Vegas Fun Fact

In Vegas you will  see *Elvis*!

That's right, today I saw him in Walmart buying frozen veggies.

Last Month I saw him playing bingo!

Just a fun fact from living here in Las Vegas!

*(Elvis impersonators that is! but still fun when you see them out doing everyday things and they still look like Elvis!)

Summer Dish: Shrimp with Asparagus

I found this recipe on Tasty kitchen Blog, It comes from Stellabskitchen.blogspot.com
it is a wonderful dish, nice and light for a summer dinner! Charlie really enjoyed it! I followed her recipe to a tee, except I added crushed red pepper at the end cause we like our pasta spicy!
Try it this week for a fast, took 15 minutes, light summer dish! I added a loaf of crusty french bread with balsamic and olive oil for dipping!! YUMMY!


Ingredients

• ½ pounds Linguine Pasta
• FOR THE ASPARAGUS:
• ½ Tablespoons Butter
• ½ Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 pound Asparagus, About 1 Bunch
• FOR THE SHRIMP:
• ¼ cups Finely Chopped Onion
• 5 cloves Garlic (large), Minced
• ½ Tablespoons Butter
• ½ Tablespoons Oil
• 1 pound Shrimp, Cleaned And Deveined
• ¼ cups White Wine
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• Chopped Parsley And Grated Parmesan Cheese For Serving, Optional
• 1 whole Lemon, Cut In Wedges For Serving

Fresh asparagus and buttery shrimp over pasta with a burst of lemon before serving. Yum!

Preparation Instructions

Heat a pot of salted boiling water for linguine while you begin cooking asparagus and shrimp.
For the asparagus: Heat a large skillet over medium, warm butter and oil. Toss in asparagus and cook covered for a couple minutes, depending upon the thickness of the asparagus, until slightly undercooked. (Asparagus will get tossed back in the pan after the shrimp to finish cooking.) Remove from pan and set aside.
Begin cooking pasta in boiling water. It will take around 8 minutes.
For the shrimp: In the same skillet used to cook the asparagus, cook onion and garlic in butter and olive oil over medium low heat until onions are translucent. Be careful not to burn the garlic. Add shrimp, cooking on first side until pinking slightly, then flip. Pour in wine. Stir and cook another minute.
Add asparagus back to the dish. Stir and cover. Reduce skillet heat to low until pasta is cooked. Add cooked pasta to shrimp and asparagus along with a little pasta water if more moisture is needed. Salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley and Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve with lemon wedges.

Summer is in full swing!

Old photo from a few years ago, but I just love it, charlie is teaching Ethan cannonballs!

We spent the day at the pool with Ethan, swimming and playing and then order pizza. Pizza is fast and easy by the pool. But today we will grill up some fish tacos for me, and carne asada tacos for the hubby. Staying home and lounging today, taking it easy and enjoying the summer days!

My Favorite Day of the Year!!

Today is my favorite day of the year, yep, it is better then Christmas, and Thanksgiving put together!!

It is The First Day Of  Summer!!! I love the heat and today it is 104* 

My backyard is beautiful and the pool is cool!

Happy Summer Day Everyone!!!!

Make something fun today!

I read a post on Tanya's blog, Bead and Needle that she had made some really cool bracelets and posted the tutorial, she said it was easy to follow, so I gave it a go...It was easy and fun and I just love my new wrap bracelet!! Thanks Tanya!!

Here is a link to the tutorial to make one for yourself! Rings and Things Tutorial

Grilled fish Tacos!!!!!

I always thought fish tacos would be yucky and fishy and not something I wanted to eat....until I went to the Fish Market Restaurant in Del Mar with my sister and we were trying to not eat meat (beef/chicken/pork) so I went with the fish tacos because the waitress said they are famous for their fish tacos!! Well, I tried them and WOW!! I cannot imagine eating a taco that is not a fish taco now!! No fishy taste at all, as long as you use a cod, or tilapia or even mahi mahi!
So my new quest began, make a delicious fish taco!
I tried a couple recipes so far but they were missing something....Today I made them with the help of Greg at Ballistic BBQ on youtube: Check his cooking skills out here: Ballistic BBQ. He had the winning recipe for a fantastic fish taco!

So here is how I made them, slight changes only due to what I had on hand, I used tilapia, 1 pound, chop into large chunks.

The adobo sauce!

The marinade is: 1/2 cup olive oil, juice of 1 lime, handful of chopped cilantro, and 3 spoonfuls of adobo sauce, blend in the food processor until smooth, dump in a large baggie and add your fish, mix it around and then put in the fridge to marinate at least a half hour!


Make some crema sauce: 1/2 cup sour cream, 2 spoons adobo sauce, splash of milk. blend in food processor then put in a squirt bottle, this is a great tip! Now you can easily squeeze some sauce on your tacos!! Put in fridge to chill.


Make some garnishes: sliced avocado, chopped onion, shredded cabbage, lime wedges, some cilantro. and corn tortillas.

Now get your grill or grill pan out and heat it up, throw on the fish and cook about 4 minutes per side. Also heat up your tortillas, once the fish and tortillas are done, assemble a taco and prepare to be blown away! Excellent dish!!

The fish taco buffet!

Etsy!

I added about 20 new items to my etsy store! I now have 46 items in my shop!! Whoo-Hoo!!!!
Check them out: www.peaceloveandartshop.com