Bev's Trip And Delicious Asparagus Scramble From Leftovers

I’ve mentioned earlier that Bev and Pat are in St. Marten and oddly most of the pics she sends me look like these.

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.