Special Diet Information

Coumadin® (Warfarin)
This recipe is safe for Coumadin (warfarin) users.

Lactose
This recipe is safe for those who are lactose intolerant.

Sodium
This is a low sodium recipe.

GERD / Acid Reflux
This recipe contains GERD triggers and those with GERD may wish to avoid it.

Gluten Sensitivity
This recipe is safe for those who are sensitive to gluten.

"Artichokes...
 are just plain annoying... 
After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual 'food' out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking thirty or forty postage stamps.
 Have the shrimp cocktail instead.
"
-Miss Piggy, Gourmond

The refrigerator light goes on...

This is the perfect summer meal. The shrimp can be steamed in advance, the cocktail sauce and salad dressing made and the corn wrapped for roasting. As soon as the corn is finished everything else is easy to serve up and so good for you.

Steamers

There are two ways to go here, a pot with a steamer insert and/or a collapsible steamer basket. The small collapsible stainless steel steamer baskets are so inexpensive every kitchen should have one. They work well in the bottom of a large stock pot and in a smaller sauce pan.

I have both in my kitchen because a good quality combination stock pot and steamer basket are so inexpensive now that they are really basic kitchen equipment. It gives you the option to steam larger batches (for instance, steaming broccoli for six) but also provides a large stock pot for boiling pasta.