One Pot Thai Green Curry Noodles with Shrimp

The less dishes my boyfriend has to clean up, the better! Thus, I absolutely love one pot meals. This was my first time cooking with thai green curry, so I was a little apprehensive about how this recipe would develop. As it turns out, the thai green curry I chose to use was slightly misleading. I'm almost sure it was the brand I chose, but the flavor impact wasn't completely there. If you do end up choosing a pre-made green curry paste, you should probably add way more than 2 tablespoons. Tasting is key! If I do end up re-making this meal, I'll be sure to update you all on the green curry I choose! Either way, this was still a comforting meal!

What I used:

• Dried rice noodles
• Olive oil
• 1/2 pound of shrimp
• Chopped scallions (green onions), to taste
• Chopped garlic, to taste
• Minced ginger, to taste
• 2+ tablespoons, to taste
• 1 1/4 cup of shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup of veggie stock
• 1 can of light coconut milk
• 6 packed cups of kale
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of lime juice

1. Prep the rice noodles according to the package instructions. 
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chopped scallions, garlic, and ginger. Saute for 1 minute. Stir in curry paste. 
3. Add carrots, veggie stock, and coconut milk. Stir and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. 
4. Add kale and sprinkle salt and pepper. The kale will need to cook down for 5-10 minutes, or until tender.
5. Add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes or so. Remove from heat and top with more carrot and lime juice. 

Vintage Virginia Food & Wine Festival

There's a first time for everything, right? Well let me start off by stating that on a normal day, I probably would immediately turn down attending any sort of festival pertaining to alcohol, just because I would prefer to avoid tipsy/drunk/random/icky masses of people... ALSO I don't particularly like wine (is this sounding pessimistic?) However, however, however, there was food involved in the mix! I think it's always a good idea to include food when alcohol is involved. Luckily, there was a lineup of food trucks ready for me to enjoy! 

When you first walk in, you receive a complimentary wine glass for your tastings. There are multiple wine tasting booths set up, from various wineries along the East Coast. I could only go around to taste 3 wineries because it was blazing hot! I was able to grab some munchies from my favorite food truck, the Tapas Truck! I grabbed my favorite corn fritters, garlic fries, and shrimp pil-pil all of which are super yummy finger foods to eat. I highly recommend tasting them at the upcoming Truckeroo festival on June 12 or in Tyson's! 

We ended up purchasing a bottle from one of our favorite tastings from Trump Winery. We decided to get sparkling chardonnay, which is quite tasty and light, especially considering I'm not very fond of wine. Overall, I'm glad I attended, but I probably wouldn't go again only because I'd rather try other culinary-type festivals.