Christmas

The best marinated shrimp appetizers use shrimp that’s already cooked, tossed cold in a lemon garlic marinade and chilled for at least two hours, because raw shrimp left sitting in lemon juice starts to “cook” from the acid and turns rubbery. I used to think marinating meant dumping raw shrimp into a bowl of lemon

Prosciutto wrapped asparagus is roasted asparagus spears wrapped in thin strips of prosciutto at 425°F for about 12 to 15 minutes, until the prosciutto turns crisp and the asparagus is tender but still has a bite. I make this one so often that I don’t really measure anymore, but the first dozen times I did,