Nutrition and Food

Seafood eat food

Lucas spent all week trying to figure out the above recipe. It was Thanksgiving 2019 and we were hosting. We wanted the traditional works of turkey, that my dad makes every year, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, apple pie, etc., but we also wanted something different. We started with oysters and bruschetta for starters, then Lucas cooked different types of shrimp, potatoes, calamari, mussels, and crab in a pan on the charcoal grill. He hasn’t given me the recipe, but I promise when I get it from him, I will share with you all!

vietnamese spring rolls

Oh my! These were delicious, filling, and refreshing. I make this two different types of ways. Sometimes I will add vermicelli noodles, other times I do not. When I do add the noodles, I always buy the fresh ones in the refrigerated section, not the dried boxed ones. Everything about it just screams fresh and I never feel guilty about eating these! I always chop everything while the shrimp is boiling. A friendly tip about how much shrimp to boil: you’re going to slice them in half so what you boil, just remember it’s going to twice and each roll takes about 3-4 halves. After all the jalapeño, carrots, avocado, red leaf lettuce, shrimp, and basil and mint are de-stemmed, I place lukewarm water in a bowl nearby. Remember to place a wet paper towel nearby as well. Take rice paper and dip it into the lukewarm water for no more than 10 seconds, quickly remove and place on the wet paper towel. Add about 3-4 of the steamed shrimp, and layer the rest. Fold like a burrito! It really is that easy!