Crispy Shrimp with Sweet and Sour Sauce

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My friend MM and I have the same cookbook and we decided to try some recipes from it. This crispy shrimp dish was one of them. The most convoluted part was probably the sauce. Not having kumquat preserve on hand, or plum, I suggested we just use some dollops of orange marmalade. It was perfect. We didn’t need to add the sugar to the recipe either. The vinegar part was strong but completely mellowed out when we added the raspberries and it melted in. We weren’t sure why to only use egg white in the coating part, but either way it was a fantastic dish. The shrimp coating was super tasty and the sauce was amazing on it. Too bad I can’t handle too much fried stuff, but between the 2 of us we ate quite a lot of shrimp!! Definitely a great party dish too I’ll bet!

Scallops with Andouille Sausage

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Scallops are one of my favorite things to eat. Here I tried out Nigella Lawson’s Express cookbook. She has a recipe I’ve seen her make on her tv show Scallops with Chorizo. Of course tv makes everything look so good you want to cook it asap, but I just never got the chance until now. When I went shopping I picked up andouille by accident, but the results were still tasty. I’m sure chorizo would make a better sauce, but I wasn’t complaining. Accompanied by a light spinach salad, it was a perfect light and quick dinner.