Cooking Concoctions: Spring Yummy

It is Friday and that means that I go and take a gander through my list of recipes I have found online that I would like to try out. I have started to collect all sorts of recipes that look yummy and will increase my skill base. It has been a crazy couple weeks for me over here and I have unfortunately not gotten the chance to get into my cooking groove. Then in the last couple weeks one of my friends asked me why I stopped and my main reason was because I hate cooking when I am the only one enjoying it. Then he volunteered to be my food guinea pig and so this week I was joined by my favorite ginger, so for the weeks where he is kind enough to be my test subject I will start calling those segments Cooking With My Favorite Ginger!

So this week since I have been absent from my poor lowly kitchen for so long that I decided that I needed to double dose my recipes this week. So we have creamy zesty shrimp skewers and a sweet potato salad. This Week I was joined by two of the Monstars, who opposed bugs bunny and pals in the masterpiece of my child hood space jam. They were kind enough to pose for photos as well as join us for dinner.

lets start with:
The Creamy Zesty Shrimp Skewers

 Ingredients:
3 1/2 table Spoons of Light Mayo
2 Table Spoons of Chopped Chives
1 1/2 tbsp of sweet with heat (or any thai chili sauce you like)
1 tsp of chili powder
2 tsp of my favorite spice, rooster sauce (Sriracha Sauce)
about 30 De-viened shrimp

 
so this dish takes a little prep work to make but turns out freaking delicious, but you should start by skewering the shrimp. I put about five or six of the slippery little devils onto each skewer, it helps to heat up the skewers a little bit so that they slide straight on through. Once you have stabbed your fair share of crustaceans with thin wooden sticks then in a small bowel mix all the rest of the ingredients together.


Apply the mix to the shrimp sticks and throw another shrimp on the barbie. use your better judgement to tell when they are done cooking.
 

Next up

Sweet Potato Salad

Ingredients:
 1 Yukon Gold Potato Cubed
1 Sweet Potato Cubed
half a cucumber Cut
1 cup of apple cider viniger
Honey Mustard (to your own taste)
1 tbsp Dill Weed
 

Start by boiling both the kinds of potatoes in a large pot of water until they are soft enough to poke a fork through them, this takes about 20 min. Then drain the water away leaving the soft potatoes

Next the easy part.... add every other ingredient to the potatoes, mix and chill for 10 min then serve.

This is a very light meal and is great for the summer months, I made up some green beans to partner up with the shrimp.

What if Wednesday: One Food

It is that time of the week once again and here we go again, answering a hypothetical question. I chose a question relating to food because due to un- foreseen circumstances I have not been able to cook on my Fridays like I prefer to do for the past two weeks. So I hunger to start cooking once again and create some wonderful concoctions in my kitchen. I am hoping this week I will be able to resume my joyous position in the galley of my humble abode.

The question of the week is, drumroll please

Badadadadadadadadadadadadada

If I could only eat one type of food for the rest of my life what would it be?

For starters this is assuming that in this strange situation that eating this will not affect my health in anyway.

1. Pizza

Mmmmm tasty delicious pizza, anyone who knows me knows that this is my go to quick food. This makes my list because luckily I am not a picky eater and like to put many interesting toppings on my pizza. In fact I ordered a set of pizza dice off of amazon a couple months ago and enjoy using them when I get the chance.

Order them here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003WZDHIM/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1336568982&sr=8-1

Lots of fun if you want to mix things up a bit.

2. Burgers

I am not just talking about eating at McDonalds every day for the rest of my natural born life that would be gross. Home made burgers where the meat has been hand fondled by myself and prepared to my likening. The burgers also have a wide verity of types besides your basic beef there are also turkey, chicken and veggie there are others as well but those are the ones that come to mind first.

3. Sandwiches

I am not Joey from friends but I would enjoy a good old Dagwood any day of the week. For a fact I have been craving a sandwich for the past two weeks and thusly it makes the list because I yearn for one currently.

4. Salads

This bowl of greens is a healthier choice on the list but I enjoy my salads and salad dressings. This is also open ended because almost anything can wind up in a chefs salad if you are willing to get a little creative. There are also a bunch of other types of salad including but not limited to pasta salad, potato salad and the ever wonderful desert salad ambrosia.

5. Crackers with toppings

This is vague I know but I always love dipping my crackers into things like hummus or salsa. I use to come home from school every day and make a plate of triskets with cheese and what ever deli meat or leftovers I found in the fridge. Those were my favorite thing to eat.

Hopefully I get a chance to cook this week I have been dying to try out.