Recipe: Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

It is such a beautiful, sunny summer day out today in Florida so I decided to do this post out in the yard whilst laying on my blanket I use for yoga with a big cup of water.

Yesterday I made a yummy light flavorful lunch in praise of summer!

Shrimp lettuce wraps with a mango salsa and a sweet chili sauce. They were delish, full of flavor and easy to make.

Now let's get onto it already then...

Yummy! Just look at all of that color.


What you'll need:

Package of cooked shrimp (I used the smaller ones since they were going into small lettuce leaves.)
1 mango
a couple of radishes, finely chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 avocado, chopped
Juice from one lime
Cilantro
Lettuce leaves
Sauce of choice... I have been on this sweet chili sauce kick lately so I was glad to find that Frank's Red Hot sauce had a sweet chili sauce available

First I took some of the shrimp, not all because I was only making them for myself, into a strainer and rinsed them with cold water until they were thawed.

Then I transferred the shrimp to a bowl and added enough sauce to coat the little buggers.

*this sauce is amazing, I suggest giving it a try on anything, if you happen to not be a shrimp person

Once you have the desired amount of sauce place the shrimp in the refrigerator to marinade for at least 30 minutes and at this time you can prep your veggies.

Next step is to chop up all of the veggies...

 
Don't forget the mango

Toss all of the veggies into a separate bowl

Then squeeze the juice of one lime into the bowl and mix it all together... and then breathe in that yummy smell and try not to eat it all before you make your wraps.

Once the veggies and juice are mixed chop up some cilantro leaves and mix that in with the veggies and lime juice.

After all of that is done place the veggies in the refrigerator right next to those delicious looking shrimp. I left mine in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, only because I was not to eat them yet. They only need about 30 minutes. I like my veggie mix cold and I did not want them to spoil.

Once I was ready to eat I assembled my lettuce wraps.

Put some of the shrimp mixture into each of the lettuce wraps and then top that with some of the veggie mixture.

Don't those just look yummy?! If you want to lick the screen I will not judge but if there are other people around you they might judge you *wink*  I know I am getting hungry looking at these wraps.

I topped the wraps with a little of the sweet chili sauce just to add that little extra because honestly I just can't get enough.

Now it is time to dig in... make sure you have a napkin near by and possibly a sink because not only are they mouth watering they are a bit messy.

I paired mine with a pear and grape salad.

Okay now that I am good and hungry I am going to go eat...

xo

*My Thoughts*

These wraps are light and delicious as is but feel free to get creative and make your own creations.

If you do make sure to let me know. I am always looking for new creations to make.

Use the hash tag #shrimpwraps or #itskelly7 or go on send me a tweet or leave a comment down below.

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Have a wonderful weekend!!

Apartment Hunting: Part 2

I am still in the process of finding a place to live, it is exhausting and stressful, but I am sure many of you already know that. After a few failed attempts and changing my area of focus I have found a few potential places...

I like this place because the front door is on the inside in a hallway. I also like the back porches and how they are set up. The bricking is a nice touch as well. However the windows seem small and I, personally, need a lot of sun light.

This place is Oaks of Spring Valley

I like this place because there is a lot of greenery around, the buildings are nice and I really like the patios. 

The Preserve at Spring Lake

This place is a lot like the first but it is in a different location. The windows are bigger, which is a plus. There is a substantial amount of greenery, but I didn't see a pool while driving around. I like the building style more.

Soo if you hadn't noticed all of these pictures were taken in my car because it was waaaayyy too hot out today; I did not want to keep getting in and out of my car... turning it on and off. I apologize for the picture quality.

Now beings the process of looking through those places so I can land on one place and put in an application. I will keep you up-to-date with the process.

xo

Crafting: Summer Home Decor Sign

I have been inspired by summer to make something crafty for my home. It has been raining every day here in Central Florida... which hasn't made summer much fun, so I wanted to add a little something to my home that brightened it up a bit.

I decided to make a summer home decor sign.

I always use a painting surface when I paint because I am messy and I don't need to have paint every where *wink*

This statement is very true and very appropriate. I enjoy the day time, I feel my best during those bright sunny days. I wanted something to remind me of even when it's raining the sun is shining. I think this is the perfect little sign.

I put it up on my book shelf next to my market peach candle!

It looks good in the candle light as well.

A short post today.

Go on leave me some comments.

Have you done any crafting projects lately?

What are they? 

Share them with me, I would love to see.

xo

*My Thoughts*

I love the way this sign turned out and the crafting paper sun gives this sign some added texture.

I enjoy crafting and painting... so putting the two together is a nice release for me.

So be sure to keep on the look out for more projects to come.