let's cook something

It has been our devotion to abstain from our favorite foods during Lenten season and this year, as I have always been doing, I abstain from eating red and white meat, beef, pork and chicken. That is why I am always on the look out for some seafood and vegetable recipes. Aside from the ones that I have always been cooking, I found some recipes for pasta sauces and also shrimp and seafood. Last Friday, I started to make some new discoveries and they were a blast!

I wanted to share some of them with you so to make this as simple as it can be, I have provided the recipes below and I hope you can enjoy it as much as we did. Today is Friday again so I will be making a new set of dish after this.

PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND SUN DRIED TOMATOES

1 pack spaghetti
1 tsp olive oil
2 tsp crushed fresh garlic
1 lb cleaned shrimp
1/2 cup diced sun dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
2 tbsp dry white wine
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tsp fried rosemary
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley

Cook pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain well and return to pot. Add olive oil, toss and set aside. In a skillet, spray some cooking oil and add garlic, shrimp, sun dried tomatoes, wine, broth, rosemary and pepper to the skillet and stir to mix. Cover and cook over medium heat for three minutes or until the shrimps turn pink and the tomatoes plump. Reduce to low heat. Add pasta to the shrimp mixture, tossing gently, cooking for a minute or two or until the mixture is heated thoroughly. Toss in the parsley and serve immediately.

BAKED FISH IN GARLIC WHITE WINE SAUCE

4 Tilapia fish fillet
4 cloves crushed garlic
2 tbsp white wine
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
2 tsp dried parsley or 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

Lay fish fillet in baking pans (grease if needed). Cover season with salt and pepper, garlic and wine. Combine butter, bread crumbs and parsley. Crumble over fish. Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes or until fish is flaky. Serve hot.

Time to do the next set of menu..

happy eating! J