Shrimp fried rice

Took K to the dentist for a checkup this morning. He gets cleanings every 3 months as he tends to build up tartar. High maintenance kid. As it is, they told him to pay extra attention to gum brushing. He missed a History test, but I guess that means more time to study! I blew my top last night because for some reason he ended up at Science tutorial that evening instead of Math which needs more help.

I stopped by Costco Wholesaler and picked up a few things, including the new Il Divo CD. More of the same, I guess, but easy listening. They have an upcoming concert next May in Toronto, but I decided to pass on tickets, recession and all. I had seen them last year. Costco has a new 'Rib and Fries' combo in their restaurant, I should try that sometime. I just got a Starbucks latte for $1.99 because it's a good deal at Costco.

It's shaping up to be a busy weekend, with everyone doing different things, more on that as it happens. Well, I'm off to make shrimp fried rice and then I AM going to purposefully engage myself in doing Christmas cards.

Here's my shrimp fried rice recipe (very roughly out of my head)

one pack of large frozen shrimp, deveined, shell on, thawed and seasoned with salt, garlic powder and pepper to taste (about 20 of them)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
2 Tbs oyster sauce
2 Tbs soy sauce
3 Tbs canola oil
1 1/2 - 2 cups of uncooked white rice
3 eggs, scrambled with salt and pepper to taste

Cook the white rice (even better with leftover rice). In a large pan, saute the shrimp, shell on for about 7 minutes until pink (cooked). Remove shells and cut shrimp into bite-sized pieces. Mix salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oyster sauce, and soy sauce into the cooked rice. Using the same pan with the shrimp flavour, heat canola oil and saute the rice until warmed through. Mix eggs and shrimp in. Remove to a serving bowl. You can sprinkle chopped green onions over top for texture, if you don't have picky kids.

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