Ingredients:
1-2 lb fresh shrimp, cleaned and deveined. The bigger the better.

1 pkg. angel hair pasta
8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
8-10 whole garlic cloves, diced
2 diced shallots
1 pint heavy cream
2 cups dry white wine
4 tbl. olive oil                                                                                                                                                                                                         4 tbl. butter                                                                                                                                                                                                             Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup fresh basil                                                                                                                                                                                                1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
parsley for garnish

I could not find fresh basil around here the night I took this picture, so I was forced to use the dry stuff. Fresh Basil is sooooo much better!

Directions:
1. Pour enough olive oil in a large sauce pan to cover the bottom, turn to medium high heat. This is the only pot you’ll need for the sauce so it should be big. Rinse the shrimp and toss with Parmesan cheese, salt & pepper. Meanwhile, add olive oil and butter in the pan. Cook garlic and shallots about 4 minutes on medium heat. Add shrimp and cook about 2 -3 minutes. Until pink. If using already cooked shrimp, cook for about 1 minute.

Remove the shrimp and set aside.
2.  Add the wine and bring it to a boil. Then turn the heat to low and cover, let the wine reduce, about 10-15 minutes.
3. COOK ANGEL HAIR PASTA in a separate pot. Angel hair only needs 3-4 minutes – Do not overcook. Be sure to set a timer so you do not forget!

4. Add the cream, and bring it back to a boil, turn heat to low and simmer for 10 more minutes. Now add the Shrimp, Basil, Red pepper flakes, Tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
5. To plate pour some sauce on a arrange the shrimp around the bottom (10 or so), then take a ball of the pasta and plate that above the shrimp.

Serve with garlic bread and a fresh salad. Need a homemade salad dressing? See the Amazing Greek Dressing Recipe.

Garnish with a little parsley.

This is what it will look like:

My little sister Amanda has this current boyfriend that she met at college. He is from Italy…..Evidently his family is extremely wealthy from the success of hotels over there in their country, and they sent him here to the USA to go to college, get a degree, and then he will  return to Italy to take over the hotels.  

Anyway, a friend of this boyfriend ( I will refer to him as ‘the boyfriend’) came to visit for a few days from Italy. After his stay, ‘the boyfriend’ dropped his friend off back at the hotel that he was staying at. While ‘the boyfriend’ was getting his friend’s luggage out of the back of his Mercedes, a lady walked up and asked if he would give her a ride to the airport. ‘The boyfriend’ being a nice guy, said “sure!”  ( Little did he know, this woman had mistaken him for a cab driver.) 

‘The boyfriend’ and this lady had a great time, talking and laughing all the way to the airport.

He dropped her off, and went home for the night. The next morning when he got into his car to go to school, he noticed a purse in the back seat. He thought of the lady that he took to the airport the day before……He didn’t even know what her name was! Hopefully there would be ID or a phone number inside the purse so he could get it back to her.

Yes, there was ID, a phone number, and…….$50,000 in CASH.

My first thought was WTF? If I was carrying around $50K, it would be attached to me like a body part.

So……The boyfriend gets in touch with the lady, who had been calling every cab company in town…..”No,” he informed her, “I am not a cab driver!”

What are the odds of leaving behind $50,000 with a complete stranger, and they return every dime?  It shows how wonderful and good and honest people are.

Oh yea, the woman – it turns out – is the famous comedian Ruth Buzzi, known for her great talent and humor from shows like Laugh In.

Honestly – If this was you – ‘the boyfriend’, in the same situation – what would you do? 

– Living:

Words of inspiration can inspire you daily read them and speak them often!

- Self Esteem and Happiness:

• Listen to your inner voice and follow them for it is wisdom that knows what is best for you.
• Talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
• Think only of the best, to work only for the best and expect only the best-you deserve nothing less.
• Care about the happiness and success of others and offer them all the help and encouragement they need.
• Forget your past mistakes and focus on your successes encouraging yourself to greater achievements in the future.
• Always do your best so you can be proud that you gave it your best shot.
• When you help someone ask nothing in return, you will receive your reward ten times over.

Make the most of each day

A bank credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over

no balance to tomorrow. Every evening you lose the balance you failed to use during the day.

What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course!!!!

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds.

Every night it writes off what you have failed to invest.

If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.

There is no going back.

Invest it so as to improve get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of life today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR, ask a student who failed a grade.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident.

Treasure every moment ! Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow is mystery.

Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present!

This is from the amazing website

http://www.more-selfesteem.com/words_of_inspiration.htm

Check It Out For More Great Articles On Wisdom & Self Esteem

_____________________________________________________________

OUR BACKGROUND AND CIRCUMSTANCES MAY INFLUENCE WHO WE ARE, BUT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHO WE BECOME.

_____________________________________________________________