Kid’s Korner
Posting Date February 17, 2025
EATONIA
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 - SUNDAY, MARCH 30
• Eatonia & District Recreation Board Curling Funspiel at the Memorial Arena. Ages 14+ and all skill levels welcome. Text 306-460-7130 to register. Deadline to register is March 14th.
- Every Thursday from 11:30 AM -1:30 PM come to the Eatonia Library for puzzles, visiting and grab your books for the week!
- Check out our TOPS Chapter … it’s free to try! Every Wednesday. Weigh in: 5:45 PM. Meeting: 6:00 PM at the EOL Meeting Room. Contact Mila 306-480-2035.
ESTON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
• Town Council Meeting 7:00 PM at the Town Office.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
• Prairie West Historical Society Heritage Event 2:00 - 4:00 PM at Heritage Manor (Eston). Everyone is welcome!
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
• Eston Nurture & Grow Childcare Cooperative presents “Dueling Pianos” at the Eston Legion Hall. For more info call/text Sandy 306-9627418.
- Eston Wheatland Centre Chase the AceDraws every Wednesday at the Centre. Ticket sales 4-7 PM. Draw at 7:30 PM. See our Facebook page for details. Lic#LR240086
- Wheatland Centre Potluck Supper fourth Friday of each month 6:00 PM. $5.00. Bring your own utensils. Coffee & tea provided.
- Wheatland Centre Bingo - 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:00 PM. Regular Bingo plus Bonanza, 50/50 Draw. Must be 14 years of age. Call 306-962-7117 (ask for Linda) for more info.
- Drop-In Basketball Thursdays 7:30-9:30 PM at ECS Gym. Minimum 12 years of age. No charge. Contact Jesse to be added to a group text for the program 306-583-9087.
KERROBERT
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
• Pioneers Haven is hosting a Community Bingo from 1:30- 3:00 PM. $10 will get you in the door and give you 2 cards. Each additional card is $2.00. Each winner will walk up to the winners table to pick out a pie, baking or gift of their choice. Grand prize blackout will be CASH!
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
• U18 KDL Rage vs Paradise Hill Provincial Game 7:30 PM.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
• Kinsmen Club of Kerrobert’s Sled Rally (snow permitting). 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Registration at the PCC Hall. Cash Prizes. Door Prizes. So-
cial to follow. Contact Braden 306-834-8120 or Josh 306-494-7315 for details.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13
• St. Patrick’s Day Gold Hunt Party in the Library 1:00 PM.
KINDERSLEY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
• Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers vs Battlefords Stars 7:30 PM at the Inter Pipeline Arena.
• Kin Kindness Day FREE Movie 2:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. “Despicable Me 4”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Here” starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright 4:00 PM Sunset Theatre. $10 cash at the door.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
• Kinsmen and Kinette Club of Kindersley present: Kin Kindness Day Free Movie 2:00 PM at the Sunset Theatre. Despicable Me 4.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
• Shrove Tuesday Supper at St. Paul’s United Church 5:00-7:00 PM. Free will offering.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
• Cultural Gathering at the Kindersley Elks Hall (106 - 5th Avenue East). Registration: 9:30 AM. Gathering 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Program includes: Tomasin Playford, SaskCulture Outreach Consultant; Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Sask Writers Guild current Poet Laureate; Hugh Henry, Past President Sask History & Folklore; Alana Gunsch, Notice Nature; Wheatland Regional Library; RWDSCR, Barn Quilt Workshop Conversation & Display AND MORE! $20 fee per participant to be paid at the Workshop. Lunch, snacks and coffee/ tea will be provided. Contact Bonnie at 306344-7473 for more information or email: rwdscr.lloyd@sasktel.net
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
• Kindersley & District Arts Council presents “Prairie Sons” 7:30 PM at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
• Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers vs Battlefords Stars 7:30 PM at the Inter Pipeline Arena.
