Awesome-Tasting Food!

Here is the beginning of my Awesome-Tasting Food weekly. I hope you all like it.

I saw this recipe on SS&GF for cashews. If you love cashews as much as I do, then your gonna want to try it.  My problem is we never have cashews around long enough make something with them. They're gone in a split second.  Someday I'l hang on to enough and make this.

Spiced Cashews
makes 3 cups

3 cups raw cashews
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 – 2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon light ancho chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Place the cashwes in a medium bowl.  Whisk together the canola oil, honey, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne powder.  Drizzle over nuts, then toss to coat the nuts thoroughly.  Taste and add more salt or spice if desired.
Put nuts in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 10 – 13 minutes, stirring halfway through.  Let cool on the baking sheet and store in an airtight container at room temperature.


While you're at it you should check out the site:  SS&GF


~Susanna

quotes & pics

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. "

~Winston Churchill

"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame."  

 ~Benjamin Franklin

"Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man."  

~C.S. Lewis

"Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God."  

~Jim Elliot

~Susanna

bucket list

I've always thought bucket lists were kinda fun. When Polka Dot started a giveaway with this theme, I thought I could post something about this.

Here goes......

1. sky diving.  yep, wanted to do this for a long time.

2. own a ford mustang  or a dodge charger.   maybe in a different color.

3. get married (not to just anybody) and have kids

4. grow in Christ the best I can

5. own a coffee shop for at least a little while.

6. go on a world-wide trip.......everywhere

7. speak several languages

8. go pick grapes with these people.

9. go on several mission trips.

10. learn how to cook like a pro.....I'm well on my way.

11. meet the girl I support from Compassion

12. learn how to play v-ball real good.

13. drive a nascar sometime.


I've got several more, but that's enough for now and all that I care for you to see.

~Susanna

shrimp

I don't know about, but I used to hate shrimp. And that was before I even tasted it! Tells you how silly I was. Still, I'm not so sure about fresh shrimp.

Last year I tried shrimp at Panada Express. Yeah, I know that's cheating, but I really liked it. I've been wanting to find a grilled shrimp recipe for some time, when taste of home gave me one.  It was very good, but I was hoping it would be hotter than it really was.

You're gonna need a grill for this one. :)

Cajun Shrimp Skewers Recipe
8 servings  Prep: 20 min. + marinating Grill 5min.

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon onion powder

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first nine ingredients. Add the shrimp; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
On eight metal or soaked wooden appetizer skewers, thread shrimp and lemon wedges. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-8 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, turning once. Yield: 8 skewers.
I'd cooked them just a little longer than what they say.


O.K. I want your opinion. What would you all think if I started posting recipes on Wednesdays or at least one day a week?

~Susanna
20 5 2Ingredien2 tablespoons oli

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 pound uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 medium lemon, cut into wedges

laziness

Hey, but I have a reason.

Yesterday I went into the dentist to find out when I was going to get my wisdom teeth out. 

 He decided to do them right then and there. 

So, today I'm being lazy and looking at anything and everything on the computer...not really.

After I got my teeth pulled my mom got me one of these.

A Pineapple Surf Smoothie is almost worth getting teeth pulled for. 

But, the interesting thing is that I GOT TO PULL ONE OUT MYSELF!!!  

yep, that's right, the dentist said if I wanted to I could pull one myself. I don't know anyone else who has done that, so of course I just had too. It was that bad either.

Have a great day!! and enjoy eating "real" food.

~Susanna

Mini Golf

Most of my family and I went mini golfing last week. It's the closest thing to real 

golfing I'm gonna ever get.

The green ball is mine and (although it looks red) the orange ball is Dad's. 

I just 4 hits away from beating him.

I think I need to do that more often...

~Susanna

4th of July (with pictures)

In the evening we went to a friend's house, because we'd already done our celebrating.

The main attraction there were the puppies.

Yes, my sister Addy, can multi-task. Hold puppies and talk at the same time. :)

Their little girl, Gracie, wasn't very happy with me because she wanted the one I was holding.  

Really Gracie, there are 6 of them!!

Victory!

While we held the puppies, Mama went for a swim.

Some kids were having fun with these smoke bombs.

One of the families brought so many fireworks that they decided it was better to tie 12 roman candles together and light them with a blow torch then to do them one at a time. Really, they are a lot more fun that way.

The reason there aren't a ton of interesting photos is because we kept having fun with the host's family camera. Elaine takes some great photos with that thing.

I hope you all had a great weekend.

~Susanna