Garlic Shrimp Crostini

This is both beautiful and delicious. It's a great appetizer to serve as a host.

1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. mayo
5 cloves garlic, minced and divided
1 Tbsp. minced green onion
1/4 C. butter
1 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
24 med. fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
24 toasted french bread rounds
Garnish: halved cherry tomatoes, fresh parsley leaves

In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, mayo, 2 cloves garlic and a green onion. Set aside.

In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add remaining 3 cloves of garlic and minced parsley. Cook for 3 min. Add shrimp and cook until pink and firm, about 3-4 min.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over french bread roudns. Top each with 1 shrimp. Garnish with tomato halves and parsley leaves.

Fish tacos with mango salsa

This is a very non-measure type recipe but since it turned out so wonderful and was so quick I wanted to share it. The ingredients are in red.

Fish:

Any mild white fish will work, I used Orange Roughy. 

Pat fish fillets dry and squeeze lime juice over. Rub lime moistened fish with chili powder and sea salt. Pan sear in vegetable oil until flakey.

Mango Salsa:

Using food processor chop one small to medium onion and one green pepper. Remove from processor and corsley chop mango (I use frozen mango) and a small handful of cilantro. Add all ingredients together and stir in lime juice and salt to taste.

For info on making the homemade tortillas, go here.