• Kindersley Wildlife Federation Annual Banquet at the Kindersley Elks Hall. For tickets please contact Ray Varty at 306-831-9920 or Lori at 306-460-7638. Donations gladly accepted.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Ghostlight” 4:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 cash at the door.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “Goodrich” 4:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 cash at the door.
- Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings are held
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the second Wednesday of the month 1:30 PM at 401 - 4th Ave West (New Life Church). Everyone welcome! For more info call Nancy at 306-4634514.
- Monday Night Jam Sessions at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to set-up, then the fun begins at 7-11 PM. Call Keith 306-460-8633.
- Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6:00 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.
- PickleBall Indoor Season meets Sunday & Wednesday evenings 7:00-9:00 PM at Elizabeth Middle School gym. Cost is $50 for the season or $5 drop in. More info call Teresa Knight 306460-7304.
- Fit Fighter Group Class. Helping individuals with Parkinson Disease, Fibromyalgia, MS, Arthritis and mobility issues. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00 AM at Anytime Fitness. Call Karen 463-3607 for more info.
- The Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month from September to May at 7:00 pm at the Kindersley Seniors Centre. All levels of quilters and quilt enthusiasts are welcome! If you are interested in joining the group or would like more information, please contact Regan Overand at 306460-6467.
- 365 Kindersley Air Cadets meet Thursday evenings at the Kindersley Museum. No charge to be a member, youth ages 12-18, must be a Canadian resident. Contact Ian Kehrer via text at 306-460-0057 or Sheila Kehrer via text 306604-9044. Come Fly With Us!
LEADER
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
• Soup & Bun Lunch 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM at the Leader Friendship Centre. Cost is $8.00. Held the 4th Monday of the month.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
• Dabber Bingo at the Leader Friendship Centre. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Bingo at 7:00 PM. Held the 4th Wednesday of the month.
- Cards & Coffee. Come out and play cards! Every Tuesday afternoon 2:00-4:00 PM at the Leader Friendship Centre. No cost.
- Leader Curling Club Stick Curling Tuesdays at 2:00 PM.
- Family Curling Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.
- Open League Curling Thursdays at 7:00 & 9:00 PM.
MAJOR
- MS Support Group at Kerrobert Health Centre Meeting Room every 3rd Saturday 2:004:00 PM. Contact Gail Wiebe for more information 306-834-7068.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Try to say as little as possible about the work you’re doing through the end of the month. Then you can make your announcement and accept your well-deserved plaudits.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Getting out of an obligation you didn’t really want to take on can be tricky. An honest explanation of the circumstances can help. Next time, pay more attention to your usually keen instincts.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Use your Scorpion logic to push for a no-nonsense approach to a perplexing situation. This could help keep present and potential problems from creating more confusion.
Royal Helium files for bankruptcy
By Brian Zinchuk
TORONTO – Royal Helium, which has spent several years trying to develop a helium play in southwest Saskatchewan and southeast Alberta, has filed for bankruptcy.
Four years ago, Royal Helium was the second most-active company in Saskatchewan’s burgeoning helium play. And there have been very few players in that field. North American Helium has been far and away the leader. It had been followed by Royal. Helium Evolution has partnered on several wells with North American Helium. And that’s about it, for companies actively drilling.
As Pipeline Online Ltd. is listed as one of the creditors, papers regarding the insolvency were received by mail on Feb. 10.
Law firm Doane Grant Thornton wrote that on Jan. 17, Royal Helium Ltd. had filed a Notice of Intention (NOI) To Make a Proposal, pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The NOAI was filed in Toronto.
The documentation lists 43 creditors owed a cumulative total of $18,976,882.54. The list includes a number of people who had worked in senior management, including former CEO Andrew Davidson. Last fall he and a number of other senior people left the company as new management took over.
The two largest creditors, by far, are the
Business Development Bank of Canada and Canadian Western Bank, each owned $8,692,433. Those two banks made up 91.6 per cent of the money owned. The next highest claim account was for $250,000 to an individual person.
