With pleasure! That looks spectacular and primavera is one of my favorites. Add in goat cheese and it is over the top deliciousness. On my way over....

last minute Audible - post-vaccination liberties :-)
the shrimp is frozen and it’s only 15-20 minutes for thawing. I found an easy basic recipe. I even bought a chimichurri sauce and Nopalitos tortilla chips today with the shrimp in mind. Hopefully tomorrow but I have a Thursday booty call I mean poker play date so that’s all I really care about right now. Ooh maybe I’ll get the poker chips set up :-)

15-20 minutes? I always thaw foods slowly overnight in the fridge.
I am still not getting how you guys play poker outside in these cold nights. It has been freezing most evenings here.

If you don't have the time to allow something to thaw slowly, that is a good method. When foods are frozen, little ice crystals form and if something is thawed quickly the texture may suffer. Whether it is a steak or a shrimp, allowing for a slow thaw is always preferable.

We always use the cold water method with frozen shrimp, and I haven't found that it affects the texture. For everything else, I agree the only way to do it is in the refrigerator. Unfortunately that means planning 2 days in advance for me, because anything other than a fish filet or a thin piece of meat seems to take at least 36 hours for a full thaw in our fridge (and it is set correctly before someone asks). So I have to remember either 2 nights before or at least the morning of the day before I plan to use it.

I am an anti-flash person. I have no need to photograph 99% of my meals, so there's really no point in using a flash to take photos I don't want in the first place.

has to be the Trader Joe’s chicken enchiladas tonight because they expire tomorrow and I have a play date tomorrow. Omg omg I’m so excited. The host is ordering food. Omg. I don’t even know if the host’s spouse knows. I met online with the spouse yesterday for something and I was so tempted to ask if they were okay with this play date and I quickly impeded self-sabotage. Omg I’m so excited. I’m giddy.

big yay. Misery loves company :-)
Now I don’t know when I’ll be cooking any shrimp. Lol. 4 pounds in the freezer.

A turmeric chicken and asparagus stir fry over brown rice. Mr. CE cooked, so I'm not certain but suspect it's this recipe.

You have been having "play dates" all along, haven't you?
So odd that the raw wild Argentine shrimp comes in 1.5 lb bags at my Costco but 4lb bags at yours . Are you sure you aren't at the business center? Lol

I just looked on Costco Instacart and he probably bought the farm raised 13-15 white shrimp, which comes in 4 pound bags. (@gaobest, always buy wild, not farm-raised!) Also, 13-15s may look impressive, but I find them to be too big for most cooking. Sure, they look great in a shrimp cocktail, but the 31-40s are better for most recipes.

(For those who wonder, the numbers refer to how many are in a pound. So lower numbers, like 13-15, are huge, while 31-40s, for example, would be about half the size.)

Nope. He insists that it is the wild red shrimp. I think they were bigger than 13-15....more like 10-13.
I love the 13/15 or maybe 16/20. When they are big, it is easier to grill them.

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Last night we had grilled marinated flank steak. It was so good that tonight, for dinner, we made sandwiches with the leftovers with provolone on La Brea sourdough baguette.

I love flank steak...that looks great. What was your marinade?

4 cloves minced garlic
1/4 C Balsamic vinegar
3 T EVOO
1 T soy sauce