yum!  I am so into shrimp lately!  :D

I always get worried making shrimp. I swear it seems like my shrimp dishes are always YUCK and I LOVE shrimp and eat loads of it while in Florida. Does it taste pretty close to traditional Shrimp Scampi?

Amy, I make this recipe all the time; George featured it years ago on his Food Network TV show “Low Carb and Lovin’ It.”  It is truly delicious and I am so glad he got a good reception from Dr. Oz, considering what Dr. Oz tried to do to Gary Taubes last year.  In fact, the biggest boos and catcalls on last year’s Low Carb Cruise occurred every time Dr. Oz’s name was mentioned.

Can’t wait to meet you and the family on this year’s cruise.  Keep up the great work.  I love getting your emails.

Amy, glad you enjoyed the recipe… Your photograph looks great!  I must admit it’s still very weird to see someone making one of my father’s dishes in their house… sometimes I forget that tons of other people are making the food we eat!  -Christian Stella

Down here in NE Florida you can usually find “Mayport shrimp” at the supermarket – local, fresh-caught shrimp from the fishing community of Mayport just up the road. Wild caught, fresh, never frozen. The other day I decided to treat myself to some at the supermarket to have for my dinner.  I cooked the shrimp in the wine and herb broth recommended by Julia Child in her “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and then ate it with garlic butter and sliced stuffed olives. It was a lovely meal. But I wish I’d seen this recipe before then. Now I have to buy some more Mayport shrimp to try it out!