The amount owing to some of the senior staff ranges from the thousands to in excess of $100,000.
Royal drilled its first well at Climax, Saskatchewan, in January, 2021. A photo of that well forms the masthead of Pipeline Online’s web page. It drilled several more wells there, followed by two northwest of Ogema, and then at Val Marie. The company bought Imperial Helium, which had a property drilled near Steveville, Alberta, ready to develop. It built and brought online its first helium processing facility there in 2023, but helium production numbers clearly did not make the company profitable, as evidenced by the insolvency.
In April of 2024, the company announced that Sparrow Hawk Developments Ltd., the economic development arm of Peepeekisis Cree Nation, taking a non-operating stake in the helium development at Val Marie. That didn’t appear to go very far, and neither are listed as a creditor.
In September, 2024, there was a major shakeup in management, as mentioned above. continued next page
According to Yahoo Finance, Royal Helium’s stock as of Feb. 7 was $01.4, as in 1.4 cents and a market cap of $5.1 million. On March 23, 2021, it was 64 cents.
A press release dated Jan. 24 said, “Royal Helium Ltd. (TSXV: RHC) (OTCQB: RHCCF) (“Royal”) announces today that Royal and its subsidiaries, Royal Helium Exploration Limited and Imperial Helium Corp. (together with Royal, the “Company”), have cancelled the previously announced proposed private placement offering of debenture units of the Company previously announced on December 2, 2024 (the “Private Placement”).
“On January 20, 2025, the Company announced its notice of intention to make a pro-
posal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (the “BIA”). The Company had previously been pursuing an out-of-court restructuring solution. However, following review of all financing options and careful consideration of all available alternatives, and consultation with legal and financial advisors, the directors of the Company determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its stakeholders to file for protection under the BIA and to cancel the previously announced proposed Private Placement offering.”
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Royal Helium’s first well, Climax-1, in January, 2021. | Photo by Brian Zinchuk
The Neighbours
-- In Seminole County, Florida, Alan Davis, 69, is famous for all the wrong reasons, ClickOrlando reported. Davis’ unsightly property has been the bane of his neighbors’ existence for 25 years, and this year, as he celebrates the anniversary of his first county code violation, he’s added another element: a 6-foot-tall fiberglass representation of a human butt. Also in his yard: stacks of scrap metal, steel drums, rusted appliances, tarps, junked vehicles and towering weeds. Davis calls the yard a “political protest” against the county government. “I pile it up intentionally to aggravate them,” he said. As of mid-January, Davis owed the county $5.4 million in fines, with more accruing every day. “I’m not going to pay it,” Davis said. “I do what I want on my property.” Twice, the county has paid to haul away thousands of pounds of junk, but Davis just starts collecting again. “Freedom has a look. This is what it looks like,” he said.
Unexpected Guest
-- On Feb. 4, a guest at the Boulevard 17 hotel in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, returned to her room after taking her dog for a walk and found a gray seal taking a nap on the floor, NL Times reported. “Fortunately, she didn’t try to touch it,” said Valentijn Damen of the hotel ownership group Pier 7. “She walked up to the restaurant to get help.” The Zeeland Animal Welfare Foundation responded, and with assistance from the Sea Animal Rescue Team Netherlands RTZ, they put the seal in a basket and removed it to the beach. Officials said gray seals “look for a place to rest and sometimes lie in the middle of the terrace or on the road.”
Smooth Reaction
-- Things got heated at a Wingstop restaurant in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Jan. 28, The Smoking Gun reported. Carnael Irene, 19, who worked at the location, told police that two customers -- one a minor -- became “loud and disruptive,” and one of them pushed a con-
tainer of straws off the counter. Irene responded by throwing ranch dressing at them before she went to the kitchen and returned with a bucket of hot grease, which she also threw at the victims. She was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated child abuse, both felonies.
