Me and Mom's Shrimp

So Ron had some butterflied shrimp he wanted me and mom to make. Notice how I said me and mom. (I guess grammatically correct it would be mom and I). We talked about how we liked our shrimp prepared. Bri and I just like ours boiled and chilled. Mom likes hers breaded. But neither of us like things fried. (Don't get me wrong, we love the taste of fried but know it's not good for our girlish figures, so baked is the next best thing). The paprika gives this dish a little bit of a kick so cut back if you don't want it too spicy.

We found a recipe online and played with it a little bit and this is what we got:

8 butterflied shrimp (you can purchase these already butterflied or butterfly them yourself by slicing them almost in half lengthwise so it opens like a book and devein)
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup butter (we cut back on the butter)
1/2 cup chopped parsley
3 cloves minced garlic
1 cup pankow bread crumbs
2 teaspoons paprika

Place flattened shrimps in individual baking dishes. Sprinkle with portion of lemon juice. Combine butter, 5 tablespoons parsley and garlic in a bowl. Place some of the mixture on each shrimp. Combine crumbs, remaining parsley and paprika and place some on each shrimp.
Bake at 400F for 15 minutes.
Garnish with lemon wedges.

Sausage and Peppers Appetizer

Sausage and peppers is an often overlooked great old Italian dish. Often made as a meal, today for Superbowl, Ron made an appetizer of this flavor-filled classic. This makes for great tinging with bread, one of my favorite things about it.

Layer the bottom of a pyrex pan with very thinly sliced onions.
Layer sliced peppers of various colors.
Season with basil, oregano, minced garlic, thyme, S & P.
Cut up 1-1/2 lbs. sausage into 2-3 inch pieces and layer on top of peppers.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Bake at 400 degrees 1 hr 15 minutes turning the sausage once during cooking.

Optional
Thinly slice potatoes, Spray cookie sheet with Pam. Lay potatoes on baking rack. Add S & P. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.