So the other night I made a yummy dinner with what was in the fridge. Dad and I had been taking a walk home and passed the local fish market so I stopped and bought some shrimp. I figured I could put something together with whatever was in the house. And may I add I did pretty good considering I didn't make it to the supermarket to buy anything other than the shrimp.
I had fresh parsley, grape tomatoes, a lonely lemon, garlic of course, box of thin spaghetti, fresh thyme, and some pantry seasonings.
I cut the grape tomatoes in half (using the whole container). I chopped the garlic and peeled off the leaves of thyme.
I placed about a tablespoon of basil infused extra-virgin olive oil in a non-stick pan to sautee the garlic in.
I shelled and deveined the shrimp and then seasoned it with salt, fresh cracked pepper, and dried basil.
I placed the garlic and tomatoes in the pan to start sauteeing. I added a small pad of butter, a tablespoon or so.
I then added a small amount of whole milk to the pan of tomatoes. This milk had a buttery and creamy quality to it and it made for a great light creamy sauce. I then zested the lemon and used the zest, NOT the juice. It added a nice subtle hint of citrus to the sauce that consisted of fresh thyme, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, olive oil, butter, tomatoes, and milk.
I had seared the shrimp in a seperate pan and then added them to the sauce before they were cooked all the way through to prevent them from being overcooked. Because the sauce was very hot. I then topped it with fresh parsley. I gave it all a good mix and toss.
I then placed the shrimp and tomatoes over a bowl of thin spaghetti.
Dad's contribution was a yummy Pecan pie with a very flaky crust, hence it breaking a bit on the side due to me being rough lol.
All in all it was a quick and yummy dinner. Not too bad considering I didn't make it to the store for a solid list of ingredients.
