Ants on a log is a fun snack that kids can make. The recipe consists of artfully arranged celery, peanut butter, and raisins. Ants on a log is a fun snack that kids can make. The recipe consists of artfully arranged celery, peanut butter, and raisins.

My Italian family loves this recipe! A crusty loaf of Italian bread is cut in half, and layered with olives, and various meats and cheeses.

I'm always on the lookout for easy and delicious things to make for breakfast that are on the one hand, relatively healthy and good for you, while on the other hand, not too good for you. I think these really do fit the bill. These are normally made with strawberry preserves, but here we're using fresh strawberries for a little lighter and lower-sugar approach. For best results, refrigerate before serving.

Mustard powder, dill weed, garlic powder, and onion flakes are combined in this amazing egg salad. I've always had rave reviews of this great sandwich salad. Best served chilled, on white or wheat bread.

This is a great version of your basic peanut butter sandwich! Applesauce is used in place of jelly. Kids love it, and it has less sugar than regular jelly so it is much better for you.

Corn dog muffins are an easy way to make a version of the popular treat from the fair. You can substitute cocktail wieners for hot dogs.

Using some fresh and some canned ingredients, this chili is a snap to throw together and will keep you craving it for days. Chunky zucchini, fresh green onion, sour cream, and - what the heck - shredded Cheddar cheese, are sure to make this your favorite chili recipe. If you like beans in your chili, garbanzos right out of the can are great in this.

I always ate these in school, and kids actually love them.

Quick and easy shrimp recipe with a lot of flavor. Serve over a bed of rice with the juices from the pan.

This creamy shrimp dish will make any pasta lover swoon.

This delicious shrimp and chicken stir fry is chock full of brightly-colored vegetables in a flavorful ginger-garlic sauce. Serve over rice or noodles.

This creamy layered shrimp dip with cocktail sauce and green onions looks so pretty! I like to sprinkle some sliced black olives on top for a nice flavor twist. It's always a favorite at parties.

This lazy hot crab dip is mixed, baked, and served straight from the can. It's perfect for when you have that craving and don't want to make a big batch. Serve with crackers or crostini.

This lovely lemon garlic shrimp dish with spaghetti pasta is deliciously creamy and comes together in just 30 minutes, making it perfect for busy weeknights!

These Tuscan butter shrimp, in a delightful cherry tomato and sun-dried tomato cream sauce, can be served over pasta or polenta, or with a salad and toasted sourdough bread.

This recipe for the ultimate Lowcountry shrimp and grits is modeled after my mother-in-law’s recipe, for which she won first place in Charleston, SC. It features grits with fresh white sweet corn, topped with a rich tomato gravy and deep fried shrimp, then finished with crumbled bacon.

This colorful shrimp stir fry with pineapple, bell peppers, red onion, and broccoli is a rainbow of deliciousness on your plate! Serve over hot, fluffy rice to soak up the savory ginger and garlic sauce.

Deliciously crispy fried shrimp cooked in the air fryer are piled onto toasted rolls with a flavorful coleslaw to make a lighter version of the classic po' boy sandwiches you love!

This shrimp and bacon pasta salad is a simple, yet delicious pasta salad and a great addition to any cookout, or serve it as a complete meal for busy families. It's light and easy to make. For those who love cheese, add your favorite cheese.

Oysters casino are a wonderfully decadent appetizer. Serve with a mignonette and a simple salad.

This shrimp biryani is aromatic and complex, homey and comforting. A mixture of spices, bloomed in ghee, flavor both the rice and tomato sauce, and the entire dish is baked layered with spiced yogurt-marinated shrimp.

This Beetlejuice-inspired shrimp cocktail is a perfect appetizer for any occasion. The spicy homemade aioli is what sets this shrimp cocktail apart from all the rest.

You will love these mussels with chorizo, a twist on tradition. The rustic, tomato-based broth combined with the amazing flavors from the chorizo will please your taste buds.

This Low Country shrimp and potato salad is treated just like a shrimp boil. You cook everything—potatoes, eggs, and shrimp—in a seasoned broth. Show up at your next party with this yellow potato salad with shrimp in it—weird, maybe, but delicious. It’s best served very cold.

This mango shrimp ceviche is the perfect summer dish. With crunchy cucumber, juicy tomatoes and mango, jalapeno, and lime juice, it's light, full of flavor, and a great combination of sweet and heat.

This seafood paella, short grain rice flavored with saffron and chorizo, is topped with steamed clams, mussels, and shrimp.

This shrimp ramen stir fry, loaded with vegetables and made with a delicious sauce instead of the seasoning packet, is a budget-friendly meal for one.

This copycat Red Lobster shrimp scampi is my recreation of the scampi served by the familiar seafood restaurant known for lobster, crab legs, and shrimp. It comes together quickly, and is truly restaurant-worthy. It is especially nice served over angel hair pasta.

This delicious spring roll bowl is full of crisp and crunchy vegetables, shrimp, and vermicelli noodles, topped with peanut sauce and served with Vietnamese Nuoc Cham sauce —the perfect light lunch.

