Oh Right... This Blog is Supposed to Encourage More Cooking!



mmm.. shrimp!

 Well I'm now a month into this blogging business and I am not doing so well!  I blame it on what I'm now calling The Great Never Ending Cold of 2011. My cooking has been, well, pretty much non-existent lately. It doesn't help that I can't really taste food. Mix that in with the feeling like crap and add a final touch of laziness and, well, there you go!

I did actually make dinner New Year's Eve. (For the record, I have cooked since then - I don't want anyone to worry that I haven't eaten for the past 8 days... it is me we're talking about here!) Anyway, my big exciting new year's that ended with me in bed before midnight, started with a dinner of shrimp tacos. Most people know that I would be happy eating Mexican food pretty much every night of the week... so I thought it would be a good way to welcome the New Year. And I was right... they were yummy! This recipe is pretty much made up, so I'm leaving off measurements... fix as much or as little as you need and the seasoning is really up to your taste!

Wow... I HAVE to work on my photography skills! They were really not this bland looking!

Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Cream

raw shrimp, deveined and shells removed

oil

chili powder

garlic powder

corn tortillas

(you could use flour tortillas, but I'm currently obsessed with corn tortillas so that's what I recommend)

avocado

sour cream

lettuce

cheese

First, make the avocado cream. Mash your avocado with a fork, sprinkle on some salt, chili and garlic powder. Mix with sour cream - I used about 2/3 cup to 1 large avocado. You could also add some lime (I didn't have any) or some cilantro if you liked that sort of thing. Once it's seasoned to your liking, throw it in the fridge to marinate a bit while you make the tacos.



For the tacos: Heat your skillet on med/high heat and once it's warmed up add your oil... not a lot - just enough to coat the shrimp. While your pan is heating up toss the shrimp in the chili and garlic powder; add to heated oil. Cook the shrimp... about a minute and a half on each side until done. Set aside. Heat another skilled on med/high heat... once it's hot (no need for additional oil) heat the tortillas... about a minute on each side. Spoon in the shrimp, cheese, avocado cream, lettuce... whatever other toppings you'd like. So good!