Scrumptious Spicy Shrimp Tostadas!

Yesterday evening, I was feeling somewhat festive, so I decided to make the journey to Boston's Whole Foods for the best shrimp money can buy (on a tight budget, in the winter). This dish is mexican, chipotle-spiced shrimp tostadas inspired by Food & Wine the magazine. It's the perfect combination of firey spice with refreshing cabbage, radishes, sour cream, and avocado to cool the tongue. The Boyfriend (he loves the title) enjoyed my cooking as usual and insists we make it again sometime. I think he secretly wanted more shrimp though. Photo credit as always go to him - http://ericschmiedl.com .

Recipe modified from something I saw in Food&Wine:
Mix half bag of shredded cabbage (I used the red stuff from Dole) with one dollop of sour cream (1-2 tbsp) and juice of 1/2 lime. Add in a handful of cilantro leaves (fresh) and a couple chopped scallions (green onion) or white onion if you don't have scallions on hand. Gently mix in a couple thinly sliced radishes, 1 cubed tomato, and 1 sliced avocado.

Toss a pound of shrimp (peeled and without tails) in a tsp of olive oil plus one-two tsp of ground chipotle (this is just dried red jalapeño peppers). The more chipotle the spicier obviously! mmm Toss in frying pan a couple minutes until lightly brown on each side.

Put cabbage mix atop one of those taco hard shells (or you can make your own by frying some tortillas!). Then pile on the shrimp and enjoy.

Wheat - free tip: Use corn tortillas/tacos instead of wheat ones. They're a little smaller but just as delicious.

Dessert tip: Use left over tortillas by wrapping them around a ripe banana saturated with brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and ground cardamom if you have it. Cut up a tbsp of butter and add to the inside of the tortilla. Keep it closed while you drop it in the frying pan (a pan full of at least 1/2 inch vege oil) by pushing on the edge with a fork. Once the frying begins, it sets the tortilla! Fry until firm (about 1-2 minutes). Serve with creme fraiche (or plain yoghurt) and ice cream with a little shake of cinnamon on top!