Typically sweet vanilla adds surprising depth to this creamy lobster bisque.

This shrimp stir-fry with snap peas and baby corn is a little sweet, with a little bit of heat, and is on the dinner table in a matter of minutes. Feel free to substitute sliced water chestnuts for baby corn. Egg rolls on the side are always a plus.

This copycat chili crisp shrimp tastes just like at Panda Express. It is slightly spicy from the chili crisp with a soft-crisp texture.

This one pot Mediterranean shrimp and vegetables, colorful and full of flavor, is sure to please. Lemon, garlic, tomato, red onion, bell pepper, parsley, and spinach combine with shrimp and rice in one pot, making a Mediterranean-style dish that checks all the boxes—and the ease of cleanup doesn’t hurt a thing!

Chef John's shrimp in a blanket are an amazing twist on the party classic, and just about as easy to make. Shrimp marinates in a savory crushed garlic concoction, then gets wrapped in crescent roll dough and baked until deep golden brown. With big garlic flavor, these are fantastic on their own, and extremely delicious served with a quick mayo-mustard sauce.

This pistachio pesto pasta with shrimp begins with a basil-pistachio pesto—you are likely familiar with pesto made with pine nuts, but pesto is very flexible, and you can use almost any nut.

This shrimp fajita rice bake is relatively simple but the flavors really shine. Bright bell peppers, warm poblano peppers, and fire-roasted tomatoes bake with cooked rice and shrimp, and every serving is topped with avocado, sour cream, and cilantro.

This one pot Tuscan shrimp and orzo is hearty yet elegant, every bite bursting with Tuscan-inspired flavors. It’s comfort food with a sophisticated twist, perfect for a special dinner or a cozy night in.

Celebrate Mardi Gras with these individual Creole flavored pot pies made with Andouille sausage, shrimp, crabmeat, bell peppers, tomatoes, and puff pastry.

You might call this Cajun shrimp and sausage sheet pan dinner a shrimp boil without the water, or maybe a gumbo without the roux. With so many vegetables, a simple green salad will complete this dinner nicely, along with some crusty French bread.

This hot honey shrimp has a dazzling flavor profile—sticky, tangy, and just a little sweet heat. Serve as an appetizer, on skewers if you like, or feel free to add the shrimp to some stir fry vegetables for dinner.

For this chimichurri shrimp, I made the chimichurri sauce from scratch for the first time, and boy am I glad I did. I used fresh oregano instead of dried, and I love how it turned out and think you will too. This zesty herb-based sauce is packed with flavor. Serve with crusty bread to soak up the delicious blend of herbs and olive oil.

This crab rangoon casserole, a noodle casserole with surimi in a creamy, cheesy sauce, and topped with crisp wonton chips, is as rich and delicious as your favorite crab Rangoon appetizer.

These bang bang shrimp tacos take bang bang flavor to the next level. Fried shrimp is tossed in spicy mayo, sweet chili-Sriracha sauce, and nestled into tacos with crunchy red cabbage, onion, and avocado.

This lobster roll khachapuri fuses two of the greatest sandwiches ever. The buttery New England lobster roll meets golden-baked Georgian cheese-stuffed flatbread with stunning results. If possible, start these the day before you plan to bake them, because the homemade dough really benefits from an overnight fermentation.

These crispy coconut shrimp tacos are simply delicious. They are served with homemade pineapple avocado salsa and cilantro-lime crema for extra flavor.

Succulent lobster and crabmeat—plus a splash of white wine—take this mac and cheese to new heights. If you’re using frozen lobster tails, let them thaw in the fridge overnight.

Vietnamese summer rolls become a cool, refreshing meal in a bowl, and almost everything can be done ahead of time. Rice vermicelli, lettuce, herbs, carrots, shrimp, and pork are drizzled with a peanut-hoisin sauce, with a little, or a lot of heat—you decide!

This stick of butter shrimp and orzo is a one-pot dinner that begins on the stovetop with creamy, cheesy orzo, that is topped with shrimp and finished in the oven. And yes, there is a whole stick of butter in the dish.

This lobster casserole takes advantage of Trader Joe's convenient frozen langostino tails and ready-made lobster bisque. It is a delicious, creamy, cheesy rich penne pasta casserole, absolutely fantastic and pretty easy to put together.

This shrimp grilled cheese sandwich features garlic butter-sauteed shrimp encased in melted Cheddar and Colby Jack cheese, in a hot toasted sandwich.

This scallop and bacon spaghetti is made with bay scallops—small, hearty, and less expensive than sea scallops. This is a perfect budget-friendly dinner for two, a tasty, quick-and-easy weeknight meal that’s on the table in under a half hour.

This shrimp in coconut curry sauce comes together quickly, so have all the ingredients ready before you start. The spice level of the sauce can easily be adjusted by leaving out the red pepper flakes, if you wish. We liked it over lightly cooked spinach, but of course, steamed jasmine rice would be good, too!