Be Like that….

You know…like that.

I dunno. I’ve kind of been in a bloggy slump lately. Seriously, like i remember the next day that I needed to blog.

I remember, after four hours of hard core bedroom cleaning, selling items on Ebay (Yes! I’m selling clothes on Ebay! If you want the link…ask ), and cooking a nice nice dinner.

So in lieu of a real post, i’m going to post another recipe post (i’m REALLY kicking myself for not joining the Whip It Up challenge…)

Tonight…I made Penne and Shrimp with Tomato Cream Sauce

Recipe…

1 lb Shrimp (any type – we used Jumbo Gulf Shrimp…sooo good)
1 lb Penne
3 T Butter
3 T Olive Oil
2-3 Cloves Garlic (i used 2)
1/2 c. White Wine
8oz Tomato sauce
1c. heavy cream
1 T Chopped Parsley
3 T Chopped basil
salt & Pepper

directions…

Put a pot of water on the stove to boil

Saute the peeled and deveined shrimp after they’ve been rinsed under cool water. Heat 1T of Butter and 1 T of olive oil in a skillet. Add raw shrimp and cook for a couple of minutes until just opaque. Remove and let cool.

Chop small onion and garlic into a fine dice. Heat 2 T of butter in large skillet and add 2 T of olive oil. Add onion and garlic. Stir occassionally.

Put cooked shrimp on cutting board and pull off tails. Chop the shrimp into relatively small bite size pieces.

Add wine to the garlic and onions and let the wine evaporate for a couple of minutes. Note; if you’re not a wine person, don’t worry! You can use low-sodium chicken broth instead. About 1/2 c. works just be sure not to add too much salt. (fyi, i used the wine)

Add tomato sauce and stir together well. Add cream and stir together well again. Add the chopped shrimp. Give good stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. Throw in the herbs (parsley, basil) Stir together till well combined (I used italian seasoning, basil seasoning, and chopped parsley….it tasted amazing)

drain pasta and add to the sauce. adjust seasonings to taste. Serve on a hot platter.

Finished product???

Bon Appetite!!!

This is the blogger that gave me the idea, I saw her somewhere on the blogosphere/my google reader, however, I googled the recipe and can’t seem to find the source. Whoops? Anyhow! Enjoy!!

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