The shrimp pasta salad is a winner … great to bring to a potluck. You can even skip the mayo and sour cream, and just use olive oil if you are watching calories. Shrimp meat is the chunks of shrimp that don’t make the grade to be sold with the other prawns. I like to use it for salads, sandwiches and stuffing for won tons … since you don’t have to worry about it being pretty for those dishes. If you want to save time boiling things use bay shrimp since they are cooked and just need to be mixed into the salad. If you can’t get shrimp meat your standard peeled shrimp will do. This is a big recipe, definitely for a crowd of 10 or more …

This asparagus dish is my fallback whenever I am stumped on what to bring as a side dish and have limited time. Most stores now have infused olive oil. I prefer the lemon, but you can also use basil or rosemary. I usually figure one bunch of asparagus can feed four to six people. This recipe is super easy to double, triple … for larger groups.