Basil shrimp pasta

Hello once again,

I had to get creative for this dinner because during finals week no one wants to waste time that could be used for studying (or other forms of procrastinating) and finals marks going home. I don't want to haul home more food than I have too. My roommate had brought home a ton of basil that needed to be using and I had a bunch of shrimp left from the crab boil a few posts ago. Turned out really good, but really rich. I could only eat so much. Sorry for the lack of pictures. Sometimes I forget to take pictures.
 

I boiled the pasta and let it sit. In another pan I sauteed the shrimp with olive oil, white wine, garlic and old bay spice. When the shrimp was just about cooked I added the Parmesan cheese and basil. I then decided I needed some veggies and added some frozen veggies to add some color. To finish the dish, I added some flour mixed in milk to thicken it up a bit. Ta da!

What is your quick pasta fix when you are hungry?

Happy eatings,

Smashley

Leftovers re-vamped

Howdy all!

I don't know about you, but sometimes leftovers can be so blah. So why not make something new with them and make them ten times better? So that is what I did. We had some shish kabob and my mom and I needed a full dinner. So I got creative with some pasta and kabob. 

I sauteed some onion and garlic in EVOO with salt and pepper. Then I added in the kabob and some fresh cherry tomatoes cut in half and let them cook. Once everything was warm I added some white wine and a splash of half and half.  Finally at the end added in some fresh chopped rosemary, basil, and thyme. Before serving I  tossed in some spaghetti and cooked for a couple more minutes.  Whilst I was cooking, my mom made some garlic bread with crusty bread, butter, and chopped garlic. Every thing was great and pretty ;), except the cut of meat wasn't the best and was really tough...(some pieces were almost inedible lol).

What do you do in a pinch for dinner?

Happy eatings,

Smashley

Critic I- Ciao Bella Risotrante

These were from my wonder dinner date with my love for Valentines Day. We went to Caio Bella Ristorante. It was SOOOOOO good! I had homemade ravioli in meat sauce, half cheese half meat. The Pizza was his, it has tomato, artichoke, olives, mozzarella, and prosciutto. Both were so good, the service was amazing, and the price was decent for the quality of the food.  I would say 5/5 cupcakes ;)