what's coming next...

so, i took it easy on dinner.  i was still traumatized from peeling and deveining shrimp.  tonight it was tuna salad with onions and celery.  it was simple and tasty.  i had extra hot dog buns leftover from last night's dinner so we had another summer sandwich and salad night.  we also finished off the pickles.  boo!  i will be making more though.  i've also pickled some cukes for a friend of mine as a surprise.  i'll let you know how he likes them.

anyway, this weekend i want to make this:
nutella cookie sandwiches.  um... yes, please!  found this via the kitchn.  it's from a great blog called The Yuppie Lifestyle.  this girl is seriously cool and has so much fun stuff that i have been going thru all night.  anyway, i think i'm going to try these on sunday.  seems doable.  and i could eat nutella straight from the jar so this could spell big trouble for me.  and my thighs! tee hee hee.

i'm a dork, i know.

the other thing i'm looking forward to doing this weekend?  going to see the alexander mcqueen exhibit at the met!  woop woop!  finally.  i have been dying to go and it closes in august so josh and i are finally getting our act together.  it should be beautiful.  i'll tell you all about it.

[photo credit: L. Morello for The Yuppie Lifestyle]

Recipe: Shrimp Salad

shrimp salad sandwich.  yummy, yummy.  summer makes me crave things like lobster and shrimp and fish tacos.  aw yeah...  tonight, i chose shrimp.  this was my first time with shrimp salad and i think it went well.  let me just say this though, the cost of peeled and deveined shrimp now seems worth it.  i did not think this prior to dinner.  but after, covered in shrimp juice and completely grossed out by deveining, i was all for it. aside from that nonsense, dinner was a success!

and yes, that is a ms. pickle on my plate!  even more delicious day 2!

for the shrimp salad: i took about 3/4 of a pound of fresh medium sized shrimp.  put them in salted boiling water for about 5 minutes (they should be pink and should float to the top.  it's a good idea to test one).  when done, drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.  after cooling, peel and devein (eck!) and chop into smaller pieces (i wanted mine a bit chunky).  put them in a bowl and add the following:  1 1/2 celery stalks - chopped, 1/4 red onion - chopped, generous amount of salt and pepper, a pinch of garlic powder, paprika, and onion powder.  mix and add desired amount of mayo.  

i served my salad in toasted hot dog buns with a nice piece of lettuce as a cushion on the bottom of the bun.  on the side i had a red leaf lettuce salad with steamed asparagus and shaved asiago.  oh, and a pickle!

it was a good meal.  josh had two sandwiches which spells success to me.  i think i would have been happier if i didn't have to spend all of that time peeling shrimp, but now i know.  maybe next week my fingers will smell normal again.