Spicy Tomato Avocado Shrimp with Coconut Rice

My dinner tonight was, for sure, the star meal of the day. I threw together some spicy tomato shrimp with avocado on the side, plus coconut rice (made with brown rice!) and sauteed zucchini.

This is the only pic I have because the camera I’m now using does not take good close up pics at all. They all come out blurry   (Roommate’s cat spilled rootbeer on my old but loved camera and now it won’t even turn on *tear*…so for now, my sister has let me use her hot pink polaroid digital camera. It’s super cute and even has a setting for “food” but I can’t figure out how to make it focus properly on close ups!!!)

Anyways, here’s the spicy shrimp recipe…

Spicy Tomato Shrimp

1 bag of frozen shrimp (prob about 40-50 small/medium sized shrimp)

1 small can tomato paste plus 2 “cans” of water

1/2 onion, chopped

drizzle of olive oil

2 TBSP ground coriander

1/4 tsp cumin

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp cayenne

1/8 tsp turmeric

dash of red pepper (to taste)

dash of hot sauce (to taste)

Thaw shrimp in sink. Heat oil over med heat and add chopped onion. Cook for several minutes, then add tomato paste plus 2 cans of water. Cook several more minutes, then add all spices and hot sauce. Add thawed shrimp and cook just until heated through. Serve on top of coconut rice.

Coconut rice

1 cup brown rice

2 1/2 cups water

salt

unsweetened coconut flakes

Boil water. Add in rice and salt. Cook, covered, 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender. Add in coconut flakes and stir. Serve topped with spicy tomato shrimp

When all the flavors merried together (including the avocado) it was YUMMY!!!!

Backing up, for breakfast this morning I had apricot coconut oatmeal as promised…

My oatmeal contained:

1/2 cup dry oats

1 cup milk

1 sliced banana

toppings: unsweetened coconut flakes, a few dried apricots, and a generous drizzle of honey. *MmmMMMmmmMMm*

Mid morning snack was this bar…

It was VERY chocolatey!!!! This was my second Odwalla bar and I loved both of them!! Can’t wait to try more

Lunch was a turkey wrap I made at home with a spinach flat out, turkey, goat cheese, spinach and some halved grape tomatoes.

I was also craving a greek salad so I ran up the street to this little cafe and picked up a small one drizzled with some greek dressing. Their dressing is super thick so I thinned it out slightly with red vinegar.

(I forgot to take the picture til I was halfway done eating it, oooopsies)

And after work, I came home and had an english muffin with cinnamon raisin PB and some White Cheddar Cheez-its (AKA White Crack).

LOVE that english muffin. Just looking at it right now is making me want another one. Oh, and for accountability’s sake, I also had a spoonful of brownie (yes, just one regular sized spoonful).

I had planned to take Bella on a 3 mile walk (The same route I would normally run but my shins are hurting right now) but I was reading for a little and I fell asleep. Then I woke up about 7 to a MONSOON outside. It was raining sooo hard! So, the walk got scratched and instead I just set about to make dinner.

Almost everyday when I get home from work, I am so tired that I fall asleep. Maybe this means I’m not getting enough sleep at night? But of course, after my nap, I am not tired again until about 11-12 at night. I think it would help if my work schedule was set, but it’s not. For example, the last 2 days I’ve had to be at work at 7am (out at 3:30) but then some days I don’t have to be there until 9am (out at 5:30). I prefer the early days only because I get out early. Otherwise, I am much more of a night owl so I love to stay up late and sleep late. 

Anyways, even though I’m not tired, I’m off to make some bedtime tea! Nighty night!!

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