a difference. I'm involved with a few different companies, and recently just learned of one more...A.W. Surveys. So far I'm pretty impressed with them...they have lots of surveys for you to do right away. If you like doing surveys every once in a while and would like to earn a little extra money you should check them out.

Medical Software For PDAs

I don't know about you, but one of thing that's even more frustrating than waiting in the waiting room at the doctor's office, is waiting in the room while your doctor steps out for information on your prescription or health care coverage. I know this is their job and that it's important for them to get the information right...but sometimes it just gets very old. That's why I was happy to hear that Epocrates, Inc has helped to create medical drug reference software for the doctor's PDAs!! Now they can find information like drug dosing, side effects and health plan coverage right there in the room with you. I think it's a great thing and something every doctor should have! What do you think?
This announcement was paid for by Epocrates