Cocktail Hour (c) Joanna
Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.
-- Henry Youngman
got shrimp? on second thought, allergy sufferers, watch out! otherwise, just feast, sing and merry be. i once served an evening of delectable seafood to a friend which he ate with gusto. within an hour, he was rushed to the ER. yikes. he had food allergies but what sucked was, nobody not even himself knew. since then, i've been feeding friends chips and soda. aahh... all this reminiscing makes me shudder. anyway, i was watching food network when they announced a special event on october 5th that will surely make pigging out guilt-free.
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our fellow citizens are once again facing unprecedented hardship. Please join us on Wednesday, October 5, as a participating restaurant or as a guest, to raise funds for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. 100% of the funds raised through Dine for America will support the American Red Cross Hurricane relief efforts.
meanwhile, as you wait for the big event, do this girl a favour? help overcome her fear of seafood by trying out the recipe below. it's a 30-minute fast and easy meal.
disclaimer: recipe not my own creation so let's just say, you're safe!
Barbecued Shrimp in Lettuce Wraps
Recipe Courtesy Rachael Ray
16 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
Light oil, such as vegetable oil, for drizzling
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
1/3 cup orange marmalade, eyeball it
1/2 cup hoisin barbecue sauce, available on the Asian foods aisle
Bibb lettuce, for wrapping
1/4 cucumber, julienne slice
Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Toss shrimp with a drizzle of oil and season with crushed pepper, salt and black pepper. Mix marmalade and barbecue sauce.
Grill shrimp 2 minutes on the first side, turn and baste liberally with sauce.
Cook a minute or 2 longer, turn and baste again. Cook 1 minute more then transfer to a serving dish.
To eat, wrap shrimp in lettuce with cucumber.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.
-- Albert Camus
but if there's a time to (totally) indulge in all sorts of culinary delights, oct 5 is it. so go, grab a date on wednesday.
since 2004.10