It has been a very busy couple of weeks for me. Aside from launching my BlogTalkRadio.com broadcasts and trying to submit invoices for the US Forest Service on behalf of one of my clients on an ultra rush prior to the US government shut down, I have spent today engaged in physical labor such as removing boxes from storage and preparing documents to be shredded or archived. I even helped off load a fully filled 4 drawer file cabinet from a truck and helped haul it up to a second floor office. To say the least I was feeling a bit drained after a long day. My wonderful hubby who tends to prepare dinner most evenings during the week was exhausted as well. His store remodeling is done and he went to work at 3am for the grand opening. To add a level of complication we did not have any raw protein in the refrigerator to incorporate into the main course. We discussed going out to dinner but just wanted to relax in our jammies instead. Fast food was needed but we didn't want to go thru a drive thru.
I know this happens frequently to many people. So you may be wondering what fabulous dinner we whipped up on such a difficult night.
Well I popped in to my hubby's newly remodeled store and picked up some 20 count shrimp and a box of linguini. This took less than 10 minutes and allowed me to see the finished store since I missed the ribbon cutting this morning. Then I came home and immediately put some water on to boil. While it came to a boil I cleaned and peeled the shrimp. As soon as the water came to boil I added the linguini to the pot and set the timer for 10 minutes. Then I threw a red pepper and a vine ripened tomato into my vitamix. Added crushed garlic, herb d' provence, Mrs Dash, Hungarian paprika, Hawaiian sea salt, heavy cream, crushed black pepper, a splash of Moscato, and a dash of lemon juice. Pureed it until smooth and poured into a saute pan. Then I added the shrimp and sauteed until thoroughly cooked. By then the pasta was ready to be drained. Afterwards I tossed it with the red pepper cream sauce and added some freshly picked basil that I quickly cut into flavorful ribbons. The main dish was done just as my husband pulled some fresh garlic bread from the oven and poured me a glass of wine.
Not bad for 15 minutes work!
Just because you are exhausted or pressed for time don't think you must resort to a substandard poor quality dinner. With a bit of inspiration and a quick cooking dish you can enjoy a restaurant quality dinner in less time than it takes to drive to a "fast food" restaurant.
I know this happens frequently to many people. So you may be wondering what fabulous dinner we whipped up on such a difficult night.
Well I popped in to my hubby's newly remodeled store and picked up some 20 count shrimp and a box of linguini. This took less than 10 minutes and allowed me to see the finished store since I missed the ribbon cutting this morning. Then I came home and immediately put some water on to boil. While it came to a boil I cleaned and peeled the shrimp. As soon as the water came to boil I added the linguini to the pot and set the timer for 10 minutes. Then I threw a red pepper and a vine ripened tomato into my vitamix. Added crushed garlic, herb d' provence, Mrs Dash, Hungarian paprika, Hawaiian sea salt, heavy cream, crushed black pepper, a splash of Moscato, and a dash of lemon juice. Pureed it until smooth and poured into a saute pan. Then I added the shrimp and sauteed until thoroughly cooked. By then the pasta was ready to be drained. Afterwards I tossed it with the red pepper cream sauce and added some freshly picked basil that I quickly cut into flavorful ribbons. The main dish was done just as my husband pulled some fresh garlic bread from the oven and poured me a glass of wine.
Not bad for 15 minutes work!
Just because you are exhausted or pressed for time don't think you must resort to a substandard poor quality dinner. With a bit of inspiration and a quick cooking dish you can enjoy a restaurant quality dinner in less time than it takes to drive to a "fast food" restaurant.
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