Tonight is Italian fare. Very simple, healthy tasty Italian fare.
I am making Spaghetti Aglio e olio which is, spaghetti with olive oil and garlic. However I am adding sauteed shrimp ,zucchini and sliced peppers and tomatoes.

Ingredients:
1 lb of spaghetti noodles cooked al dente and drained
1/2 cup olive oil
2 large cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup Italian flat leaf parsley minced
black pepper to taste
1/4 cup pecorino or Parmesan cheese shredded
1/2 lb medium shrimp peeled and deveined with tails removed
1/2 medium size zucchini cut length wise then sliced into pieces
2 Roma tomatoes chopped
1/2 cup mixed red and yellow bell peppers sliced
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Bring a pot of water to boil for your spaghetti noodles
In frying pan add the butter and when melted add the shrimp sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper cook the shrimp over med high heat till curled and done about three minutes or so.
Remove the shrimp from the pan and add to the drippings the zucchini and peppers. Meanwhile heat the olive oil, garlic, parsley and black pepper in a small sauce pan on med heat. No need to boil this just heat through to meld the flavors. While your spaghetti is cooking add the shrimp back to the skillet along with the tomatoes when your peppers are tender. Drain your spaghetti and transfer into a large pasta bowl. Add the peppers, tomatoes and shrimp to the pasta and pour in the olive oil mixture and mix well. Serve up on plates or in bowls and sprinkle with the pecorino or Parmesan cheese.
All that is needed is a wonderful crusty bread to complete the meal.

You can add your idea's to this recipe as I often do depending on what you have in your frig. I have used mushrooms instead of the peppers, toss in some olives, perhaps some asparagus. So just experiment , grab a fork and enjoy.

We are going out to dinner tomorrow night so there will be no blog. I do get a break occasionally which is lovely.

Breaking news, looks as if we may wind up with a decent weekend after all. Now they are calling for sun and clouds and seventy....what a pleasure that would be to enjoy the deck again. This morning the rain was hard rain like in winter. It seems a little warmer though or that may be wishful thinking on my part.

I see several of our neighbors are getting ready to depart in their Rv's. They are brave souls! Many times in this Pacific northwest area Memorial weekend has unleashed it's fury. It is not fun spending your camping weekend under blowing, dripping traps or trapped inside your RV.
Wherever you are going or whatever you are doing have a fun Memorial weekend.