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I always like to start a new year with a recipe that has fewer calories. I have done one of my favorite shrimp cocktails many times before but it never fails to taste great on a cold January night.

Cook your own shrimp. Get some that are called U 16 to 20, thaw them out, take the shells off and as you are deveining the shrimp, cut down and split the middle section to the tail. When you cook them they will puff up and appear much larger than they are. Do not overcook but do not undercook as well. There is nothing worse than undercooked shrimp.

As to the cocktail sauce, take a third cup o...