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spicy shrimp 'n pasta


"Make anything with love, and BAM! It's a beautiful meal."
__Emeril Lagasse

"Who could ever weary of moonlit nights and well-cooked rice?"
__Japanese proverb

"What I love about cooking is that after a hard day,
there is something comforting about the fact that
if you melt butter and add flour, then hot stock, it will get thick! It's a sure thing.
It's a sure thing in a world where nothing is sure!"
__Nora Ephron

"A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness."
__Elsa Schiaparelli

"Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work
in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent,
so is the ballet. "
__Julia Child

"Cooking is a creation."
__Piero Selvaggio

"'Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers."
__William Shakespeare

"Cooking is like love.
It should be entered into with abandon or not at all."
__Harriet Van Horne

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Spicy Shrimp 'N Pasta

Ingredients:
2 cups heavy whippin' cream
1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme
1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 and 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, crushed
1 cup chopped green onions
1 cup chopped parsley
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound dry fettucine pasta

Instructions:
1) Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water 'til al dente.
2) While the pasta is cookin', pour the whippin' cream into large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 'til it almost reaches a boil.
3) Reduce heat, and add the thyme, basil, salt, peppers, green onions, and parsley. Simmer just 'til thickened.
4) Stir in the shrimp and cook 'til it's no longer transparent.
5) Stir in cheeses, blendin' thoroughly.
6) Pour shrimp sauce over cooked, drained pasta and serve.

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