Zap the thawed, dried shrimp in the food processor, add Old Bay, a little horseradish, a few fresh bread crumbs an egg and maybe a little chopped celery and make into patties......sautè in a little olive oil. Serve with seafood sauce, etc.
I use a new, unglazed clay flower pot (run through dishwasher before using) to keep mushrooms in the fridge, put a paper plate over top. Seems to keep them fresh longer than in a paper sack and definitely longer than styrofoam cartons wrapped in plastic. When baking rolled cookies I put the dough between sheets of parchment paper, therefore using no extra flour.
There are a couple of places in the area, Colony Country Diner and Two Sisters Cafe that have daily homemade specials for $5.95 which also includes a salad bar. The food is plentiful and good.
Like: Ina Garten Giada Michael Chiarello Anthony Bourdain Ann Burrell (minus her growls and flying hands) Can't stand: The Neelys Paula Deen Bobby Flay Rachel Ray Sandra Lee The rest are in between.
I have been buying from stores like TJMaxx, Marshall's and HomeGoods. I have been fortunate finding several bottles of Italian, Sicilian and Spanish evoo, which is my favorite. Once in awhile I find a bottle or two from California. They are usually 50%-60% off suggested retail prices.
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Hi Randi, got a question...why is your food going home for your supervisor's supper? Your supervisor is a piece of work if she can't even support what you do, is there morale problem with her underlings; with that attitude, it wouldn't surprise me? Oh, and that soup looks delicious!