Shrimp Curry

 

Once a month I buy something at Sam’s Club as a treat. The special things in the past have been pot stickers, a big bag of tilapia filets and this month I got 2 pounds of shrimp for $10. I make my treats stretch as long as possible I’m used to cooking for a crowd, so I am surprised how long my $10/month treats last for just me!

I know I wrote about the pot stickers in my blog, but can’t remember if I mentioned the tilapia. They are small filets in individual plastic bags. I defrost two and saute them with butter, olive oil and lemon pepper seasoning with a dash of garlic powder.

For the shrimp, I’ve been making it into curry. I make up jasmine rice while I deal with the other ingredients. Love that rice cooker Add butter to a cast iron frying pan, put in 4 minced cloves of garlic until it smells really good. Add chopped red pepper and some scallions. Chop up a handful of fresh basil and parsley and cook until wilted. Add a few glugs of coconut milk and about the same amount of applesauce, some salt and a bunch of curry powder. Stir in pre-cooked shrimp. Serve over hot, fluffy rice. I just had a plateful. YUM!

I live fairly close to Sam’s.  I like going there to browse. Sometimes I luck out and go when they are giving out lots of samples. There was one evening I took Judy and Rhett there and we had a whole dinner’s worth of food samples

While I toodle around in the electric cart while waiting, I slowly go up and down the aisles and check out the frozen foods, comparing prices and weighing the pros and cons of what I will pick out for the next month’s treat. It’s really quite an involved process….but one I find loads of fun :-) 

Food for Thought

Patterns and Characteristics of Codependence

These patterns and characteristics are offered as a tool to aid in self-evaluation. They may be particularly helpful to newcomers.

Denial Patterns:
I have difficulty identifying what I am feeling.
I minimize, alter or deny how I truly feel.
I perceive myself as completely unselfish and dedicated to the well being of others.

Low Self Esteem Patterns:
I have difficulty making decisions.
I judge everything I think, say or do harshly, as never “good enough.”
I am embarrassed to receive recognition and praise or gifts.
I do not ask others to meet my needs or desires.
I value others’ approval of my thinking, feelings and behavior over my own.
I do not perceive myself as a lovable or worthwhile person.

Compliance Patterns:
I compromise my own values and integrity to avoid rejection or others’ anger.
I am very sensitive to how others are feeling and feel the same.
I am extremely loyal, remaining in harmful situations too long.
I value others’ opinions and feelings more than my own and am afraid to express differing opinions and feelings of my own.
I put aside my own interests and hobbies in order to do what others want.
I accept sex when I want love.
Control Patterns:
I believe most other people are incapable of taking care of themselves.
I attempt to convince others of what they “should” think and how they “truly” feel.
I become resentful when others will not let me help them.
I freely offer others advice and directions without being asked.
I lavish gifts and favors on those I care about.
I use sex to gain approval and acceptance.
I have to be “needed” in order to have a relationship with others.

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