Mostly it’s because I’m way too tired when I get home from work to bother doing anything other than the above and really it makes for a pretty unhealthy lifestyle most of the time.   So Gary and I have decided that we are going to branch out.  We are going to try new recipes and eat healthier because as much as I love my bowl of fruit loops, I don’t think it was meant to be dinner two nights of the week for a 32 year old woman.

So this weekend I started searching some of the cooking sites and came across this lovely recipe for Greek Spiced Baked Shrimp.  Gary and I are both big fans of shrimp and feta so I thought why not, I’ll give it a shot. I was a bit wary of the spices but it got some great reviews so it sealed the deal for us.

Last night I came home tired but determined to try this recipe.  I fiddled, I measured, I chopped, I pinched and dashed,  hell I even sautéd and damn it I was pretty damn proud of myself because I was “cooking”.  I felt like a grown up and a healthy grown up at that.  I also quickly realized that our kitchen is really disorganized and not really set up for the whole cooking scene but that’s another post for later.

I must say while cooking the sauce the spices smelled absolutely heavenly together.  Once the shrimp was in and the dish was topped with feta, I threw it into the oven.  We weren’t sure how the dish would turn out so we made some penne pasta to go with it.  I would skip the pasta next time and just serve the dish with some fresh crusty bread (we used buns because the store was out of fresh loaves) and a nice green side salad.  I would also try making it next time with low fat feta to try and make it even healthier.

So go ahead, if you’re feeling adventurous give this recipe a try.  Hopefully you won’t be disappointed. Gary and both agreed that this was the best shrimp dish we’ve ever eaten.

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