How about some kind of shrimp dim sum, using won ton skins instead of
pasta? Could be simply shrimp, as in ha gow, or shrimp combined with
other goodies like water chestnuts and shiitake mushrooms, as in shrimp
shu mai. Or just make something up, flavored with ginger or ginger and
garlic or a bit of chili paste. Could be prepared mostly in advance,
leaving just the steaming (or frying) to be done at dinner time.
-aem