Well. I made my husband some Chicken Kiev last night. I thought he was going to eat them for last night’s dinner and today’s lunch but apparently he was too full from the Bang Bang Shrimp he couldn’t eat the Chicken Kiev last night. So he brought some for his lunch today and he is going to eat the rest tonight.
Yesterday, we went to Asian grocery market and I bought 2 big bags of shrimp and crab dumplings. I thought about making something else tonight like I have mentioned earlier but my husband wants to eat some dumplings so I decided to heat them up for appetizer tonight.
I am going to make some Pan Seared Scallops and Shrimps for lunch tomorrow. It will be served with Cold Cucumber and Tomato salad. And for dinner, I will make Grouper Puttanesca served over Mushroom Risotto. My husband won’t be home tomorrow and he is not a big fan of fish so it is a good time to feast on fish!!!! LOL.
I had planned tonight’s dinner for days. I love to cook and I used to cook every single night. Now, due to my crazy work schedule, I can no longer do this. When I do have the time, I like to plan my dinners. Cooking for loved ones-family, friends, good neighbors, is my passion. I enjoy it. It makes me happy when others enjoy my foods. Anyways.
On the menu tonight was Bang Bang Shrimp served on a bed of lettuce, Chicken Kiev for my husband, some Korean rice, Watermelon for dessert (and we actually had little bit of ice creams). I was going to cut up some mangos but they weren’t ripe enough. Should be ready for tomorrow.
I used one pound of Shrimps to make the Bang Bang Shrimp. I also made the Chicken Kiev from one pound of chicken breasts. The Bang Bang Shrimp was so good. My husband and I were so full after each eating a plate full of shrimps and lettuce. I couldn’t eat anything else.
We ate dinner while watching the Da Vinci Code. I know it’s old but I haven’t watched it yet until tonight.
Here is the recipe for the Bang Bang Shrimp. You really should try it. You can adjust the spiciness to suit your taste. I got the original recipe from www.grouprecipes.com however, I tweaked a little bit of it.
Bang Bang Shrimp
Ingredients
Cooking directions
I bought 2 lbs of shrimps and I only used 1 lbs tonight. I plan to make something else tomorrow. Maybe I can just make Pan Seared Shrimps to serve with hot white rice that I made tonight. I also have some bay scallops in the refrigerator. I can easily pan sear them too with the shrimps.
Tomorrow, I actually would like to make Cucumber and Tomato salad to serve as the opening of our dinner. It will be served cold and it’s one of my favorite summer salads. So easy to make. Pretty much you just cut up the cucumber and tomatoes and mix them together with italian dressing; some salt and pepper. Keep in the refrigerator for an hour or so and they are ready to be served. Super easy!!! Yet it never fails me. I have made this salad for various potlucks and everyone loved it. I love it best served with Crabcakes. Yummmmmmm.
For dessert, I have been craving for some homemade Pound cake and I found this recipe on www.foodtv.com that has great reviews from everyone. The recipe is from Paula Deen. I have all the ingridients and I am going to make 2 batches of this tomorrow. I’ll freeze some and eat one loaf for this week. I am also in the mood for some cobblers. There are so many fresh fruits right now. I will bake berry cobbler or pie for my husband this weekend as a welcome-home celebration. I’ve got some steak I can grill for him as well once he gets home from his trip. I am going to miss him so much!!!!
