The Gravy!

You can find my awesome crockpot  roast recipe here
Pieces Of Jojo: Crockpot Ball-Tip Roast & A Mishap

This is my go to gravy when i have a small amount of time & boy did it save the roast this night! 

Its super simple and easy but tastes great. Especially if youre in a bind. 

Ingredients:

2 tbsps Olive Oil 

5 tbsps Corn Starch ( i never use flour because i hate the taste)

1/2 a box of beef broth or 2 cans 

1 cup milk 

1/3 cup cream

1/3 cup white wine (i use chardonnay or any cheap white wine) 

1/2 cup sugar

salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Mix oil and corn starch together until smooth

Heat up in sauce pan just until it starts to bubble 

Add all other ingredients and stir with whisk until its the thickness and consistency you like. 

I prefer a thicker, creamier, gravy so i cook& whisk for at least 30 minutes. 

Voila!

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.

Lemon Coconut Asparagus & Shrimp

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Hope the weather is improving where you are. Its been extremely warm here in California the last 3 days. Were talking Mid 80s! I personally dont like warm weather. I am a Rain & Clouds kinda girl. 

I miss the fall & winter when spring is even mentioned. 

Anywho. There are some upsides to warm weather. And that would be... seasonal VEGGIES! 

Case in point....Asparagus. 

There are a few different types of asparagus, (I just learned this , this spring) and I bet they're all delicious.

 I however stuck to what I know, which is the thick long asparagus.

I had  originally intended to make some coconut lime shrimp skewers from a recipe I found on Pinterest, since my husband was grilling tri-tip,  but when I got home from the store yesterday I realized id forgotten the lime & coconut milk. (Insert  Harry Nilsson song here) 

Then i re-read the recipe and it calls for at least an hour of marinading so I scratched it. 

Im glad i did though because I came up with this recipe in a matter of 5 minutes using what I had on hand . Now for this one i didnt measure anything out . It was mostly drizzles. Im not exactly what you would call a technical cook but what I lack in measurements ,i made up for in taste!   

  Hope you enjoy it as much my kids & I did! 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

I also toasted some coconut ahead of time and rolled them in it before it was served.
We really love our coconut

Ingredients

1 stalk of thick asparagus

Large Peeled & deveined shrimp ( About 20 of them)

Lemon Juice (drizzle to taste) 

Olive Oil (drizzle to taste) 

Pinch of Coarse Sea Salt

Honey (drizzle to taste) 

Balsamic Vinegar (drizzle to taste) 

Sweet Coconut Flakes (a handful)

Place asparagus on cookie sheet and separate.
Spread shrimp throughout

Drizzle liquid ingredients to your own taste

Spread coconut flakes as even as ya can across the asparagus

Bake on 400 for about 20 minutes or until Asparagus is tender but firm. 

Serve Immediately.

Easy Baked Tilapia with Cream Sauce

I love cooking Tilapia.

  Its such a universal fish. I can think of 5 different recipes off the top of my head right now that I've made that are completely different then the next. And it cooks fast which is always a plus in my house! Heres a recipe I made a few nights ago on a whim & an hour til dinner.

Ingredients for fish

6 tilapia thawed 1 large lemon cut into slices Salt & Pepper to taste In a glass baking dish add fish filets & salt pepper to taste. Place slices of lemon on top & a tab of butter per filet.(or drizzle olive oil)

For Sauce

1 yellow onion chopped up into small pieces

2 tbs of garlic powder (depending how much you like the taste more or less)

4 cups of heavy whipped cream (can substitute with half & half)

3 tbs of butter to add to cream and 1tbs for saute' or 2tbs of olive oil for saute'

1 cup white wine In medium saucepan use medium heat & melt 1bs butter. Add onion and garlic powder. Saute' until onions are softened and butter is mostly evaporated. Add white wine & simmer for 4 minutes

Add cream and stir in remaining butter and whisk consistently until sauce thickens. Bake Tilapia at 400 for 25 minutes or until fish flakes with fork (say that 5 times fast!) Plate tilapia and drizzle cream sauce over filets. I served these with broccoli & lemon wedges (sorry didn't get the pictures after they were plated & sauce was on but they were delicious)

  Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! Hope ya like it!

And don't forget to comment and let me know you tried it. All feedback is welcome!

This recipe was written by me. Any similarities to other recipes is purely coincidental.