Skillet Garlic Butter Shrimp And Broccoli And A Fine Sandwich

Let’s do another post about seafood and veggies.  When Pam recently posted a bunch of broccoli recipes  on her “For The Love Of Cooking” blog, one in particular caught my attention - Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp And Broccoli since I had both that needed to be cooked.  Since I couldn't open her recipe for some reason and I’m not a fan of roasted vegetables (except potatoes), I went in search of a dish that was cooked on the stove top.  The recipe I liked was for Skillet Garlic Butter Shrimp And Broccoli  from the “Gimme Delicious” blog but I adapted it quite a bit.  I like my broccoli to be cooked moist and I didn’t want to pan fry it anymore than bake it so my adapted recipe does the cooking differently and I doubled the ingredients to ensure leftovers.

Albacore Tuna And Fresh Asparagus

My plan for the this meal was to be seared tuna and leftover peas and carrots until I discovered that my asparagus was off and running so I opted for it instead.  I've never cooked fresh Albacore Tuna (was surprised at how it was cut) so I went on line in search of recipes and the one I chose for pan seared Albacore Tuna loin came from "Sea Forager." While the recipe was for a pound of tuna, I still made all of the spice ingredients.

Delicious Pan Fried Halibut (Finally) With Steamed Peas And Carrots

So my girls are off for their annual visit to Sint Maarten/Saint Marten in the Caribbean for two weeks and it’s the (now four) dogs and I holding down the fort.  One of the things I like to do when they are gone is eat the things that Bev isn’t a fan of and this meal fits in that category.  Except for fried crappie in lemon butter caper sauce they want their white fish battered and deep fried so I’ll be having it baked and pan cooked.  Seafood loving Cindy will be back home for the second week that Bev and Pat are gone so the fish-a-thon will continue.

Sauteed Collard Greens And Roasted Baby Potatoes with Shallots For St. Patrick's Day

I wasn’t inspired to cook a typical Irish meal on Monday, so we ate the two dishes below instead (one was green and the other was potatoes though) for St. Patrick’s Day but I did drink a couple of Guinness Stout’s to celebrate. 

Go-To Country Baked Steak And Gravy And A Favor To Ask

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We had six pieces of cubed steak in the fridge and I considering using the recipe for Smothered Cube Steak on the “Ask Chef Dennis” blog but I didn’t want to use two skillets to cook it on the cook top so I reverted to our usual Baked Steak and Gravy (Bev prefers this anyway).  However, I still used Dennis’ recipe for everything but the final cooking except I increased the meat seasoning by 50% and the gravy ingredients by 25% to get the recipe below.  You can check out the Chef’s site for his great how-to pics by clicking on the above link.

This dish should not be confused with Chicken Fried Steak which is pan or deep fried then plated and topped with gravy but Country Style Steak can often refer to both of these dishes.

Easy Pork Pozole Verde And Riley Visits

Visit from Riley

We had a recent long-weekend visit from granddaughter, Riley, who is a student at the College of Charleston in South Carolina where she is majoring in Psychology and Religious Studies.  It’s been about a year since we saw her and it was really nice catching up with her life.  Here she is with her Meme and Aunt Pat engaged in girl talk.

Riley brought her cat and kept it in her bedroom and this is Romeo trying to look under the door the check it out.

Salmon with Roasted Tomatoes and Shallots

We enjoy salmon and grilled and it is Bev’s preferred way to cook it using our normal method on seasoning with salt and lemon pepper then brushing on a coat to mayo for grilling.  I enjoy it cooked this way as well but I also like a topping and we have used dill sauce, mango salsa, etc. in the past but I went looking for something different this time.  What I found was a recipe for Salmon with Roasted Tomatoes and Shallots on the “Proud Italian Cook” blog.  I used the ingredients list but made extra topping for leftovers and I used the cooking method shown below.  The original can be found by clicking on the above link.

Victory Bar And Grill, Vonore, TN

Bev wanted to go out for a hamburger for Sunday early supper and we decided to give the newly opened Victory Bar And Grill a try.  It is supposedly owned by the same folks as our favorite Cielto Lindo Mexican Restaurant (next door) so we were expecting it to be good.  

Creamy Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower And Sablefish With Ginger Soy Glaze

I made this back in 2020 with just cauliflower but since I could only get a smaller head of cauliflower, I added a 4” round of broccoli that we had in the fridge and I used a different cheese than the baby Swiss the first time.  This is previous time.

A New Water System For Our Home

We have enjoyed great success from our water well for the past 30+ years however, the water is hard, and recently it had an off-taste (vs. the usual no taste) and we’re getting a build up on the coffee maker.  So, it was obvious that the old EcoWater System softener had ceased to function properly.  After researching it, I opted to go with a locally owned business in Lenoir City called Aqua Clear.  We knew we needed a particulate filter and softener and since we were a little concerned about bacteria in the future, we also got a UV system to kill any potential.  And while we were at it, we decided to go whole-hog and add a reverse osmosis filter (RO) under the sink for our drinking water.  This is the main system that was beautifully installed.