Another fast and fabulous recipe!

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 large onion diced

2 -inch piece ginger smashed

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1 1/2 tsp, curry powder

1 fresh serrano chili halved length wise

1 cup chicken stock

14 oz can un-sweetened coconut milk

1 Tbs. fresh lime juice

1 Lb large shrimp peeled deveined

Finely chop onions and ginger. (you can use a food processor making sure it's not too fine) Heat a heavy bottom skillet on medium heat for 30 seconds. Add oil, onions and ginger. cook stirring frequently until onions begin to caramelize, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in curry and chili and continue to cook stirring frequently for another 2 minutes. Stir in chicken stock, coconut milk and lime juice. Simmer for 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. The nice thing about this recipe is now the sauce can sit for awhile. Once you are ready to serve bring the sauce back up to a simmer and add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp is just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add salt to taste, serve over rice.

GINGER RICE

Add 3 Tbs. grated ginger to your favorite rice recipe. When your rice is done. Fluff with a fork and add some chopped fresh basil and green onions . Add as much or as little as you like.

GYRO

1 lb. ground lamb

1/2 cup chopped onions

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

2 Tbs. chopped fresh mint

1/2 cup panko crumbs

2 Tbs. mayo

salt, pepper to taste

1/4 tsp. Cheyenne pepper

3 tbs. olive oil

Method:

Very simple. Combine all the above ingredients, except the olive oil. Form into logs, or if you will, a fat cigar. Heat olive oil. Brown gyros on all sides and cook until done. About 10 minutes. Place Gyro in a fresh slightly heat pita. Top with Istiki sauce (recipe below). Serves 5-6

TZATZIKI SAUCE

2 cups plain greek yogurt

1 large chopped peeled cucumber

zest from 1 lemon

3-4 Tbs. lemon juice

2 Tbs. chopped fresh mint

salt and pepper to taste

1 clove garlic crushed

1 Tbs. olive oil

Mix all of the above ingredients. (Taste good on anything)

Happy Valentines Day ! Peggy

1 cup butter (two sticks)

2 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 cup karo syrup

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup popcorn (un-popped)

You will need a very large bowl, or a large brown grocery bag will do. Pop your popcorn (dah). In a heavy pan melt butter, brown sugar and syrup over med heat, until it comes to a boil. Add the sweetened milk and boil another 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Immediately pour over popcorn and stir to coat. If using a bag, pour over popcorn and shake like crazy. Anyway have fun. Happy Valentines day! :) Peggy

Like a Las Vegas "ALL you can Eat buffet" this gang of 11 elk have feasted upon our neighbors hay barn. Eating all they can , and then some. Lucy for us, not so lucky for the owners of the hay, this as created a wonderful wildlife spectacle. The other evening while driving up my lane about 10 Elk were standing in our road. With just one leap, they all jumped over a 4 foot fence. Wow that was a sight to see. As you can imagine the amount of hay 11 elk consumed, causing our neighbors to cover the rest of there hay stack. The Elk have moved on, but the turkeys are here to stay. Why am I so shocked turkeys fly? they are birds after all. You just think of them walking around strutting their stuff. Strutting their stuff around here at night would mean certain death , and a delicious meal for the Coyotes. Now you have proof even freezing Cache Valley is beautiful in the winter!

Lavender Shortbread cookies

2 cubes unsalted butter chilled

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. dried lavender buds

2 cups flour

20 minutes before baking cookies , set out butter. Put sugar and lavender in a food processor and grind until fine. If you don't have a food processor use a pistil and mortar to grind lavender. add to sugar. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment mix butter and sugar until soft (but not over mixing). Add 2 cups flour all at once mix until dough holds together. Roll out on floured surface and cut into desires shapes. Cook for 10-15 minutes in a preheat 350 oven. Or until bottoms are slightly brown.

Cheers, Peggy