Showing posts with label Faux shrimp scampi and rice pilaf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faux shrimp scampi and rice pilaf. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Shrimp scampi for two... hands

For those of you with two operable hands and arms please appreciate the ease and grace of toweling off after a morning shower. And please don't take for granted the slicing of an apple, the buttoning of your jeans, the brushing of your hair... Oh, the list goes on.

But I do like a challenge, so why not make dinner? I did manage to semi-fold a bathroom towel and hang it. And I did swiffer the hardwood floors. Well, sort off.

Faux-shrimp scampi and rice pilaf seemed the obvious choice with a bag of frozen shrimp, a bag of spinach and a box of rice pilaf in the kitchen. I had a bag of pre-diced onions, minced garlic, a lemon, olive oil, and white wine, not to mention a lightweight stainless steel pan I purchased for 11$ (my pans are too heavy for single-handed cooking), done, and done. It was too easy.

And who knew I had become Rachel Ray?

*While you are steaming the rice with a 1/4 cup of onion, salt and pepper the shrimp and add a drizzle of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, some minced garlic, diced onions and a splash of white wine. Bake at 425' for 10 minutes. When the pan-juices are released, add the raw spinach and bake for five more minutes. Make sure it's seasoned well and serve with a wedge of lemon. Everything needs something bright.

BTW. No butter, so, healthy!