Sushi

Coconut Red Curry Shrimp

This dish is a staple of mine. I love the flavor of coconut milk mixed with spicy red curry paste. I also use coconut milk to make my special version of shrimp pra ram, but that is another post.

The key is to cook the shrimp correctly. Shrimp is done as soon as it is pink. It really only takes a few minutes.

Heat the following ingredients in a saucepan over medium.
1 can of coconut milk
1-2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp brown sugar
2-3 tsp red curry paste

Add frozen or fresh veggies. I like to use bell peppers with eggplant or spinach. If using spinach, add it later because it takes very little to wilt it down. Bring sauce to a light boil, then add the veggies and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add spinach and once it starts to wilt, add the shrimp. Stir to coat spinach. Remove from heat as soon as the shrimp is pink.

I usually serve this dish with brown rice, but more recently switched to saffron. It is delicious. I also bought rice noodles at the store thinking they would combine lovely.

Fresh Basil & Mozzarella Pizza

I love to drink wine while cooking. It really helps me relax and experiment with my cooking. We love Betty Crocker instant pizza dough and with the hot Sacramento weather were craving something fresh. I used some left over Todd Taylor Sangiovese to flavor the tomato paste, which gave the pizza a strong, slightly bitter flavor. I cut generous portions of mozzarella, fresh tomatoes from the garden and topped it off with plenty of fresh basil. Lots of kosher salt and cracked pepper too!