We were hungry and tired tonight. We had thought of going to the Chocolate Fiesta, but ended up making an easy dinner instead.
I thawed out a pound of shrimp that had been sliced along the top of the shell to open the vein in which the black vein of refuse was removed. I love this food product (Sunflower Market ($3.99/lb.) because it is easy to strip the shell off the shrimp and the shirimp are already scored so they flare out when heated in a sauté pan.
Suzette started water boiling for linguine and crushed garlic into a large skillet, then I fetched a bottle of Cutler Creek Pinot Grigio and she added butter and a generous 1/3 cup of Pinot Grigio and about the same amount of water to the skillet and then added about ten broccoli flowerets and sautéed the mixture for a minute or two and then we threw in about six stalks of parsley chopped and the leaves from about four or five sprigs of thyme. We then heated an end of a sourdough French loaf from Costco (2 16 oz. loaves for $4.99) in a 375° oven for about ten minutes.
When the pasta was cooked a little past al dente we strained off the water and plated up the pasta and threw on some of the shrimp scampi mixture and poured a glass of A to Z Oregon Pinot Gris and enjoyed the pasta dish and dipped bits of bread into the sauce.
After dinner, Suzette wanted me to test whether a ½ loaf of St. Andre left over from Christmas was any good. I dug into it and removed the hardened edges and spread the soft center onto pieces of the still warm French Sourdough bread and ate it with a glass of PPI Garnet Cabernet Sauvignon. Pretty tasty for old wine and cheese.
Bon Appétit
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