You know I love one pan meals. Less pots and pans means less clean up! What I like even more is not having to cook it too. I was away for the day with my daughter while she danced. When we got home my partner had dinner ready for us.

As she was looking around the internet there are tons of recipes and videos for this dish. Some use honey, some use mustard or vinegar. Just pick what will work best for your family. She went very simple with olive oil, fresh lemon, garlic and black pepper.

Verdict:

Well, this actually ended up being two pans to fit all the salmon, asparagus and potatoes she wanted to make. We usually make enough to have four to six servings at dinner and then enough for one or two leftover servings for lunch.

We had this meal with a green side salad.

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20Feb2017

Szechuan Shrimp

Posted in Blog, Food by Persia

A recipe I’d like to try! Thanks The Soup Diva!

The Soup Diva

1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 lb shrimp, pre-cooked and deveined
1 tsp minced garlic
1 small jar pimiento (or 1 diced red bell pepper)
1/4 cup ketchup
1-2 tsp chili garlic paste
1 tsp crushed ginger
Diced scallions to garnish (optional)

Thaw shrimp if needed and dry well. Heat oil and garlic in large skillet on medium-high; add shrimp. Cook until beginning to curl. Add all other ingredients except scallions and stir to combine, coating shrimp; reduce heat to medium-low. Serve when heated through, topped with scallions if desired.

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13Feb2017

Ricotta and Pesto Pizza

Posted in Blog, Food by Persia

What's for Dinner Moms?

At least once a week I try to make pizza for dinner. It is a fairly simple meal that everyone can agree on. The combinations are endless too. It doesn’t need to be the same old red sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni pizza each time. Get creative! If you can put it on bread it can go on a pizza. I opened the refrigerator and looked to see what we had to put on a pizza. Genoa salami? Ricotta? Spinach? Ooo, fresh mozzarella!

So, I decided to go simple with Ricotta, Pesto, fresh mozzarella and Parmesan.

Verdict:

Even my ricotta hating son liked this pizza. It had enough flavor with the pesto and cheeses that he added a bit more pesto and was thrilled with it. Still didn’t care for the texture of the ricotta but he ate it. It was a good dish because it was so simple to make…

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