Cost: $5 (CD)
Markets: No Frills
Notes: This can feed three. Also I would add some cheese such as feta or goat to this dish added flavor fun.

Ingredients Purchased in Bold:

• 10-12  Medium sized cleaned shrimp
• 6 Large eggs, beaten
• 1 Cup of steamed broccoli florets
• 1 Clove of garlic thinly sliced
• 1/2 Lemon, juice
• 1/2 Cup of all purpose flour
• 1 tsp of Salt
• 1 tsp of Pepper
• 1 TBSP of Dried Oregano
• 2 Small Yams medium diced
• 1 Small Onion, medium diced
• 1 tsp of Apple cider vinegar
• 1-3 TBSP of Butter to cook the frittata and shrimp scampi
• 1 TBSP Canola oil for the yam fries
• 1-2 TBSP of Herb Bread crumbs

Quickie Recipe

Yam Fries

Add oil to pan and sauté onions for two minutes.  Add yams and cover until cooked 15-20 minutes.  Medium low heat.

Scampi

Add salt, pepper, and oregano to flour. Dredge shrimp in flour. In the pan you are to make the frittata, add butter and garlic. Add shrimp and cook. Add lemon juice towards the end of cooking.

Frittata

Over medium high heat using the same pan that cooked the scampi add more lube then add the beaten and seasoned eggs. Cook for a minute and then add the broccoli florets and cook covered for 3-5 minutes.  Turn broiler onto high. Sprinkle bread crumbs all over frittata. Broil until almost cooked. Add shrimp scampi and return to broiler until shrimp is warm and eggs are cooked.

Impromptu dinner party at our friends Corrine and Stefan’s place. I had pork already marinating for 2 days when Stef called. He graciously got all the other ingredients including a salad which is not pictured.  We both cooked.  Everything was cooked on a propane gas grill except the shrimp. See below for recipes.

Pork Souvlaki Skewers

Cost: $7.00 CD
Markets: Longos and No Frills
Notes: This is an easy, yet impressive dish to make. Serves 4

Ingredients Purchased in Bold:

• 1 Pork tenderloin, cut inton 1/4 inch slices (was on sale 2 loins for $8.00 CD)
  
• 2 Lemons, juiced
• 4-5 Cloces of minced garlic
• 1 Medium red onion in 1 inch pieces
  
• 1 Red bell pepper in 1 inch pieces
  
• 1 Package of White mushrooms
• 1 Green Zucchini, sliced
• 2-3 TBSP of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 TBSP of Dried oregano
• 2 TSPB of your favorite steak season salt
• Pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Marinate the pork pieces with the lemon juice, olive oil, steak season salt, oregano, garlic and pepper for TWO DAYS. Thread meat and veggies in desired order and reserve the marinade.  BBQ on high for 3 minutes  on each side. Rotating a quarter turn 4 times. Boil marinade in pot on stove for 2 minutes and pour over meat and veggies prior to serving.

NY Strip

Cost: $13.50 CD
Market: Metro

Ingredients Purchased on Bold :

• 1 NY strip
• 2 TBSP of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2-3 TBSP of your favorite steak season (I used a combination of white pepper, thyme, salt and garlic powder)
• Pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

Rub meat on both sides with olive oil and then liberally sprinkle on season salt and pepper. Pre-heat oven to 350 F. This will be used to finish cooking the meat since it’s most likely a thick cut. On a clean hot grill place the NY strip horizontal on the grill and cook on high for 4-5 minutes and DO NOT fiddle with the meat. Rotate the meat 90 degrees on the same side and cook for 4-5 minutes. This will give you that nice grilled grid look. Turn meat over and repeat and then finish cooking in oven for 5 minutes. Take out of the oven and let meat rest for 5 minutes and then slice and serve.

Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of Large cleaned uncooked shrimp (you can leave the tails on)
• 1/2 cup of diced onion
• 2 TBSP of minched garlic
• 2 TBSP of minced ginger
• 2/3 Cup of soy sauce
• 1 tsp of sesame oil
• 1 tsp of sesame seeds as garnish
• 1 TBSP of Canola oil
• 1 TBSP of honey
• Pepper to taste

Quickie Recipe

One medium high heat oil in a pan and saute the ginger, garlic, and onions until the onions are lucid (do not brown). Add the raw shrimp and cook for a 1-2 each side. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and pepper and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Grilled Asparagus

Ingredients:

• 2 Bunches of asparagus
• 1 Lemon, juice
• 1 TBSP of Dried oregano
• 2 TBSP of Extra Virgin Olive oil.

Quickie Recipe

Combine all ingredients. Grill on high for 2 minutes each side.