Baked Shrimp in Lemon Garlic Sauce

I just made this and it was great! I am a big fan of shrimp, but I usually don't love recipes I make at home with it. I am so glad to have found this one.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4c lemon juice
2 tbsp light butter, melted
3 medium garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
3/4 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
2 tbsp parsley, chopped

-Preheat oven to 425. Arrange shrimp in a single layer in a 9x13 baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine lemon juice and next 5 ingredients, pour over shrimp.

-Bake at 425 for 8 to 10 minutes or until shrimp are done. Sprinkle parsley over shrimp; serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings, apx 200 calories per serving.

I also experimented tonight with the Ore-Ida steam and mash potatoes, and we really liked them. We tried the garlic flavor and they complimented the sauce from the shrimp really well. All you have to do is microwave and then add some milk. You should try them!

Have a great night!

Weekday Dinner

On Wednesday, I came home from work early so I was able to make scalloped potatoes to go with our salmon. The recipe is from my friend Jenn Chalmers. Here it is:

Ingredients:

4-6 medium potatoes, sliced
3 T. flour
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
2 1/2 cups milk
4 T. butter salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Make white sauce: melt 3 T. butter in saucepan; blend in flour, salt & pepper and cook till bubbly and smooth on low heat; remove, stir in milk, heat to a boil and stir constantly, boil for 1 minute. Set aside.
2. Grease baking dish and layer the following:
1/3 of the potatoes
1/2 of the onions
1/3 of the white sauce
*repeat layers 2 more times, ending with the white sauce on top
3. Dot top with remaining 1 T. butter; cover and cook at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and cook for 30-60 more minutes until potatoes are tender.

I didn't have any onions, so I omitted that, and also added some shredded cheese to the white sauce at the end. It was pretty good, though I think more cheese would have made it delicious. I halved the recipe and baked it in an 8x8 pan, and it made about 4-5 servings.

I marinated the salmon while the potatoes were cooking. I tend to use variations of the same marinade, always found online. This one called for soy sauce, white wine, lemon juice and brown sugar. It was good, but a little too sweet. I think I will be on the lookout for a more flavorful marinade without the sugar for next time.

PS- Bart and I have finished off the entire apple pie ourselves! I think I will have to hold off on making another until Thanksgiving.