Showing posts with label shrimp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shrimp. Show all posts

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Tired Friday Nights

Ever have the kind of Friday that just won't end, that is the end of a week you thought would never end?  That was yesterday...sometimes work is just too much!  Very grateful to have a good job, but some weeks one can only do so much before mentally being done!  That is when the allrecipes app on the Iphone comes in handy!  Found a <20 minute meal to make for dinner- Shrimp Fettucine- I read some of the reviews and took the basic recipe and went with white wine vs. chicken broth (had just enough left in a bottle), and sauteed four garlic cloves, slightly smashed, in the Smart Balance (vs butter) to start....also threw in mushrooms, and used dried parsley....and a whole lemon's worth of juice.  I know, some people say why post comments on something you have changed so much, but for me that is how I have learned just how easy it is to swap things out and make it yours and use what I have, vs. buying ingredients just for a recipe.  With my staple of the bag of frozen shrimp from Costco, and some thin spaghetti, this was perfect.  Added a salad (lettuce, tomato, croutons and fresh mozzarella- the yummy kind from the big ball!) and we had a fast, light Friday dinner.  Part of a perfect quiet date night of dinner on the deck, sangria (admittedly pre-made with some extra fruit- it was that kind of week!), and a movie.  Now after a great night's sleep am ready for some 5 de mayo fun, Maryland style! Le deseamos la paz, el amor, y se ríe de este fin de semana! (go go google translator!)