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Default Saturday Dinner 12/19/20

On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 4:35:50 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-19 9:00 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > On 12/19/2020 7:27 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2020-12-19 7:15 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> >>> Pan-seared chuckeye steak cooked in a small cast iron skillet,
> >>> parsley-ed potatoes and steamed from frozen baby peas.
> >>>
> >>> I season the steak well with flaked salt, a sprinkling of ground
> >>> black pepper and garlic powder a couple of days before I cook it. I
> >>> keep it well wrapped in the fridge, then let it come to nearly room
> >>> temp before cooking it in a small, hot cast iron skillet. Hot to
> >>> sear each side then turn down the heat and cook to medium rare.
> >>> Chuckeye steaks are very tender and taste really good. Yum!
> >>
> >>
> >> We had stir fried asparagus and shrimp pasta with lots of garlic.

> >
> > You mention asparagus frequently. I cannot find anything but skinny
> > pencil thin asparagus and it's very disappointing.
> >

> This dish actually works well with the thin asparagus. I don't remember
> where I first read this recipe but I added the red pepper and shrimp. It
> is also very good with just the asparagus.
>
>
> -start cooking some pasta.... spaghetti or spagettini
>
>
> - snap the woody ends off asparagus and chop into 1-2" pieces
> - chop garlic ..... at least one clove per serving.
> - chop about 1/2 red pepper per serving.
> -peel large shrimp(15-20 count) and season with coarsely ground pepper
> - Heat some olive oil in a pan
> - add a pinch of dried chili flakes
> - toss in the garlic and the red pepper, stir it around and add the
> asparagus, stirring for about a minute and add the shrimp.
>
> when the shrimp is pink and starting to curl toss in the cooked pasta
> and toss it around with the other goodies, Serve it up and sprinkle with
> a little freshly ground Parmensan.
>
> It's basically just pasta aoili with the addition of the asparagus, red
> pepper and shrimp.

My daughter had taro pasta with coconut cream and shrimp. It's purple noodles! I had some lemongrass chicken and shrimp.
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