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Greek style shrimp over a bed of cous cous

week # 6 recipe # 6

Hey guys, so this week i went to a Mediterranean restaurant, and ate some really good shrimp, they were in a kinda spicy tomato sauce and topped with a bit of feta. They were delicious, so I decided to go buy some shrimp and make something similar to what i ate that night. So I got some stuff and inspired by the Greek dish I had, I made a recipe of my own.

what you will need:

- A pound of medium size shrimp ( Jumbo if you like them big )

- One big ripe tomato ( cut into small squares )

- One big onion ( chopped )

- a few hot chillies ( chopped )

- 2 Garlic cloves (minced )

- Olive oil and butter

- 250g Of cous cous

- One cup of water ( or stock )

- Lemon zest

- Sliced almonds

Ok so when you make sure you got everything ready, you are gonna grab your shrimp and peal them and clean them , but leave the tail so they don't shrink. What i like to do is to grab the shells of the shrimp and throw them into a pot with water and make shrimp stock for the cous cous. So when you got your shrimp ready, bring the shrimp stock ( remember to add salt and some olive oil ) to a boil and then add the cous cous, take of the heat and let it puff up and simmer for about 3-4 min on low heat with a few teaspoons of butter. At the end add some lemon zest and shaved almonds for texture. So when you have that done grab your shrimp and season it with salt, pepper and olive oil then throw into a very hot pan to quickly cook and brown the shrimp a bit. After cooking the shrimp for about 3 min take of the heat and save for later with their own juice. Meanwhile heat the pan up again with some olive oil and buter, throw in the onions and garlic along with the tomatoes and chillies, season well and let it become a nice and soft and flavorful sauce for the shrimp. Add the shrimp and their juice back into the pan with the tomato mixture cook on medium heat for about 3 min, taste it and season to taste.

Serve the shrimp over a bed of Lemon zest and Almond cous cous.

So there you have it guys. a restaurant inspired dish. really delicious and fresh. Just try to find the best and most fresh ingredients and you will have yourself a feast. Remember to leave questions as comments or send them as an email. Oh and by the way next Saturday i'm gonna have a live show, check it out by clinking this link at 11 AM USA central time: http://www.blogtv.com/people/cookingkeepsmesane

Tagliatelle in a healthy tomato and date sauce.

Week # 6 recipe # 5

Ok guys, so last week i made this really easy and simple dish, I just happened to open my fridge and use what i had to make a pasta dish for lunch that day. It turned out to be pretty healthy and delicious, so I'm going to do my best at explaining how i made it.

what you will need:

- One big bag of tagliatelle

- 4 Ripe tomatoes ( chopped )

- Half a jalapeño ( or as much as you want, chopped )

- A handful of dried dates ( chopped into small pieces )

-1 Garlic clove ( minced )

-1 Big onion cut into half moons.

- 1/2 a up of red wine.

- A couple tablespoons of olive oil.

- A few basil leafs.

- Salt and pepper to taste.

Ok guys, so when u make sure u have all your stuff ready, let the pasta cook in a pot of salted boiling water, while that's cooking you wanna heat up a pan and pour the olive oil, then add the onions and garlic and let them crystallize. After that add your tomatoes and let them cook on high heat while stirring for a few minutes. Once you've done that, add the dates along with the jalapeño and the pour in the red wine, let it all cook on medium heat for about 5 min or until most of the liquid is gone, season with salt and pepper. Finally take the cooked pasta and pass it to the pan with the sauce, mix it all and make sure the sauce covers the tagliatelle.

Serve immediately along with a glass of red wine and a couple of pieces of garlic bread.

So there you have it guys a very simple unusual but delicious dish that can be perfect when u have vegetarians friends over for supper, or if you just want to have something fresh and healthy. Remember to send me any questions to my email or post them as a comment.

Homemade PIZZA

Week # 4 recipe # 4

Hey guys, so as i said in my last post today I had a Italian epiphany. I made pizza and pasta, I love making pizza because it's not expensive it feeds a lot of people it tastes delicious and you really can be creative with it. One just has to know the pizza making basics and then pizza becomes like a blank canvas on which you can be creative.

