Lemon and Garlic Shrimp

Practical Homemaking

 A Lemon and Garlic Shrimp Recipe 

Tonight, I made dinner. I love to cook. I also really like shrimp. There's almost nothing better than garlic... not to mention butter. And while I like to try new recipes, there's nothing better than "making it yourself". So, try mixing all of these together...and what do you have? A little peace of  heaven. :) So, I thought I'd share the recipe. 

What will you need? 

White Rice

Small package of shrimp

1/2 Cup Butter

Lemon Pepper 

Clove of Garlic

Pepper 

Salt

      (App.) 1/2 a head of cabbage 

   A cucumber

   A carrot

    Rice Vinegar 

I usually begin with making a coleslaw side. I, personally, hate mayonnaise. I've never met a "coleslaw" I've liked, because of this. This however has a nice zesty vinegar taste and goes great with the lemon shrimp and rice. Cut up cabbage, cucumber, and carrot. Mix in a bowl, while adding rice vinegar to taste. I also added salt and pepper. Let chill in the refrigerator. Then, I make the rice.

While the rice is cooking, melt butter in skillet. Add garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon pepper to taste. After peeling the shrimp, saute in skillet. You'll know the shrimp is fully cooked when it turns pink and feels slightly stiff. 

Place the lemon and garlic shrimp over the white rice with your coleslaw side. And enjoy. :) 

Flaxseed Blueberry Cookies

Recipes/Practical Homemaking 

Flaxseed Blueberry Cookies 

Okay....so I can't have any kind of flour, no sugar, no nuts, no dairy, no eggs...and what do I do?  Decide I want cookies.  And so...I make myself cookies.  :)  I was inspired by some "cookies" I saw at our local Yokes Grocery in the Natural Corner.  The "Go Raw"cookies looked good to me.  They were on the expensive side but I decided to try them.  YUM!  I don't know if it is just because I am on such a strict diet, or if they really are super yummy, but I thought they were delicious.  A great Gluten-free, sugar-free, nut-free, organic treat.  But then...they are spendy. Plus they use sesame seeds which are technically a "no-no" for me right now.  So, I decided I would try to make my own.  And I did!  If any of my readers are GAPs dieting or have a strict diet like it, or are just looking for a tasty pick-me-up treat -- these are great. 

Ingredients:
1 summer squash
1 zuchinni 

2 Tablespoons organic shredded coconut
2 teaspoons flaxseed meal
1 teaspoon flaxseed
1 teaspoon hemp powder
squeeze of lemon 
pinch of NuNatruals Stevia (or more to taste)
handful of blueberries (approx 1/4 cup?)

Instructions:
Cook squash and zucchini until soft.  Blend in food blender with berries.  Add dry ingredients.  If soupy add a little more coconut.  Should be quite wet.  Form little dollops of "dough" on cookie sheet.  You may want to brush a little olive oil on your cookie sheet....but I found they didn't stick.  Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.  (Check on them...they may bake faster in your oven).  And ta-da!  You have a GAPS legal cookie. Another rendition to this recipe is to omit the blueberries and zucchini and add one organic carrot along with chopped raisins!  Really yummy if you add cinnamon too.  The variations are endless!  

Chard Chips

Practical Homemaking/ Recipes 

I found this recipe through doTerra Essential Oils and decided I had better try it.  I was pleasantly surprised.  It worked!  Plus it is really yummy.  

The  original recipe  calls for Kale and doTerra lemon essential oil.  I only had Swiss chard and lemon juice on hand.  But it worked.  Can't wait to try different herbs on them.  But it was great with just salt and pepper. 

Ingredients:

Bunch of Chard 

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 

2 teaspoons lemon juice

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

Wash Swiss Chard leaves and dry.  Mix oil and salt and pepper with leaves.  Place in one layer on cookie sheet.  Preheat oven to 260 degrees.  Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until crisped.  Really tasty healthy treat.

Enjoy!