mega shrimp

My mom passed along these giant shrimp (i know, oxymoron). They were very sweet.

shrimp on pasta
I sautéed the shrimp in butter and garlic, and tossed the pasta in the butter-garlic sauce and garnished with cilantro and green onions.
[pasta, shrimp, garlic, butter, cilantro, green onions, salt, pepper]

not so exciting

So, my own meals have been considerably less inspired. This was a pasta made with jarred pasta sauce. Very lackluster, to say the least.

tomato-based sausage pasta
Meh, as a friend of ours says when something is kind of blah. I think it's an appropriate descriptor for this pasta. I couldn't even doctor it up to taste good.
[pasta, sausage, ragu spaghetti sauce, canned tomatoes, salt, pepper, cayenne, sugar, parmesan cheese]

meat pasta

Sometimes all you want is a basic pasta.

rotini with meat sauce
This is comfort food for me since my mom used to make it for us when we were kids. I know, not normal for a Chinese family, but hey, we're in America, right? I sprang for the good Parmesan, but used jarred pasta sauce (from G&R's goodbye pantry).
[rotini, Prego, ground beef, onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese.]