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Last night, the chef in training, aka our middle son, decided he was going to make a “creation” for dinner. We decided to let him have the run of the kitchen, and this is what he made.

“Shrimp And Noodle Thyme”

Ingredients:

1 lb fettuccini noodles
1/2 lb shrimp
2 sticks butter
2 tbsp minced garlic
1tsp crushed thyme
dash pepper
2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation:

In a small saucepan, add the butter, garlic, thyme, and pepper. Heat on low heat to melt the butter and infuse the garlic flavor into it. While the butter is melting, peel and devein shrimp (he made me do this). Also bring a large pot of water to a boil.

Place the fettuccini noodles into the pot of water, and begin heating a large skillet (we use cast iron) to a medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot add the olive oil, then add the shrimp. Cook the shrimp for a few minutes on each side.

When the noodles are done, drain them and return them to the pot. Strain the butter mixture and pour the butter over the noodles. Mix well. Serve them in a large pasta serving dish topped with the shrimp.

He served his dish with some mixed vegetables and everyone, including picky eater #3, ate their entire dinner. It was sort of like fettuccini alfredo, without the alfredo. In fact, he told me when he started cooking it that he wanted the butter to taste like “garlic bread”. Sure enough, it did.

Sorry, no pictures. We were 3/4 of the way through the meal before we remembered the camera.

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