writing with light ::: what's been cooking

why hello there faithful blog readers. i apologize for my delay. for some reason, i just have not found the time to blog lately. a lot has been going on, and i have been in crazy transition. so, this post is going to be a bunch of things all crammed into one. i just need to catch you up on so much! okay, so first off, what's been cooking. i was recently {i say recently, more like 3 weeks ago} was in kroger, aimlessly walking around trying to figure out what to cook for dinner. i knew i wanted shrimp, but what to go with it? i picked up this:

and found a wonderful shrimp dinner. definitely go out and grab it if it is still available! i made the "penne with pistachio pesto and white beans", "spicy chipotle shirmp salad", "farfalle with tomatoes, onions, and spinach" and the "chipotle - lime chicken skewers". it also has great burger ideas {obviously} and everything is yummy and good for you. a lot of the dishes have summery foods in them {think melon, berries} so hang onto summer and make some fresh dishes before things go out of season!

there are too many great recipes that i would be here forever if i shared them all. i will share the first dish i made, the spicy chipotle shrimp salad. i never follow a recipe perfectly, so here is my version.

what i bought:

1 large bag of frozen shrimp {peeled and deveined}
3 TB chopped red onion
2 TB chopped red pepper
2 TB chopped fresh cilantro
3 TB mayo made with olive oil {i use kraft's version}
1/4 tsp ground chipotle chile pepper
3 tsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp ground cumin
small head of butter lettuce
salt & pepper to taste

what i did:

grill shrimp
while grilling, mix in chopped onion, pepper, cilantro, mayo, chipotle chile pepper, lime juice, and cumin in a bowl
add cooked shrimp to the mixture and stir
arrange butter lettuce on plates and top with shrimp mixture

this recipe is beyond simple and it is so fresh and healty. serve it with some grilled pineapple and mango and it is delightful! i sadly don't have a picture to show you how beautiful this dish was...i was too hungry to remember to photograph it!

what else have i been up to besides cooking new yummy dishes??? well, lately i have been in a lot of transition. i finished up my babysitting job :(, we moved into our new apartment, and said good bye to the city, my atlfriends, and summer.

{special thanks to tyler's parents and small group friends for all the help! finished photos will be coming soon...hopefully sooner, rather than later!}

we spent the last friday in atlanta with some friends eating alon's take out at the drive in theater {2 movies for $7! what - what} and then roadtripped to asheville, north carolina on saturday for the day {we may or may not have woken up at 6 AM...}