Ok. Let's get this straight. I absolutely love one of our local Italian bistros. Some of the best known pastas dishes. Ever. You see, I am a pasta nut. I love anything pasta. But I got to tell you. Even though I could dish up an Italian meal every night, and my daughter would love me all the more, Tam does not like it so much. This is not to say that she does not like my cooking - she really does, but she is not so much of a pasta gal. Too bad. Sucks to be me! So it was with such delight I got home, gathered the family, and asked every so gently (with a great big smile and overly

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I am not going to bore you with a bunch of details right off the bat. I am going to get to the point. Mixing shrimp and pasta together is a fantastic idea that taste really great! Well, at least in my humble opinion! My daughter has a different take on this. "Yuck, what are these doing in here?" Well, I have to admit. She does have a good point. What are shrimp doing in the pasta? Surely they don't belong. Right? Yes, right. Unless they are made this way. With chicken broth. "What? Chicken Broth you say." It actually makes for a great sauce with the basil, mushrooms, bell

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