It's Too Yummy Tuesday!
On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! Today I'm happy to have special guest Maria K. Alexander, author of Untangle My Heart. She's here to share her recipe for shrimp and pasta. Take it away!
Untangle My Heart Shrimp and Pasta
I grew up in an Italian family where both the men and women
cooked. Food has always been at the center of any family gathering. I incorporated
elements of my heritage and traditions when creating the fictional DiFrancesco
family from my contemporary romance, Untangle My Heart.
There’s a scene from Untangle My Heart where my heroine,
Kate, is having dinner with her brother, Nick. He came to share good news and
they end up discussing issues with his divorce while making this shrimp and
pasta dinner.
Shrimp and Pasta DiFrancesco
Ingredients
·
1 pound of cleaned shrimp
·
¾ medium Vidalia or Spanish onion diced
·
6 garlic cloves
·
Extra Virgin Olive Oil to coat pan
·
1 can of diced tomatoes
·
1 8.5 oz jar of Julienne Cut Sun Dried
tomatoes (drained if in olive oil)
·
Salt & Pepper to taste
·
Dried basil to taste
·
¼ cup of white wine (I used White
Zinfandel)
·
1 pound thin spaghetti
·
Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
Directions
1. Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until translucent.
2. Add diced tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes. Stir.
3. Season with salt, pepper, basil. Stir.
4. Cook about 10 minutes.
5. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp are pink and cooked through,
flipping after a couple of minutes.
6. Add wine and stir. Cook on low heat for another 5 minutes.
7. Cook spaghetti. Drain.
8. Serve shrimp sauce over the spaghetti.
9. Sprinkle with Romano or Parmesan cheese to taste
Serves: 4
Buon Appetito!
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All Romance
When her marriage
ended in tragedy, Kate DiFrancesco rebuilt her life, but has never gotten over
the pain of what she lost. Seeking the help of an ex-lover ignites feelings
she’s promised never to have again. She’ll need to untangle herself from
dangers in her past in order to break the hard shell around her heart.
Edward Weston has a
lot to prove, both to his stuffy upper-crust British family, and to himself.
Working alongside Kate, a woman he had a casual relationship with, stirs
unexpected feelings. Helping her family makes him realize what he's missing.
For the first time, he wants more than a one-night stand.
When Kate is
threatened, Edward must overcome feeling unworthy to protect the woman he loves
and fight for the family he never thought he’d have.
About the Author
A romantic at heart,
Maria K. Alexander spent hours as a young girl getting lost in and wishing to
be one of the heroines in the stories she read. Books gave her the ability to
go to another world where she loved meeting new characters, learning about their
problems, and watching them fall in love.
Maria is an
award-winning author of contemporary romance. She blogs about her writing journey
with The Violet Femmes at http://thevioletfemmes.com. When not writing, Maria loves to
read, bake, downhill ski, visit the beach, and watch romantic comedies. Maria
lives in New Jersey with her husband and children, and writes in her “spare”
time between juggling a full-time job and her kids’ busy schedules.
You can keep in touch
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Thanks for hosting me today!! Enjoy the recipe!
ReplyDeleteSounds awesome!! Thanks for sharing it with us.
DeleteThe recipe sounds just as yummy as your book. Congrats on your release.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Enjoy the recipe!!
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