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Napa Cabbage and Cucumber Salad with Shrimp

Coleslaw? Salad? whatever you call it, this asian inspired salad recipe has everything to brighten your day…. the crunchy veggies, nutty roasted peanuts and the most amazing sweet/tangy/spicy dressing. If you ask me, the dressing of this adapted recipe from Healthy Seasonal Recipes, is what makes this salad so good. It’s wonderful as a side salad,

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Spicy Thai Basil Fried Rice with Shrimp

This may look like your regular ol’ fried rice, but don’t be fooled, this is packed with unique, complicated flavors.  For starters, it’s very fragrant with spicy chili and minty thai basil leaves.  But fear not, I’m here to assure you that it’s not that complicated to make at all!!  And it takes only about 15 minutes

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Cilantro Shrimp Fried Rice

I love this dish.  Takes about 5-7 minutes to make and is perfect for work-lunch (yep, I’m eating this at my desk as I type this post) or a light dinner.  Since it doesn’t require a lot of oil, eggs or various sauces like your usual fried rice, it’s pretty healthy.  It’s super light and

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Spicy Garlicky Shrimp

  So last weekend, on a very chilly October Saturday, while everyone was pulling out their puffers from storage, I decided to fire up the grill!   Supposedly, some people saw snow flakes that day, but that didn’t stop me from making exactly what I craved….. GRILLED SHRIMP!! One problem…. I had no idea how to skewer shrimp.  I started skewering

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