Shrimp stir fry with peanut butter

I'm not sure if it is a dangerous thing, or a good thing, but I've been watching a lot of episodes of Chopped on the Food Network lately.  Corinne got me turned onto that, and now I'm addicted. For those of you who have seen it, can you imagine preparing the dishes they do in the time frame in which they have?  I would be a mess!

So on one episode, one of the basket ingredients was peanut butter and the chef added it to a stir fry, thus this recipe post.

I love stir fry and usually just make it with this great Soyaki Sauce I like from Trader Joe's.  This time, I decided to amp it up with some peanut butter too.  If you don't have this, you can use any teriyaki sauce, or just soy sauce seasoned with garlic, ginger and sesame seeds. 

INGREDIENTS

Cut up vegetables of choice - about 3 cups
     (I used slightly blanched carrots, zucchini, onions and yellow peppers)
Sesame oil 
1-1-1/2 cup Soyaki, Teriyaki or Soy Sauce (see note above)
1/2 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter
Cooked shrimp (if using uncooked shrimp, cook with vegetables for a few minutes)


1.  With a little sesame oil, in a skillet, saute [to mild crispness] vegetables, remove from pan.

2.  Add sauce into pan and stir in peanut butter until smooth

3.  Put vegetables back into the pan to infuse the flavor, stir.  Add the cooked shrimp in the last few minutes, so they don't get chewy.  You just want the shrimp to get warmed.  Serve over rice!  

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Peanut Butter Dog Treats WOOF!

Sadie (top) and Harley enjoy
some recipe sharing

Harley gave this recipe to Sadie which is strange because we didn't think either one of them knew how to operate the stove!

This is a way to make some dog treats where you know all the ingredients.  They are as easy as making cookies and you can use whatever cookie cutter you'd like.  I think Harley has a bone shaped cookie cutter, but wouldn't lend it to Sadie.  What a bitch!

While Sadie's human was making these cookies, she enjoyed watching 101 Dalmatians.......

INGREDIENTS
2 Cups whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Milk

1.  In a bowl combine the milk and peanut butter.  

2.  In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder.  
3.  Add the two mixtures together and mix well until the dough forms into the ball.

4.  On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for a minute.  Roll dough to approximately 1/4" thick and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes.

5. I use parchment paper to make things less messy.  Bake in 375 degree oven for 15 minutes.  

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