Green Beans and Shrimp Tacos served on GW Plates

I know..green beans and shrimp do not sound like they go together.  BUT,...you will love this tasty recipe..I promise. It's light and tasty at the same time. It's also fast and so easy to prepare and perfect on a hot summer night. 

Just add a little Salsa if you like a bit more of a kick..I like mine plain.  Served with Spanish Rice it completes the meal. Serve it on some elegant Ironstone and you'll feel like your dining at a fancy restaurant down in Laguna Beach...

{recipe to follow}....and now for my second part of my post. 

I took a detour to my local Goodwill last week, like I tend to do on occasion.  On the bottom shelf in the housewares section of the GW I saw these plates with the a scalloped edge that caught my eye.  I picked them up and turned them over and this is what I saw.

 

Ironstone from England.  Lucky me. 

 
Then I heard on the overhead intercom..that all the blue tags where 50% off that day.  

Lucky me!   Too bad there was only a set of four of them but we only have four in my family so that will work.   At 99cents a piece,  dang...can't beat that price. Unheard of.  Now for the GREAT light, fast, easy, tasty..........

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shrimp and Green Bean Tacos~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ingredients:

8   6 inch corn tortillas

80z. fresh green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise

1 tsp Jamaican jerk seasoning

1 lb. of med. to lrg. shrimp

1 TBSP olive oil

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wrap tortillas in heavy foil, { i use regular foil} or you can heat them up on the stove like I do because it is too hot to turn on the oven.  Make Salsa from fresh ingredients from the garden or prepared salsa.  In a bowl toss beans with 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning.  In another bowl toss the other 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning. Heat olive oil up in skillet, over med-high heat.  Add beans; cook and stir 3 minutes.  Add shrimp cook 2-3 minutes until shrimp turn opaque. Serve, fill each warm tortilla with 1/3 each of green beans and shrimp.  Serve with Salsa and Rice.  Serves 4.  

Something nice and light for a beautiful hot summer night.  Perfect served with a nice Chardonnay.

Edited to add:  I'm going to hook up with Rhoda for her weekly thrifty finds party, have a looksie and see what all the peeps are finding and repurposing or getting great deals on finds... 

Comments

[Gabrielle]

Yes..that print was from the late 90's but ebay can be surprising they have a lot of Longaberger.

[Dianne Dawes]

Thank you dear Ellie for the information, I will look at Longabergers website, though I doubt that table runner would still be available and I will keep checking eBay.
Have a lovely day!
Dianne
xoxoxo

[Gabrielle]

Hi Diane...yes..this is an old post and that table runner I've had forever. It's from Longaberger, have you ever heard of them. They are a basket company out of Ohio and I used to sell them. You might be able to find it on ebay. Good Luck to you!

[Dianne Dawes]

Those plates certainly were a great find and a great price, I love the plain cream colour as opposed to busy floral patterns. I also love your tablecloth, such a lovely pattern, I have been searching for something like that without any success but I shall keep on looking. You have a wonderful blog Ellie and I love your house and all of the lovely touches you have added.
Kind regards,
Dianne xoxo

[Audra]

Love those plates, perfect for a summer dinner of shrimp tacos. I will give this a try on Thursday to use up the left over shrimp in the freezer. Thanks for the recipe. Headed over via Southern Hospitality, so glad I did.

[Pam]

Awesome deal. And thatnks for the taco recipe. I've been in a rut lately, so I will try that one out.

[Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Lavender Hill Studio]

Great plates!! That recipe sounds wonderful. Perfect for a summer evening. Thanks!
Penny

[gabrielle]

YES WAY!! I know I'm so glad I found them. See Beka..what you have turned me into? Debra..have you shared your Meakin pieces on your blog?

[Debra]

Great deal on the plates! I have a few Meakin pieces myself, mostly milk jugs though.

[Beka]

No way!! Those plates are awesome! I see a lot of Meakin, but usually the patterned ones. I love the plain cream, and I can't believe you got 4 of them. Great score!! And those tacos sound perfect! I have all those ingredients right in my fridge. Yum!