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Simple, easy, lightly dressed pasta salad with shrimp and it's perfect for summertime picnics! New England weather is totally nuts! We went from the furnace kicking on on Monday to the temperatures soaring to ninety degrees on Wednesday. My husband went from layered clothing to a tee-shirt for work. With the weather change we also are changing what we eat. Personally I am tired of cooking and eating beef, pork and chicken and have been craving seafood. On Tuesday I picked up two beautiful cod loins to make my Herb Crusted Cod Loin dinner. Then with temperatures still high I pulled out some shrimp from the freezer and put together this easy and tasty pasta salad. Read more »

A classic American-Italian style dish with a bit of a twist, Penne a la Vodka with Peppers is hearty and oh so delicious! The classic version of Penne a la Vodka has heavy cream but I've left it out of this recipe. I am trying to loose some weight before my son's wedding so it's imperative I trim wherever I can when cooking. It actually tastes really great without it so I did not miss it at all. If you are worried about feeding kids, there's very little vodka in the recipe and the alcohol gets reduced down. Read more »

Take a break from the normal picnic food and try this incredible Memorial Day menu. I love summer and picnics, don't you? While I really like a charred hot dog and a juicy cheeseburger which is what we have come to expect at summer picnics, I sometimes want a change. That is exactly what this menu is - a change to the normal, everyday picnic fare. There's nothing overly complicated about it - it's just different; good different! Read more »