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Scampi for our 35th
On 4/10/2021 10:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 9:12:07 AM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On 4/10/2021 9:41 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> On Friday, April 9, 2021 at 8:04:03 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>>>> On 4/9/2021 7:28 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>> Today is my wife's and my 35th wedding anniversary, and I just boiled up some shrimp. I'm making her a scampi sort of thing, with cream and pressed garlic, and I'll have mine just plain with cocktail sauce. I'm using the water that I pre-boiled the shrimp in to boil the vermicelli, to impart a bit of extra shrimpiness.
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>>>>> --Bryan
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>>>> Not sure I've ever heard of cream in shrimp scampi but glad you each
>>>> enjoyed your versions of shrimp. Happy Anniversary!
>>>>
>>> That why I called it "a scampi sort of thing." Right now I'm boiling skin-on
>>> chopped potatoes to make skin-on mashed potatoes. That and pan seared
>>> ribeye is going to be breakfast.
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>>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>>
>> I'd be tempted to smash those skin-on boiled potatoes and put them in a
>> skillet to get them nicely browned and crisp on the outside to go with
>> that steak. 
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> I did put them in the steak pan to make some crispiness happen.
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> --Bryan
>
There ya go!
Jill
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