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MIDWEEK BLUES – SCAMPI PASTA

PASTA WITH SHRIMP SCAMPI

The dreariness of hump day – Wednesdays.  I’m sure we’re all trying to circumvent through the week, developing the customary midweek blues.  It looks like it’s going to be one of those plop-on-the-couch-evenings with the remote in hand, brainlessly searching for something worthwhile, because you’re not about to watch AGT or a rerun of The Walking Dead. As you’re dipping that multigrain chip into some more guac, you’re contemplating if you’ve even got the energy to order a pizza.  Hey,…

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ASIAN SHRIMP BALLS

ASIAN SHRIMP BALLS

Shrimp balls are ever popular in Asian countries.  In Beijing, there are hundreds of street vendors that provide the most amazing delicacies, which at times are one hundred times better than eating in a fancy restaurant.  These are served with a sticky, red spicy sauce, but the Nuoc Nam dipping sauce below, even though it is Vietnamese, lends itself even better as it provides the right balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy.  Umami with attitude. 1 LB of raw…

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