Shrimp

We went to the Farmer’s Market in Atwater Village and saw a new stand (for us at least) that sold imported food products from Spain called: Cristina's from Spain. Now that I think of it, I don’t understand how they can sell their products at a local farmer’s market, but that is another story.

We started talking to the salesperson, Tony, at the stand and he was fun to talk to, highly enthusiastic and charming. The products he sold turned out to be excellent - Manchego and Blue Cheeses, Iberico,  and the best Manzanilo Olive I have ever eaten. We also bought a very sweet cracker from him that was great with the appetizers.  It was perfect for a hot night with rose wine.

We had the leftover home made polenta that was so good, and I suggested that we make shrimp to go with it. We picked up the shrimp at McCall’s and made our new favorite shrimp recipe from Ottolenghi The Cookbook: Buttered Prawns with Tomato, Olives and Arak. I love this dish, and it goes perfectly over the polenta. You can find the recipe for the the shrimp in our blog of: July 16, 2011. Click the date to get the recipe. You can find the recipe for the sweet corn Polenta in our blog of: August 11, 2011. Click the date to get the recipe.