Monday, February 14, 2011

Easy Italian Shrimp - 3 points

Easy Italian Shrimp
1 lb medium shrimp
1/2 cup low fat Italian dressing (I used a sun dried tomato version)
3 cloves garlic

1. Place shrimp and dressing in a shallow dish. Cover, refrigerate and allow to marinate for 1-2 hours.
2. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Spray with kitchen spritzer. Saute garlic for 1 min.
3. Add shrimp and dressing to skillet. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Yields 4, 3 point servings


I just finished teaching a great book - A Long Way from Chicago, by Richard Peck. It is a cute book about a cantancerous granny, set during the days of Al Capone. Reading it reminds me of one of my favorite restaurants, and purported Al Capone hide outs, High Point in Monteagle, Tennessee (follow the link and you will drool reading the menu). I look forward to making another trip there and telling you all about it.

I hope that everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day. Mine was quite nice (and I have recipes to share with you later this week from Simon's school and my dinner with Stone). Stone sent me a balloon that read, "I love you". It was quite commical as in each one of my classes a student would ask, "Hey, who loves you?" I of course said, "Lots of people. But only one of them sent me a balloon."

9 comments:

  1. The shrimp look wonderful! It sounds like your Valentine knew the way to your heart :-). I hope you had a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  2. The shrimp does look good, I love seafood!! And that is super cute about the balloon!! Happy Valentine's Day!

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  3. This shrimp looks amazing!! I think I have everything I need to get it made!! Bookmarking it for the faves list!! Sounds like you had a very sweet Valentine's day! Can't wait to see the recipes!!

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  5. I love shrimp recipes and this one is easy, just like I like them!

    Thanks again for mentioning my blog in you Valentine's Blogroll. I put a link from today's post to your blog.

    www.mykindofcooking.com

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  6. This shrimp sounds great! Love simple healthy recipes like this.

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  7. Creamy delicious shrimp awesome.

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  8. Your shrimp looks delicious. I went to the Highpoint link and the menu does make my mouth water. We pass that restaurant every year going south for vacation. I had no idea they had such good food! Yum.
    Sherry

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  9. Thanks everyone! Sherry - you have to stop at High Point next time. The food and the story of the house are great. There is also a very dangerous cocktail there called a Jolly Rancher that does indeed taste like candy.

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