Showing posts with label veggies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veggies. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Pasta, Shrimp & Veggies-Easy, Healthy And Quick!

Looking for an easy, healthy and quick meal?
I know I am.
 Although I love to cook, there are definitely days
when I look into the cupboards and groan "What am I going to make for dinner?!"
This pasta dish is super easy and tastes great.
And, it's healthy.
Another family favorite!
I hope you enjoy it too.



Pasta With Shrimp And Veggies

1-12 oz. box pasta (I use the high fiber pasta), boil
1 lb. shrimp, saute
2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced, saute
1 onion, chopped, saute
1 cup orange peppers, sliced into strips, saute
1 cup red peppers, sliced into strips, saute
2 cups broccoli, chopped, saute
Olive oil
Fresh shaved parmesan (to taste)
Garlic powder (to taste)
Hot pepper flakes (to taste)
Kosher salt (to taste)

Wash and prep veggies. Heat oil in pan (I used a wok for this) and saute garlic on high heat. Turn down to medium high and toss in broccoli. I don't cook the broccoli long-we don't like it soft! When finished, put into large bowl and set aside. At this time boil your pasta according to the box instructions. Saute the remaining veggies-onion and peppers, on medium high, to desired consistency. Add salt, garlic powder and pepper flakes to veggies while cooking. Add veggies to bowl. Saute shrimp on medium high until pink. Add shrimp to veggies. When pasta is done, drain and add to wok along with veggies and shrimp, over medium high heat toss and add parmesan. Turn off heat when ingredients are combined and serve.

Buon Appetito!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

May Garden

Welcome to my garden!
Each spring I try to grow veggies from seed, but they never seem to do well 
and I end up going to the local nursery for plants.
This year I thought I'd try again. 
I planted the seeds while it was still cool out, but brought the planters inside
when there were frost warnings.
Usually the seedlings get this far and then die off.
How disappointing!


I planted a few favorites, parsley, cilantro, lettuce and of course, basil.
So far, so good!


Everything seems to be coming along nicely.
Last night my daughter made salsa with the first sprigs of cilantro and parsley.
Delicious!


We also picked the first lettuce for tonight's salad.


The flower garden is doing well too.
Last year we had a giant oak fall on the hill and wipe out a huge 
portion of the garden. 


Luckily, many perennials were spared and came back this spring.





Hopefully the bare spots will fill in with pachysandra and creeping myrtle.


Of course, there's the climbing 4th of July Rose on the garden gate.
So pretty with it's red and white blooms each year.
I was surprised to see it blooming already!
We have had some hot days and much needed rain, 
so it seems like the garden got a jump start this year.
I'm happy, because one of my favorite places is my garden.



Hope you enjoyed the little tour.
Thanks for stopping by and happy gardening!