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1 C Arborio Rice
1/4 C Dry Vermouth
3/4 pound medium gulf shrimp (cleaned & deveined)
1/2 bag baby spinach, chopped
1/4 medium onion chopped
2 C reduced sodium chicken broth diluted with 2 C water
1/4 C Parmesan cheese

In a sauce pan, bring the broth & water to a boil, then lower heat and keep warm. In a second sauce pan heat the onion in olive oil over medium heat until it becomes translucent. Then add rice and cook for a couple minutes until it picks up a bit of color. Add the vermouth and stir until it's absorbed. Then add the broth to the rice, one ladle at a time, being sure it's absorbed before adding another scoop of broth. This will take roughly 25 minutes. At about the 20 minute mark, quickly saute the shrimp in a small sauce pan in butter or olive oil. Be careful not to overcook. I usually cut the shrimp in half so it's distributed more evenly. Test the rice for doneness. I should be soft and "pillowy" on the outside and just slightly firm on the inside. When it's done, add the spinach and stir for a minute or two--it'll cook down to almost nothing. Then add shrimp, parmesan, and serve.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

8. Chicken kiev and a salad.

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 05:18 PM

Mar 2013

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

9. Had a grape tomato, croutons and anchovies with blue cheese dressing salad.

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 08:22 PM

Mar 2013

Kali

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10. clean out the veg drawer stir-fry

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 10:32 PM

Mar 2013

some pork loin, ginger, garlic, celery, jalepenos, orange bell pepper, onions, a rubbery carrot, mexican grey squash, half a head of cabbage, and some snow peas and bean sprouts that were freshly bought today. a little red pepper flakes, black pepper, soy, water, bullion powder (too lazy to make broth) and a pinch of sugar. all stir fried in a small amount of peanut and sesame oil.

normally I use a little sherry too but I was out. came out pretty good

served with rice

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

11. All of you are such excellent cooks

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Fri Mar 15, 2013, 12:31 AM

Mar 2013

I suffer by comparison. My dinner tonight was left-over spaghetti with a small amount of meat sauce topped off with some left-over marinara from a jar in the frig. And a slice of bread with butter. And I'm not actually a fan of pasta -- but it is what was in the frig and the rest of the family rarely eats left-overs and I hate to see it go to waste. So I ate it.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

12. junk food

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Fri Mar 15, 2013, 02:08 AM

Mar 2013

i've worked until 11 every night this week and wasn't even motivated enough to make a grilled cheese, so i got a cheeseburger meal at mcdonald's on the way home and used the root beer to wash down four double-stuff oreos.

but i'm considering a bowl of honey nut cheerios for dessert.

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)

13. Had a reunion with Mr. Pup last night

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Fri Mar 15, 2013, 08:55 AM

Mar 2013

after weeks and weeks of his working grueling overtime, we went to our favorite locavore restaurant last night. It is restaurant week here, so we ordered from the specials menu for a three course meal ($29) which is a real deal at this restaurant. I had grilled calimari salad as an appetizer and braised veal breast with pureed potatoes and broccolini. I could have had the apple fritters for dessert but was too stuffed to consider it. Mr. Pup started with the apple-cheddar salad and had rigatoni with pork confit as his main. The cocktails were delicious, too. We had such a nice time together and the food, as always, was excellent.

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