I recently shared my new obsession with Smucker’s Natural Peanut Butter with Honey. To extend on that theme, here are some yummy peanut butter recipes to try…

Banana Cookies With Peanut Butter Filling

Buckeyes

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Creamy Peanut Butter Squares

Double Peanut Butter Fudge Pie

I recently made this meal for my husband without using any kind of a recipe and, again, I was pleasantly surprised when it turned out as good as it did. Here is my recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 large cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp. red pepper flakes
• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 box linguine noodles (I use whole wheat)
• 1/2 lb. cooked shrimp (I look for the fresh kind at my local fish market when it goes on sale)
• 1 tomato cut into chunks

Procedure:

*The process of making the sauce and sauteing the shrimp should go quickly. Remember that the shrimp are already cooked. Overcooking them will give them that rubbery texture.

Cook noodles according to package directions. While the noodles are cooking, heat a pan on medium heat. Add the olive oil. Once heated, add shrimp to pan (they should sizzle once they hit the pan). Add some salt and pepper to taste. Give it a stir and add garlic, butter, and red pepper flakes. Continue to stir so the shrimp get coated and the butter melts. At this point, add a ladle full of the noodle water (yes, that would be the water that your noodles are cooking in), the cheese and the tomato. Stir and reduce to low. Drain your noodles (I do not rinse mine) and place in a large platter. Turn the heat off of the shrimp and pour over the noodles. As far as servings, my husband and I had no problem devouring this amount. So, I would say you could feed 2-4 depending on your appetite.

The cool summer weather we have been experiencing here in New England has been giving me earnings for Fall weather and food. So, this past weekend I decided to make chicken soup. No, not chicken noodle soup. I decided I would have a grilled cheese sandwich with my soup, so I decided to hold the noodles (not literally!). I did not follow a recipe, but was pleasantly surprised at how tasty my soup turned out. Here is how I did it… (more…)