For the dough, you will need:

- 2 cups of all purpose flour.

- 1 tablespoon and one teaspoon of fast active instant yeast.

- 1 teaspoon of salt.

- Enough warm water to make it all moist ( about 1 cup ).

- A drizzle of olive oil.

Ok guys so when you got all your stuff ready take a big bowl add in the flour, then make a like a hole in the middle so you can pour your warm water, add the yeast and with a fork start mixing the flour with the water and yeast until it all become moist ( if it's very dry add more water, if it's to moist add a little more flour ) after it all becomes like a big chunk add the salt, don't add the salt before because it will kill some of the yeast. Use your hands to continue incorporating the water, yeast, flour and salt . When the dough becomes a ball place it on a table drizzle it with a little bit of olive oil and kneed it strongly for at least 5 minutes to bring out the gluten and create good texture. After that give the dough a ball shape and press it a little bit with your fingers, if the dough bounces back then it's ready, if it doesn't then kneed it a little more. When you have done that, place the ball in a bowl cover with a cloth and let grow in a dark corner for about 30 min or until doubled in size. When the dough has grown cut it in to small balls and using your hands start stretching and making it thinner. You can try to make it into a round shape but it really doesn't matter, it could be square or uneven it's up to you.

Finally add your favorite toppings and cook in a 425 degree oven for about 8-10 min ( for thin pizza)

A good topping for pizza are caramelized onions.

Ok guys so that was my Italian epiphany for week # 4 i hope you try this homemade pizza at your home. If you have any questions leave them in the comments or send me an email. Be sure to check my blog next week for the new recipe.

Penne carretiera pasta

Week # 4 recipe # 3 ( because of delay )

Hey guys, I'm back in town, so the blog will go back to normal again, last week i wasn't able to post a new recipe so this week i'm posting 2. Well today i had an Italian epiphany so i made 2 Italian dishes, first of all i made penne carretiera pasta with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and bacon. It's my favorite, I've had it in a few restaurants and decided to try it at home so this is what i came up with:

what you will need:

- A big bag of penne pasta.

- 3 or big tomatoes, diced..

- 1 big onion cut into half moons.

- Half a pound of sliced mushrooms ( whatever kind you like, jut don't use can mushrooms )

- 2 garlic cloves, minced.

- 2 or 3 slices of thick bacon, depending on how much u like it.

- 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

- 1 teaspoon of tomato paste

- A few basil leafs

- salt and pepper to taste, plus a little bit of sugar.

Ok guys, so when u got all your ingredients, first you have to get a pot put some water to boil with lots of salt and then throw in the pasta, let it cook for about 10 -12 min and check to see if it's "al dente " meaning not too soft not hard, just right. while your pasta is cooking grab a big pan and pour the olive oil and the chopped slices of bacon along with the onions and garlic, let it all cook on high heat for a couple of minutes so everything gets happy and caramelized. then throw in the mushrooms while the pan is still pretty hot, move everything around and then lower the heat to medium low and add in the tomatoes along with a couple tablespoons of water and the tomato paste let that simmer for a few minutes until the tomatoes are very soft. Season to taste with the salt pepper and sugar and right at the end add the basil leafs. when your pasta is cooked pass it from your boiling water pot to your pan with the sauce, give it all a nice toss and drizzle some more olive oil on everything.

Serve with some garlic bread and garnish with some freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano and basil leafs.

OK guys so there u have it a really simple Italian dish that is incredibly delicious. I recommend you try it at home. And remember if u have any questions or if u didn't understand something let me know in the comments or send me an email.

Sorry for the delay

Guys as I had said in my last post, I'm In Spain at the moment and it's been very difficult to be able to use the internet, i just got access to it now and it's 2:47 AM Spain time so i will not be posting a recipe today because i have a long trip tomorrow morning but i'll post it in the next few days along with my week # 4 recipe, Sorry about that.