{"id":6866,"date":"2015-12-16T10:02:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T17:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2015-12-16T10:02:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T17:02:04","slug":"my-favorite-things-a-shrimp-appetizer-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2015\/12\/16\/my-favorite-things-a-shrimp-appetizer-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Things&#8230;&#8230;A Shrimp Appetizer Recipe.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/2015\/12\/16\/my-favorite-things-a-shrimp-appetizer-recipe\/sofias-tree\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6869\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6869\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sofias-tree-300x230.jpg?resize=300%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sofias  tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nO Christmas Tree..<br \/>\ncopyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc\/Sofia Anna Liberati<br \/>\nO Christmas tree..O Christmas Tree&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\nMy favorite things..for Christmas and the Holidays are spending countless hours in a crowded kitchen filled with food and family and friends&#8230; cooking up delicious memories..some old..some new<br \/>\nAnd here is one of my favorite easy appetizer\u00a0 recipes from the Gourmand World Award\u00a0 Winning book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays and Special Occasions-second edition<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/2015\/08\/23\/linguine-a-la-vongole-italian-summer-by-the-sea-food-blogging-101\/rsz_cover_thumb-jpg-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6750\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/rsz_cover_thumb1.jpg?resize=187%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rsz_cover_thumb.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"244\" \/><\/a>Get your copy a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\">t https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com<\/a> and at Amazon.com just in time for the Holidays..<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tiranti Solid LET,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 300%;\">Spinach &amp; Shrimp Turnovers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bodoni Svty Two Smallcaps ITCTT,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Appetizer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Serves 4-6.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">20 large spinach leaves<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">18 shrimp (steamed) cleaned, deveined, peeled<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00b9\u2044<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">8 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">cup butter (unsalted &amp; softened)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">1 tsp capers<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2 anchovy fillets packed in oil<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Wash spinach leaves and cook in boiling water for 30 seconds, drain, dry well and leave in a colander to drain. Chop anchovies and capers together. Place in a bowl the butter, chopped capers and anchovies. Blend together with wooden spoon. Separate the spinach leaves. On a plate fold out one leaf at a time and place a small about 1 tsp of butter mix\u00adture topped with some shrimp pieces. Fold leaf over so you have a sack or turnover. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Place in refrigerator till time to serve<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times,Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/2015\/11\/26\/holiday-wishes-and-the-season-is-upon-us\/sofia-christmas-card-design-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6853\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sofia-Christmas-card-design-2-300x231.jpg?resize=300%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sofia Christmas card design (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2015 \u00a0 Christmas Angel of Peace<br \/>\n(c0pyright 2015\u00a0 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc\/Sofia Anna\u00a0 Liberati)<br \/>\nHere are some of my favorite Holiday gift ideas also for giving unique gifts:<br \/>\n** Pick a gift from <em><strong>World Vision Catalog<\/strong><\/em>..and help to end extreme poverty.You can make a donation where it makes the most impact and also purchase a handmade gift such as jewelry, Christmas ornaments, coffee, coasters. The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm loves the Ethiopa Sumatra blend coffee..really an original..while you sip on a cup of this delicious coffee, you can think of the children you will be helping around the world. The perfect place to get a unique gift&#8230;<br \/>\nGo to<em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldvision.org\"><strong>http:\/\/www.worldvision.org\u00a0<\/strong> <\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.akronohiomoms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/world-vision-gifts.jpg?resize=712%2C573\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"573\" \/><br \/>\n**<em><strong>Gourmet Gift Baskets.com<\/strong><\/em> the place to go to find all your Holiday Gifts. You can find something for everyone here. Anything and everything from gluten free gifts, popcorn tins, gifts for kids, healthy gifts..you name it they have it. This is another of The Basic Art of Italian Cooing by Maria Liberati tm go to place for gifts all around the year.<br \/>\n<em><strong>http:\/\/www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 and find the perfect gift for everyone on your list<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n**And flavor up for your Holiday Table with Nakano Seasoned rice Vinegars&#8230;many flavors and so many ways to flavor up your salads, veggies and any Holiday dishes.. great also\u00a0 for your Feast of the Seven Fishes seafood salads.Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mizkan.com\/Brands\/Nakano\/Nakano-Products-Flavors.aspx\">http:\/\/www.mizkan.com\/Brands\/Nakano\/Nakano-Products-Flavors.aspx<\/a>\u00a0 for more info<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reluctantentertainer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/NAKANO-Group-Shot.jpg?resize=2400%2C1185\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1185\" \/><br \/>\n**Disclaimer-some posts are done in exchange for some form of compensation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O Christmas Tree.. copyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc\/Sofia Anna Liberati O Christmas tree..O Christmas Tree&#8230;&#8230; My favorite things..for Christmas and the Holidays are spending countless hours in a crowded kitchen filled&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}