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2 tbsp olive oil heating in a medium sized sauce pan, than add: 2 chopped roma tomatoes - cook over medium-high heat until softened Stir in: 2 cloves of garlic (chopped) 1 bay leaf salt and pepper to taste fresh baby spinach leaves (whole) to taste (I used 2 handfuls) When the spinach has wilted/cooked into the mixture, add 12-15 large shrimp and continue to cook until shrimp are cooked (fresh shrimp) or hot (pre-cooked). Pour over: 3 tbsp feta – broken up into large chunks and spread across serving dish Alternately: you could bbq the shrimp and pour the tomato mixture over the shrimp and the feta in a bowl. Serve with: slice baguette (yummy dipping potential), pasta or rice (or just eat it by itself!). adapted from the baked Feta and Shrimp recipe #59736 at food.com
Vancouver Specials A gingerbread house kit for building a Vancouver Special (it’s a type of house common here): Source: bcbusinessonline.ca via Tanya on Pinterest I love these houses- people make fun of them, and some people even think they are ugly- but they are special to me. Driving through town, my kids and I play a game where we try to find the longest row of Vancouver Specials built next to each other. I think our record is six so far… Source: vancouverisawesome.com via Bonnie on Pinterest In the meantime, developers are tearing down old bungalows and postwar homes and replacing them with giant stucco monstrosities – often peach or brown, and always hideous. There should be a limit to how many similar houses you can put on one street – it should be part of the building permit application… …unless it is the blueprint for a Vancouver special, of course -