August 2014 – Simply Delicious: The Cookbook Project

11-12: Creamy Sautéed Shrimp

Jamie Martin Group 11: Fish & Seafood, Section 2: Main Courses August 7, 2014July 7, 20204-92 week, all-purpose flour, broccoli, butter, creamy, curry powder, dinner, easy, fairly expensive, favorites, Hutton house, lunch, paprika, parsley, peeled, purée, revisited, rice, salt, sautéed, seafood, shellfish, shrimp, spice blends, Tabasco sauce, tomato paste, whipping cream, white pepper, yellow onions

Alright. This is my FAVORITE recipe out of this entire book (at least, as far as I know). My mom always referred to it as “Shrimp Something”, but its official name is 11-12: Creamy Sautéed Shrimp.

You can tell by the state of the card how often we cooked this recipe. This was always a big deal for me when I was a kid and my mom would make this dish.

I also cooked this one for my husband (then-boyfriend) when we were first dating, as a “here’s who I am” kind of a thing. What I’m trying to say is that this dish has a lot of feels attached to it.

9-25: Juicy Grilled Meat Patties

Jamie Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses August 3, 2014July 6, 2020boneless, brushed, burgers, canola oil, cornstarch, dairy-free, dinner, eggs, fairly easy, food processor, gluten-free, grilled, ground meat, ground pork, inexpensive, lunch, marjoram, pan-fried, paprika, parsley, party food, pork, pork shoulder, salt, sautéed, thyme, untested, yellow onions

This recipe was cooked in tandem with an earlier recipe, 9-31: Savory Turkey Patties. We had some different dietary preferences in our dining group that evening, so I used the opportunity to knock out two recipes at once. ?

I think it’s interesting that they refer to the burgers as “meat patties” and not “pork” patties or burgers. Just a thought.

2-6: Greek Salad

Jamie Martin Group 02: Salads, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters August 2, 2014February 18, 2020black olives, black pepper, cucumbers, dinner, easy, egg-free, Feta, gluten-free, goat cheese, Greek, green bell peppers, inexpensive, lunch, olive oil, red onions, salads, salt, side dish, summer, tossed, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, vinegar, white beans, yellow onions

My options for cooking have been limited lately, so I’ve been gravitating towards simpler recipes in order to keep it manageable, yet active. You really can’t get much simpler than 2-6: Greek Salad.

This is a great recipe for summer–most of the ingredients are in season and it’s super light. We made it for dinner instead of lunch as suggested, but I’m sure the folks at Simply Delicious won’t mind.

9-31: Savory Turkey Patties

Jamie Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses August 1, 2014July 6, 2020black pepper, bread crumbs, burgers, butter, coated, dinner, easy, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, fairly inexpensive, food processor, garlic, grilled, ground meat, ground turkey, half-and-half, lunch, melted, minced, pan-fried, paprika, party food, sifted, sweet peas, turkey, untested, white bread

I mentioned in 4-17: Crispy Potato Pancakes that our travels had taken us elsewhere. I’m cooking in a different kitchen these days–one that is not my own–which presents its own set of challenges.

However, the beauty of this project is that as long as I have my laptop and internet access, I can just keep going. And so I will. 🙂

Our current hosts have been participating in some of my entry recipes, including this one: 9-31: Savory Turkey Patties. This was prepared and cooked in tandem with the recipe I posted after this one, 9-25: Juicy Grilled Meat Patties.