Sign of the Times
-- Pennsylvania State Police are working to track down the perpetrator of a crime that’s no yolk ... or joke. The Associated Press reported that on Feb. 1, 100,000 eggs were stolen from the back of a trailer in Antrim Township, and no leads have come in. “In my career, I’ve never heard of a hundred thousand eggs being stolen,” said Trooper Megan Frazer. But then, egg prices have rarely been so high. “We’re hoping that somebody knows something,” Frazer said. That would be eggs-cellent.
Not to brag but I made six figures last
I was also named worst employee at the
I built a model of Mount Everest and my son asked if it was to scale. “No,” I said. “It’s to look at.”
When I was a kid, my mother told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, identity theft is a crime.
Swords will never go obsolete. They’re cutting edge technology.
My doctor told me I was going deaf. The news was hard for me to hear.
A century ago, two brothers decided it was possible to fly. And as you can see, they were Wright.
Anyone looking to buy a Delorean? Good shape, good mileage. Only driven from time to time.
Does anybody know where a guy can find a person to hang out with, talk to, and enjoy spending time with? I’m just asking for a friend.
Women should not have children after 36—really, 36 children is enough.
I just spent $300 on a limo and learned it doesn’t come with a driver. I can’t believe I have nothing to chauffer it.
I had to figure out why my kids kept bouncing out of our pool. Turns out I accidentally filled it with spring water.
I tried to start a professional hide and seek team, but it didn’t work out. Turns out, good players are hard to find.
Magic Lanterns
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• On March 3, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes was sworn in as the 19th president of the United States in the Red Room of the White House. Two days later, he was again inaugurated, but this time in a public ceremony.
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTING
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The Pettibone Peacock Sciopticon shows how much technology had advanced since the days of the earliest magic lanterns. KING FEATURES WEEKLY SERVICE,
• On March 4, 2004, Mianne Bagger, a golfer from Denmark, earned a place in sports history at the Women’s Australian Open as the first transgender athlete to compete in a professional golf tournament, noting to reporters that it took a while to overcome the anxiety associated with the feat: “I don’t know where my swing was. ... I was pretty numb the first seven holes. I couldn’t really feel much below my shoulders.”
CAPTION: The Pettibone Peacock
• On March 5, 1839, “Jane Eyre” author Charlotte Bronte declined a marriage proposal from the Reverend Henry Nussey, informing him that he would find her “romantic and eccentric” and not practical enough to be a clergyman’s wife.
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• On March 6, 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti, considered by many the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in Caprese. The son of a government administrator, he became an artist’s apprentice at age 13. He would go on to master painting, sculpture and architecture, becoming best known for masterpieces like “David” and his ceiling frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
• On March 7, 2002, the defense rested in the trial of Andrea Yates, a 37-year-old Texas woman who murdered her five young children by drowning them in a bathtub. Less than a week later she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, but the conviction was later reversed on the grounds of insanity. In 2006, she was committed to a state mental hospital in Texas, where she remains today.
• On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members, lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, then veered off course and disappeared. Most of the plane and all on board were never recovered.
• On March 9, 1979, the 26 Major League Baseball teams were ordered by MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn to allow equal access to all reporters, regardless of their sex. © 2025 King Features Synd., Inc.
According to author Arthur C. Clarke, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Look at magic lanterns, which even have “magic” in their name. They were used in Europe by the 1650s. Traveling showmen used them to apparently conjure ghosts and demons out of thin air to the shock and amusement of their audiences. Of course, these apparitions were projected by candlelight through the lantern’s lens. Oil and gas lamps replaced the candle, and glass slides projected colorful images instead of shadows. By the mid-1800s, the magic lantern had a new name: the stereopticon. Some manufacturers called them sciopticons, arguably putting even more emphasis on the scientific aspects.
One sciopticon model, patented by the Pettibone Manufacturing Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1888, was known as the “Peacock,” thanks to the revolving discs holding the painted glass slides, which resembled a peacock’s fanned-out tail. This Peacock sciopticon sold at Donley Auctions for $1,845. By the time this style of sciopticon appeared, popular subjects for slides included famous stories, historical figures, morality tales, exotic scenery and scientific illustrations.
