Pasta w/ Sausage, Shrimp, and Peperoncini

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound spicy Italian sausages, casings removed
• 1/2 cup sliced peperoncini plus 1 cup liquid from jar
• 1/2 cup chopped shallots
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 24-ounce jar marinara sauce
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
• 8 ounces penne pasta
• 3 tablespoons grated Asiago cheese
• Sliced fresh basil (for garnish)
• Additional grated Asiago cheese

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Add sausage; cook until browned, breaking into pieces, about 4 minutes. Add peperoncini, shallots, and next 6 ingredients; cook until shallots are tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add peperoncini liquid; stir until most of liquid is absorbed, about 1 minute. Add Marinara, cream, and shrimp. Cook until shrimp are cooked through, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in another large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring often. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Transfer pasta and 3 tablespoons cheese to pot with sauce; stir to incorporate, adding reserved cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls to thin if sauce is too thick. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with basil and additional cheese

*Recipe from Bon Appetit magazine - which offers much more complicated recipes than Food Network, I've discovered...

Cheesy, Creamy Bacon Alfredo

Tonight I was lazy. 

I should have/ could have started dinner ages ago,

and came up with something spectacular.

instead, I hunted for blogs that had good dinner ideas....

and didn't come up with much

(though I'm sure there are plenty of good dinner blogs).

In an attempt to start my own little recipe book, I've created my OWN dinnery diary.

I just need a way to document what I've done before, what I liked, and what I do differently...Plus I need a place of inspiration for nights that almost resorted to pizza (like tonight)

Not that I profess to be a 4-star restaurant chef, by any means ....

I'm more of the throw everything together and see what you get type.

So tonight, I found a quick, easy pasta recipe online and I modified it a bit.

Sometimes I'll post pictures - but not tonight...yoga in 30 mins :)

It's garlicky, rich, and salty.

Mmmmm

3/4 C Sour cream

3/4 C Chicken broth

1/4 C Parmesan cheese

1/4 C mozzarella, cheddar, or anything else

4 strips of bacon (I used turkey bacon)

1 tsp garlic

Noodles - (all I had were spagghetti)

Pepper

Basil

Red Pepper Flakes

Cayenne Pepper

*Served with green beans and Meg's Famous Lemonade, Of Course! (so named by Ben and Rachel)

*Notes for next time: I repeat, it is VERY rich and salty. Perhaps try chicken instead of bacon - this will cut down on the saltiness factor. Also, a reduced fat Sour cream, or less Cheese. Add more Cayenne pepper for me (less for adam)
Also, because it is SO rich, you don't need that much sauce on dat dere noodles....could prob cut the recipe in half and be OK when serving for 2.
Also, also... broccolli? yeah?