Tasty Tuesday: Greek Shrimp Saute

I made this yummy Greek-inspired Shrimp Saute with basil, olives, and feta. Best of all, it's a very quick meal. I served mine over some whole-wheat couscous with a salad on the side. A great weeknight dinner, and an easy break from chicken over and over and over again! 

Greek- Style Shrimp Saute


from: Cooking Light Fresh Food Fast, Oxmoor House 
2009

4 tbsp Light Greek Vinaigrette dressing

1 1/2 lbs peeled and de-veined shrimp

1 cup grape tomatoes, halved

12 chopped pitted kalamata olives

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1 1/2 oz  crumbled reduced fat feta  cheese

I added: 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers and onions

Garnish: Chopped Fresh Basil and lemon wedges

Heat a non-stick saute pan on medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray. Saute shrimp in 1 tbsp vinaigrette until done, stirring frequently. Remove shrimp and keep warm. Add tomatoes and rest of the vinaigrette to the pan, along with the olives and basil.  Cook about a minute until tomatoes are warm. Toss with shrimp and cheese. Serve over cooked orzo or couscous, garnished with basil and lemon wedges.

Very easy and very yummy! This one is definitely in the regular rotation!

Free Printable- Three Part To Do List

I love to make lists. I definitely have the list making gene. Most tables, notepads, and paper scraps in my house have some form of a to-do list on them. Do Today. Things to buy. Don't forget. Long range goals, projects to get done, blog ideas.. they all find their way onto a to-do list.

In talking with one of the girls at work, she's a list maker too. And so to help us both out, I decided to create a notebook that can fit all those lists into one. Sized to fit a half sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, it's economical to print and easy to store in a purse or on a bedside table.

Because sometimes I finish things on one list well before I finish things on another, the pages are cut into three sections that are spiral bound together.

I'll be sharing a tutorial on how I put the notebook together later.

Until then, here's the printable to get you started. Simply save as and print full size on your printer at home. Cut in half to get two pages.

Hope you enjoy and this makes your life a bit more organized!

Weekend Adventures

I hope all of you in the path of Irene are staying safe!

This is what I'm up to this weekend!


I'm working on using up this can of primer by painting the walls of the upstairs landing.

Slowly but surely, I will eliminate all the baby-poop colors that came with this house!

I'm also working on some projects for Sissy to help her study!

What are you up to this weekend?