Dairy-Free Pizza with Pink Pomelo, Shrimp and Avocado

Citrusy Shrimp and Avocado Pizza with Cashew Sauce

Delightfully different, this pizza has a perfect balance of flavours that will satisfy winter cravings for something colourful and interesting.  A creamy, Asian-inspired cashew sauce ties together the pomelo, shrimp and avocado topping medley.  While a sprinkling of cilantro would be nice, it isn’t essential.  To save an extra trip to store, I worked with what I had on hand and was quite happy with … Continue reading Citrusy Shrimp and Avocado Pizza with Cashew Sauce

Shrimp, White Bean and Cabbage Soup

If you’ve never tried Napa cabbage, you must give it a whirl in this soup. As the delicate cousin of the more pungent green cabbage that I steered clear of as a child, Napa cabbage (also called Chinese cabbage) plays very nicely with the broth, shrimp, and white beans. I first came to appreciate Chinese cabbage in soup form when I lived in northeast China, … Continue reading Shrimp, White Bean and Cabbage Soup

Crab and Asparagus Salad with Avocado

A strong contender for the ultimate spring salad, here we have a simple trifecta of crab, avocado, and asparagus.  With surprisingly affordable ingredients, one taste proves that you can indulge in fine fare without paying steep prices.  If you happen to be a crab connoisseur, you could opt to splurge on jumbo lumb crab meat for this.  However, as a landlocked frugalista, I chose the … Continue reading Crab and Asparagus Salad with Avocado