Decisions, decisions...

Burning the midnight oil again (no good for cooking, let me tell you...), and I'm pondering what to do with a handful of nice-sized shrimp I've just thawed.

It seems to be coming down to this:

1. Pasta with garlic and oil and a little fortified chicken broth, topped with shrimp braised in the liquids with red pepper flakes, seasonings, parsley and a bit of lemon juice added. Quite delicious, I might add.

Or...

2. Chipotle shrimp over rice. Just saw an episode this evening of Mexico - One Plate At A Time with Rick Bayless and the recipe is quite easy to adapt with I have in my cupboards. I have a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce at the ready, if need be.

(BTW, has anyone noticed that Rick Bayless sounds exactly like someone doing an impression of Jack Nicholson??)

In any event, whichever I choose, it's a sure bet that I will be avoiding close contact with any and all humankind for the next 24 hours...

As the Chinese say, "Man who has choice, has troubles!"

Signor V.

"For me, there's only my wife..."

"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"

"It was a grass harp... And we listened."

"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."