I have gotten back into my passion for cooking.  Maybe it’s just the fact I’ve been more committed to cutting back my carbs, or the new season of Top Chef Las Vegas, or my Sunday matinee of Julie & Julia.  Either way, I am glad to be back with my friend, the spatula.  She’s a good friend by the way.

I really enjoyed Julie & Julia.  I actually liked the part about Julia Child better than the Julie part (despite my favor in name )  I think the “Julie” part – being about a blog writer definitely relates to a younger audience.  If they made a feature autobiographical movie about Julia, I don’t think it would have gotten the same audience and warm response from people of all ages.  Of course, perhaps I am just jealous that a blog writer got her blog made into a movie!

Tonight I made some spicy thai shrimp.  I steamed the shrimp in a pot.  I always find it a funny science that in order to thaw something, you let running COLD water onto it.  One would think you would do hot water.  This little tid bit makes me smile for some reason.

I mixed the shrimp in with some fresh mushrooms and spicy green curry sauce from Trader Joe’s.  Then I mixed it together with some peanut sauce.  Peanut sauce makes everything taste good!  This would have been really good with rice, but I am keeping my commitment to only eat carbs 2 times per week.  I had  a pretty “carby” weekend (I’ll just make that a word), so I served it on top of spinach.  It looks a little messy in the photo but it was very tasty!

Spicy thai shrimp

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