Shrimp Red Thai Curry

Ingredients

* 1/2 can coconut milk ( or substitute whole can or 1/2 can lite coconut milk)
* 3 tsp. red Thai curry paste
* 1 tsp low sodium sauce
* 1 fresh red bell pepper ( or green)
* 1/4 tsp ginger
* 1 tsp lemongrass
* 1 can of Pineapple ( in 100% Juice)
* 1 bag frozen medium shrimp
* 1 cup Basmati Rice
* 1 tbsp. Olive oil
* Cilantro for garnish
* Green onion for garnish
* Lime juice ( optional)







Directions ( Start cooking rice before everything else so it's ready when you are done)



1. Heat up skillet med-high heat and add olive oil. Add shrimp and once heated/cooked through remove to a separate plate.



2. Take maybe another tsp or two olive oil to pan and saute pepper/pineapple. I remove pineapple once hot. This is an optional choice.



3. Next combine coconut milk, curry paste, soy sauce, ginger, lemongrass. Slowly bring to a simmer over medium low heat, stirring frequently.



4. Finally add shrimp back in and stir through. Serve over rice. You can use brown rice or jasmine rice as well. Add lime juice, cilantro and green onion here.

Number of Servings: 4

Signs that fall is near....

Summer flew by too quick! My daughter has been asking when she gets to go back to school almost every day. I keep telling her enjoy your vacation because someday you won't want it to end. She is going into Kindergarten this year and she's so happy. I think she is more than ready. She has been drawing pictures, writing books and I wonder where she got all her talent from. I was creative in my pictures as a kid. I knew my brother was a little bit more advanced than myself. She is a scorpio like him. Funny because I see certain personality traits in her that my brother has. He and his girlfriend gave her a keyboard so that she can take piano lessons this year. She is going to be one busy kid. I think I am ready to for her to go back to school. I for one love summer. My most favorite season is Fall. I love everything about it. I love the colors of the changing leaves ( although you don't see as much for as long in Jersey), I love the feeling of the crisp air, I love the variety of clothes. With earthy colors that I can match to my makeup and hair. Most of all my favorite holiday rolls around - Halloween! You can't forget the hay rides, bobbing for apples, face painting :) That is one thing I miss about my hometown Sharon Springs, NY. I remember for at least a couple years we had a Fall Festival and that was by far one of my favorite things to do. I vow to take Keara on another one this year. We did go a couple years ago with the kids on a hay ride to search for our pumpkins. That Michael carved so beautifully! I was so impressed! I think he might have to carve them once again for us if he is here!

Getting closer this month to taking the Child Day Care class to be doing home day care. Am I ready for this? Is anyone? LOL....I am excited. I am sad to leave my morning yoga classes :( Every time I have a class someone thanks me after class. I love being able to bring yoga when we may not have had it otherwise. Anyway still work to be done before we start. When we first moved into our house they had only painted the house with a white flat paint. It is truly driving me nuts! I can't just wipe off a mark on the wall. The first day we moved in the movers hit the walls with our furniture marking them up. So we will be painting a paint that can be easily cleaned! I love painting so I'm looking forward to it! Then also having the carpet cleaned! I love super clean carpets! This year is the year to replace furniture, etc that we have had since we moved in together when we were dating. We just celebrated our 8 year anniversary but we have been together for 10 in December. There goes my 20's!! I have had all kinds of experiences. Being married young you definitely learn a lot about yourself and other people. You also learn how to communicate. Well you hope you do.

I have a mission also in the next three months to get into even better shape. I imagine what it would be like to compete in a bikini competition. I'm not sure if I would actually like to do it. But I'd like to get there so that maybe when I wanted I could try. It's been the first week of P90X/Insanity/Brazilian Butt Lift...but I will talk about that later ;)