Q:Canyou tell me about what I call a “foot stool”? It belonged to my grandparents born 1883 and died 1969. After their death, it went to my aunt and after her death, I inherited it in 2008. I have no idea when it was purchased and have recovered it. There are no markings on it and no damage. The solid wood cylinder is 4 inches wide, 14 inches in circumference and 13 inches long. It stands 9 inches tall with four 6-inch feet at an angle, and with two 3-inch-long knobs at each end to make it about 20 inches long total. Everyone who sees it remarks how interesting it is!
A:Your foot stool sounds like a gout stool. Gout is a form of arthritis that can cause joint pain, especially in the ankles and toes. In
the 18th and 19th centuries, there were several styles of gout stools, designed to deep weight off the feet and relieve the pain. Some were made like miniature rockers. Yours sounds like a “rolling pin” type, so-called because of its shape. Some of them had features like a rotating cylinder to massage the foot or ankle, or adjustable legs to get the stool to the right height for different users. Some are still made today. Antique gout stools by unknown makers usually sell for under $100. * * *
TIP: Never laminate a paper collectible, whether it’s a document, photo, letter, press pass, cut autograph, or baseball card. Lamination is permanent and permanently decreases value.
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CURRENT PRICES
Box, candle, mahogany, slide lid, two notches at front, lower drawer, dovetail construction, late 1800s, 6 x 11 inches, $65.
Sandwich glass, toy, flat iron, figural, amethyst, wheel molded, factory polished, c. 1860, 1 1/4 inches, $285. Rug, Grenfell, pictorial, three Canada geese, flying, pine trees, shaded orange ground, label, c. 1925, 26 1/2 x 40 inches, $1,375.
For more collecting news, tips and resources, visit www.Kovels.com
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Q:Is it true that “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is coming back? Will it be a TV series or a movie? —
G.A.
A:Sarah
Michelle Gellar, who rose to stardom after playing the titular role in the WB series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” from 1997-2003, has confirmed that a reboot series is in its early stages of development. The actress shunned the idea of such a project for years, especially after the show’s creator Joss Whedon was canceled by Hollywood for numerous allegations of misconduct.
However, Gellar changed her mind recently when one of the original show’s executive producers, Gail Berman, introduced her to Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao (“Nomadland”). Both women convinced Gellar that their vision was one that would honor Buffy and her legacy.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the new series, which is being developed for Hulu, will center on a new, younger slayer, much like Buffy was as a teen. Gellar will also star, but it’s not known yet which beloved characters from fictional Sunnydale, California, will also return.
Q:Why is there not going to be a new season of “The Bachelorette” this year? Has it been canceled? — M.E.
A:No,
“The Bachelorette” hasn’t been canceled, but it has been put on hiatus. It normally airs a new installment in the summer following “The Bachelor,” which recently premiered on ABC for its 29th season. However, no reason has been given for why its female counterpart is being put on the shelf indefinitely.
The ratings for Jenn Tran’s season last year were no worse than Charity Lawson’s the year before, but Tran did have a heartbreaking ending. She proposed to her chosen suitor Devin Strader, only to have him break up with her (via phone no less) before the “After the Final Rose” live reunion. Fortunately, Tran ended up meeting her current beau, Sasha Farber, when she was paired up with him on “Dancing with the Stars.”
According to Entertainment Weekly, this isn’t the first time the show has
taken a long break. The magazine stated: “After three consecutive January premieres, ‘The Bachelorette’ took two years off in 2006 and 2007 before returning with season four in 2008, which, in turn, resulted in the show moving to a summer launch date.” As for who will eventually follow in Tran’s footsteps, we’ll just have to wait and see!
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Q:Who is the new female judge on “The Voice”? I know she’s a singer, but I’ve never heard of her before. — S.K.
