Shrimp Scampi

Wow, thank you all for the support after my last post.  I didn't expect that, it was wonderful! And a huge thank you to Half Size Me for the shout-out on her blog.  


This past weekend, my best friend came to visit.  She brought her handsome Mr. and her 4 precious minis with her.  That means I had 7 minis and a puppy in my house all weekend.  And, I may be pointing out the obvious, but when you have 7 minis and a puppy to take care of, you really don't get a chance to leave the house.  So we stayed home and entertained ourselves by digging baby toys out of the puppy's mouth and digging puppy food out of the baby's mouth.  True story.

I was super happy to be able to cook for our company.  Mainly because they are those really polite type of people that would gush over anything I put in front of them.  So I decided that was the perfect opportunity to try a new recipe shrimp scampi that I have been dying to try.  Before I share the recipe, I have to urge you to never buy shrimp that isn't from the US or Canada.  If you need more info regarding that, you can start here.

Grilled Shrimp Scampi

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp minced garlic (I used more)
• black pepper
• 1.5 pounds shrimp

1.  Mix olive oil, lemon juice, parsley, garlic and pepper.  Pour over shrimp and let marinate in a ziploc bag in fridge for 30 minutes.  (I marinated longer).

2.  Place shrimp on skewers.

3.  Grill until pink, about a few minutes on each side.

Shrimp.

Marinade.

On skewers, ready to grill.

Grilled.  Delish.  No shrimp will ever compare.

As you can probably tell from the picture, these were beautiful and delish.  Super easy.  I served them with grilled veggies (drizzled with balsamic vinegar).  My guests loved the meal, of course.  Several of the minis did as well.  Except for the baby, she preferred the puppy food.

TGIF dinner

TGIF.  Heids McGhee needs a drink.  And a fantastic dinner.  Preferably prepared and cooked by the handsome Mr. McGhee while the mini McGhees play quietly and puppy McGhee does whatever well-behaved puppies do (guessing this is not jumping, biting, and peeing indoors).

And because I know Mr. McGhee reads this blog faithfully every single morning as soon as he gets to work, I am going to spell out for him what I want him to make me for dinner tonight.

Grilled shrimp and veggies.

Papa McGhee's (that's the mini's papa) grilled shrimp and veggies

• uncooked shrimp, lots of it because I love shrimp
• veggies (mushrooms, onion, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes)
• olive oil
• chopped fresh garlic

1.  Marinate shrimp and veggies in the olive oil and garlic all day.  (So Mr. McGhee, you're going to need to get to the store NOW).  (Make sure you marinate the veggies separately from the shrimp).

2.  Grill the shrimp on skewers until they turn pink.

3.  Grill the veggies in a grill basket until they are brown and crispy on the edges.

Enjoy.  Poolside.  With well-behaved minis.  And non-jumping-biting-peeing puppy.  With handsome Mr. eagerly refilling your beverage  and actively listening to you obsess over whether you should sign up to run another half or full marathon.