Week Seven - the Shrimp Scampi and Asparagus Risotto were both fabulous! I messed up and bought unpeeled shrimp, so I spent the first half hour peeling, but that just worked up an appetite! All kinds of new adventures this week - first time buying brandy (with a wonderful, fun salesman at the ABC Store in Thomasville), searching for shallots (finally found some at Ingles in Thomasville), first time peeling shrimp and first time burning off alcohol in a pan. (It burned a lot longer than I thought it would.)

Next week: Chicken Tetrazinni with Roasted Red Peppers, perhaps with Squash Casserole (it was requested, but I'm not sure that's a good combo). We'll see.

Richard suggests green beans with bacon and brown sugar - not sure about that one, either. (Yuck?)

Now I need to get back to the gym to work it off!

Lisa