Humble Home-Cooked Beans
Lately I have been watching lots of the Cooking Channel. It’s new in my area, and I just love it. I get to watch Nigella Lawson cook, which is always a yummy sight. Along with Emeril Lagasse, Michael Symon, David Rocco, and last but not least Jamie Oliver. His show Jamie At Home is a true learning experience like most of the shows on the Cooking Channel. Don’t get me wrong I love FoodTV, but in my opinion the Cooking Channel blows FoodTV out of the water.
This recipe was inspired from Jamie Oliver. He cooked fresh cranberry beans from his garden, and demonstrates how simple, easy, and inexpensive beans can be. I have been a long time fan of beans and ham-hocks and barbecued baked beans. For me it is a simple go-to dish that can feed a ton of people in a pinch for hardly any coin at all. This is base recipe that can be changed. I added a ham-hock to mine, and served it with seared scallops and bacon. You could easily fry some catfish, or serve it over some burnt toast. It is very versatile all it needs is your imagination.
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Scallop and Shrimp Spaghetti
Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the photo. Gosh she is pretty. Some of my dishes photo really well; and then there is this pasta. This dish steals all the thunder of any of my other posts (well maybe bacon looks better, but you get the point). Rarely do I get a photo that demonstrates how truly wonderful my food taste, well that up in till now. This is one of those moments, let’s just stop and take in the beauty of this pasta. The colors and textures are so vivid; I bet you could almost smell it. . . Can’t you?
This recipe does not need to be made with both scallops and shrimp, it does not need to be made with jumbo sized shrimp and large scallops. The cooking time just needs to be adjusted depending on the size of the seafood you choose. So if all you have is shrimp, use shrimp. Use what you have.
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