I set up a couple of profiles with Twitter last week (business and personal), and quickly started looking for a way to keep track of various subjects and searches without having to keep 47 browser tabs open at once.
Enter TweetDeck. It allows me to have a number of columns on a screen: one for direct messages to me, one for mentions (when someone tweets a message that has my username in it), and several search columns. I set up one of the searches for “#food OR #recipe” and some of the things that show up have been quite intriguing.
Like this ultra-simple Baked Shrimp from Seafood Facts blog.
Gambero Dell’aglio
1 dozen shrimp, peeled and deviened, use a 21-25 count per pound, or approx. 1/2 pound of any other size.
1 T minced garlic
1 T minced parsley
2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients in a bowl; make sure the shrimp is coated with the ingredients. Bake at 400 degrees for 3-4 minutes, stir the shrimp and cook another 3 minutes or until the shrimp have turned pink.
Serve on a bed of your favorite rice or pasta. This should make 2 servings.
I made this for lunch today, because A) I love shrimp, B) I have an iodine deficiency and am under orders to eat more seafood, and C) it was easy (which is good when you have no energy) and sounded great. Squeeze of lemon over the top and it was delicious!
Watch the cooking time, though – mine only needed about 5 minutes total to be done without getting rubbery.
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Kate,
This sounds delish. I usually make shrimp scampi at least once a month. I use a mix called “Jane’s krazy mixed-up seasonings” from SC. It is a mixture of salt, herbs, spices, dehydrated onion and dehydrated garlic. I add whatever else herbs or spices I think are good for the meal. I saute my shrimp in a skillet in peanut oil.
Your recipe sounds easy peasy!
Twitter? What’s that?
Twitter is… call it micro-blogging. Your post must be 140 characters or less, like a phone text message. We can “tweet” posts from here using the Tweet This button under each post, which sends it out into the ether for anyone searching for recipes.
But, but, but,
This Tweeter thing requires one to have text messaging set up on the cell phone. Is that right? I want to not have that on my phone, it is too costly. With our diminishing salaries and costly services, why have tweeter?
No, no, no, not nearly that complicated! You can twitter by phone if you want to, or you can do it in your web browser (unless you have a very old computer). Google Twitter! You’ll see! Besides, it’s free – it can be a bit annoying – okay, really annoying. I actually opened a Twitter account some time ago, but locked it because I had every bozo on the bus suddenly following me.
Just go to Twitter.com, and you’ll see. Very easy!
You can block people from following you, too. When I posted something about marketing, I suddenly had fifty-leven SEO marketing salesmen following me trying to sell me something. I blocked them all.
No, no, you can do it through a web browser – just go to Twitter.com. But Twitter is certainly not a necessity for living a full life.
It’s possible Twitter is an obstacle to living a full life. :troll
btw, Kate, this is MY kind of recipe! Simple and tasty …
I made some pinto beans this afternoon. Mashed and refried them with garlic and onion and ate the rest of the shrimp too.
Do not stand within 20 feet of me. But my tummy’s happy!
ooooo brown beans — food of the gawds!
Brown beans and seafood….yummmmm. I like your thinking.
We made some fried fresh out-of the-Pacific cod this week that was wonderful. It’s like fried catfish only with a different fish. AND greyfox’s tartar sauce! Another yumm!
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