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A ligher version of tomato cream sauce is definitely my quick go to, always amazing sauce of choice. Basic Recipe: - Sautee 6 to 8 chopped cloves garlic in Olive Oil - Mushrooms, sliced or whole - Add 3 cans stewed tomatoes (or other variety - Italian, etc.) - (Sautee shrimp in a separate skillet) - Season to taste with sea salt, pepper, and a dash of sugar - Add shrimp to mixture - About 1/4 cup cream to taste, heat 1-2 min. - Top with fresh basil

Cajun Jambalaya with a small Ford twist. We omit sausage from ours and use brown rice to make it slightly healthier. Ingredients: 3 yellow onions, diced 2 green peppers, diced 2 red peppers, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 1 small bunch of parsley, chopped. Small amount reserved for garnishing 6-8 medium sized tomatoes, chopped 2 cups sliced okra, caps and ends removed 3 bulbs of garlic, chopped or pressed 4 cups cooked brown rice 4 chicken breasts cut into1/2'' cubes 2 lbs fresh shrimp, cut into halves or thirds depending on size 2 sticks butter 6T Olive Oil 1/2 cup flour 3 cups shrimp stock* 4T Smoked Paprika Sea salt Pepper 3T Worcestershire sauce 2T Red pepper flakes 2 tsp cayenne pepper Sliced jalapenos (optional garnish) * We have made our own seafood stock each time we've made this recipe, but purchasing store stock would also work. To make your own shrimp stock, this is a great recipe, which I used:  Shrimp Stock Makes 12 dinner sized se...

Subtitle: This is why I get out of bed at 5:30 am to go to the gym during the week. I am 100% serious that this was the BEST meal Brad and I have ever made in our house! Surpassing all other meals, this was the meal of all meals. Pre warning, this is definitely a weekend meal, takes time and was oh so worth it. Food is meant to be enjoyed, and not always skimping on the calories. Needless to say, that was that meal. Details are: 1. Filet -Sent to us in this amazing package from Texas 2. Jumbo Shrimp 3. Lime Cilantro Linguine - from Pappardelle's Pasta. If you haven't already heard me talking about this pasta, now is the time for you to listen. GET IT. It will change your life. It puts regual boxed pasta in a corner. Full of flavor, every kind we have had has been amazing! Get on the website, google Pappardelle's Pasta, or visit them at the city market (where we originally found one of their vendors). 4. Portabella Mushrooms 5. Champagne & Wine 6. Low (er) fat Creme Brul...

So, I guess you could call this recipe a win lose. I thought it was pretty darn good, Brad & Matt thought way too much lemon. I actually followed a recipe, well, as close as I can. So, here's what I made, and how I'll revise it. I know some of you, Tracy, especiall you, love lemon, you would LOVE this recipe. Maybe serve lemons on the side if others don't care for lemon as much. Marinade: 1 1/2 lbs shrimp 6 garlic cloves - I used 8 barely could taste it 2 T EVOO 2 Lemons Zested + Juice of 1 lemon salt & pepper to taste. Edited & tried - I will keep garlic amount, take it down to 1 lemon zest and a tiny bit of juice. I marinted about 6 hours, definitely could reduce time to 20-30 min. Risotto: 1 1/2 cups Aborio Rice 3 cups chicken broth + 1 1/2 cups water 1 Large shallott, diced finely EVOO 2/3 cup dry white wine 1/4 tsp salt & pepper 1 lemon zested + 3 T lemon juice 1 Cup Fontina Cheese 1/2 Cup fresh chopped basil Serves 4 In one med. size sauce pan, simmer ...