A:While
she looks much younger, 31-year-old Kelsea Ballerini is a new coach on the latest season of the singing competitive reality show “The Voice.” Growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ballerini became the first solo female country music artist to earn a No. 1 hit with her debut single (“Love Me Like You Mean It”) since Carrie Underwood accomplished the same. In the next decade, Ballerini would go on to be nominated for five Grammy Awards. Underwood, who is now 41 years old, has taken home eight Grammys since winning “American Idol” in 2005.
Send me your questions at NewCelebrityExtra@gmail.com, or write me at KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
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One-Pot Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Rice: A Dish
That’s Easy, Elegant, and Surprisingly Frugal
Shrimp, once seen as a splurge, has become a frugal choice — not because shrimp prices have dropped, but because everything else has gone up! This seafood favorite is now an economical protein compared to the skyrocketing costs of beef, chicken and even eggs. Pair that with onepot preparation, and you’ve got dinner that’s easy on your wallet and your schedule.
One-pot recipes streamline prep, cooking and cleanup, leaving you with more time to enjoy your meal and less time spent scrubbing dishes. This dish is fast, flavorful and destined to become a weeknight favorite.
ONE POT LEMON GARLIC SHRIMP
Yield: 4-6 servings
Total Time: 30 minutes
16 ounces uncooked shrimp (41-60 size), thawed and peeled
1 fresh lemon, see note below*
3 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
2 cups long-grain white rice
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
(optional)
Prep the Ingredients: If using frozen shrimp, thaw and peel before starting.
*Zest the lemon, reserving the zest. Slice lemon in half, juice half the lemon (about 2 tablespoons juice) and slice the other half for garnish.
Saute the Garlic and Rice: Heat a deep skillet over medium heat. Add butter and garlic, and red pepper, sauteing until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Stir in the rice and continue sauteing for another 1-2 minutes until the rice begins to toast lightly. You might hear a faint crackling sound.
Add Liquid and Seasoning: Carefully pour in the chicken broth, water, lemon juice and half the lemon zest. Stir in the Old Bay and parsley. Give everything a good stir to combine.
Let It Rest: Without removing the lid, remove the skillet from the heat. Let it rest for an additional 5 minutes. During this time, the shrimp will finish cooking, becoming pink and opaque.
Fluff and Serve: Gently fluff the rice with a fork, mixing in the shrimp slightly. Garnish with the reserved lemon slices, lemon zest and a sprinkle of fresh parsley, if desired. Serve hot and enjoy!
To save time, use pre-minced garlic or frozen shrimp that’s already peeled.
Want to switch up the flavors? Try Italian seasoning with a sprinkle of Parmesan for a Mediterranean twist, or black pepper and grated Parmesan for a cacio e pepe-style dish.
Craving spice? A dash of Cajun seasoning, or smoked paprika adds a bold kick. For a fresh take, toss in fresh dill and a touch of crumbled feta. Love warm, aromatic flavors? Stir in a pinch of curry powder and a splash of coconut milk for a subtle, creamy depth.
Or go zesty with lime juice, cilantro and a hint of chili for a vibrant, Southwest-inspired version.
The combination of tender shrimp, fluffy rice and bold seasonings — whether it’s zesty lemon and garlic, smoky Cajun spice or a Mediterranean twist — makes this dish a winner. We hope you try your favorite variations and love it as much as we do!
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Cook the Rice: Cover the skillet with a lid and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 12 minutes.
Add the Shrimp: After 12 minutes, most of the liquid should be absorbed. Lift the lid briefly to scatter the shrimp across the top of the rice. Replace the lid and continue cooking on low for 5 minutes.
Lifestyle expert Patti Diamond is the penny-pinching, party-planning, recipe developer and content creator of the website Divas On A Dime — Where Frugal, Meets Fabulous! Visit Patti at www.divasonadime.com and join the conversation on Facebook at DivasOnADimeDotCom. Email Patti at divapatti@divasonadime.com © 2025 King Features Synd., Inc.
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One skillet, endless flavor!
