This is my go-to meal that’s great if you’ve got a 1/2 bag of frozen shrimp on hand and an onion, carrot and some garlic… hardly any shopping at all to do! This is my adaptation from Giada DeLaurentiis’ ‘Everyday Italian’ cookbook, and I love it – the kids even eat it up and you can make it extra healthy by using organic whole-wheat cous-cous and adding a green salad. Enjoy!

• 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 4-5 large garlic cloves
• 2 (8-oz) cans chopped tomatoes in their juice
• 1 (8-oz.) bottle clam juice
• 1/4 C dry white wine
• 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• About 3/4 – 1 1/4 C water
• 2 C plain couscous
• 2 lb. large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tsp dried crushed red pepper flakes