NOVEMBER SOUPS AND STEWS

I  love making soups and stews now that the cooler weather is here. Barb likes the soups. She freezes some containers to take for her lunches. Fast and easy to put in her lunch bag. Frozen then thaws by lunch time. Eggs were on sale so maybe it's time for some homemade egg noodles for pasta. The cooler weather makes it easier to make. The dough holds better. All these food items are available in previous posts. The same old recipes make for good eating. Barb may pull out the bread maker her mother gave her years ago for Christmas. The smell of fresh bread baking would be another wonderful addition to the cooler weather.

Oh for some fresh pasta anyone!

Some soup on the stove.

Barb's favourite- vegetable soup! Maybe I will watch some of those Italian shows for some ideas of new dishes to make my family.

SHRIMP PASTA FOR A FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday night is usually steak night at our house. However, I did not find any on sale nor my preference is not cooking steak  indoors. It is always better on the barbecue. Looking forward to Spring! So what did I have on hand! Well Barb likes to buy the shrimp rings from Shoppers Drug Mart when they are on sale. We had several available- big large shrimps. I took one ring as well as a small package of little shrimp. Defrost to air under cold water. In a frying pan saute butter with chopped garlic. Meanwhile get a pot of water boiling to cook some store bought spaghetti or you could use linguine or fettucine. I used regular spaghetti. So back to the shrimp- put in your butter/garlic mixture. Add some milk or cream to the mixture- stirring until cooked. Put aside until the spaghetti is ready. Drain the water from the spaghetti, then add to the shrimp, garlic butter, milk mixture stirring and blending well.  Add some parmesean/parmigiano cheese, pepper and hot peppers to taste. With side dishes of green beans and red roasted peppers, it was a good meal to the end of a work week. Barb even commented it smelled so good when she entered the house. Of course she topped her meal with a chilled glass of White Wine- a pinot grigio! Sometimes the cook just has to look around the stocks available to make a good meal!