Super Delicious Shrimp

This is a one-pan dish that we love!

Super Delicious Shrimp
serves 4 -- makes a great leftover!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 3 dozen medium)

• 1/4 tsp saffron threads

• 2tb olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 14oz can Rotel or other tomato/chile mix
• 2 chipotle peppers (the canned in adobo sauce kind), chopped fine
• 1/2c white wine

Method:

1. Soak saffron in 1/4 c water
2. Saute onions and garlic in olive oil in a skillet
3. Add saffron, Rotel, chipotles, wine -- let simmer for 5 minutes
4. Add shrimp, simmer until shrimp is opaque/cooked

We like to serve it over rice.

The Adironack Experience

The Adirondack Experience is the new name for the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, NY.
I coerced my mom and Severo into joining me to meet up with Shelbee and her sons.

It took Shelbee a while to make her way south from Watertown (road construction) so we ambled around and took in some of the sights.

A little house on stumps.

Replication of an artist's studio cabin.

WARNING: TAXIDERMY FOLLOWS -- if stuffed animals upset you, stop now!

I'll give you some space...



...




OK, here goes:

Deer hoof coat rack in the cabin.

We found an exhibition dedicated to taxidermy in the gallery.

Deer hoof inkwell

Bird foot goblets

Flayed fish

Jackalope

Gambling squirrels

Boxing squirrels sans tails

Rabbits' Village School

Glass eyes

Did not take photos of the stuffed dogs and cats because, too sad (and creepy).

We finally rendezvoused with Shelbee, but Severo went missing in the process. (Bad cell reception, he didn't get my "Where are you?" texts). We frolicked in the main building a bit, but soon the boys got antsy and needed to run around outside, so we exited without seeing the entire thing. (I've been before, so not tragic).
Here's a funny moment:

Archie as a mad scientist

Linking with Shelbee's Spread the Kindness

The Gluttons Take a Vacation

No, not a vacation FROM gluttony -- heaven forbid!
The first week I was solo. This did not hamper me.

Providence
Staying with Patucci and Mark is always an exercise in gluttony. They are both excellent cooks (and hosts!).
Denden on Benefit

For Patucci: KOREAN RAMEN spicy Korean noodles with vegetables and egg
Split: KIMCHI PANCAKE korean pancake/egg batter, flour, onions, kimchi 

For me: JAP CHAE  sweet potato noodles stir fried in sesame oil with vegetables and mushrooms 

Breakfast array:

The Apricot Scones have Almond Paste in them

#goals

Once Severo joined me, the gluttony got turned up to 11.

Troy, NY
Plumb (no photos)

Barneveld and Yorkville, NY
The Village Diner

For him: Village Giambrotti - Grilled Home Fries, Ham, Bacon, Italian Sausage, Greens, 2 Eggs, Mozzarella -- AMAZING.

For her: Eggs over easy and awesome Home Fries

Karam's Middle East Bakery

Spinach Stick -- spinach, chickpeas, and feta cheese in bread dough

Meat Sfiha -- mini pizzas topped with ground beef, onions, tomato, and pine nuts

Spinach Pie -- spinach, onion, and lemon in bread dough

Pita made on premises

Adirondack Lanes and Diner

My Aunt Bunny presides over breakfast there daily. We took my mom over and met up with:

Me, Aunt Bunny, her daughter Kitty, Kitty's daughter Jade (behind the ketchup), Kitty's daughter Sam, Allie, Mom, Severo

Desantis Meat Market & Deli

Tomato Pie slices for later. I ate mine while Severo toured the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

East Newark, NJ
Tops Diner (under new management and not as great as before)

For him: CORNED BEEF HASH & EGGS with buttermilk pancakes

For her: CUBAN BREAKFAST two eggs, chorizo con arroz y frijoles negros, salsa verde, fresh pico, maduros

(To go, I put the chorizo and salsa on a brioche bun to eat on the flight home. WINNER)

NYC
William Greenburg Desserts -- it's our pre-Met Museum tradition

We didn't get any luminescent cupcakes. Aren't they wild?

Xi'an Famous Foods

Tiger Vegetables Salad (celery and cilantro)
In bag: Spicy Cumin Lamb Burger
Spicy & Sour Spinach Dumplings

Scotch Plains, NJ
Nunzio's Pizza

Two jars of frozen "gravy" to go.

STOP THE MADNESS!