Cooking with Ellen

Choose foods from your refrigerator and pantry to build a stir-fry for dinner tonight. Put your rice on to cook while you build a fun dish for dinner. Here’s some help to get you started:
1. Choose Your Meat
* Beef
* Pork
* Chicken
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Shrimp, medium sized
Lemon Juice
Lemon Pepper Seasoning Salt
Zesty Italian Dressing
Assorted Vegetables (grape tomatoes, bell pepper, onions, squash, etc)
Bamboo Skewers
Mix together Zesty Italian dressing, a small amount of lemon juice, lemon pepper, and seasoning salt. The mixture is “to taste,” so add more lemon juice and seasonings for a stronger flavor. Marinate shrimp for 6-8 hours in [...]

This week’s recipe comes from a dear friend of mine, Mrs. Linda Ratliff. Mrs. Linda sent me this Salmon and pasta recipe and claims that it is a family favorite. It looks delicious to me and I hope you will enjoy it as well!
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 teaspoons minced garlic
1/3 cup sundried tomatoes, [...]

May be served hot or cold!
A good friend, Mrs. Kelly Hutto, sent this recipe to me a few months ago and somehow I let it get lost in my inbox. So, after recently “finding” it, I decided that it is definitely one to remember! This recipe is a simple one-dish meal that can be served [...]

I made this recipe for my fiance, Ryan’s, birthday last weekend. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all. For being such a fancy dish, this recipe is fairly low calorie.
2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled (medium or small)
1 large onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
3/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
1 button garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon [...]