Dinner last night was a wonderful surprise. Easy. Deliciously tasty. Didn't take a whole lot of time or concentration.

A quick salad with amazing raspberries, sugared pecans (I did a large batch earlier and stuck them in the freezer), rice, and marinated shrimp.

The marinade was easy: cooking sherry (or any cooking wine you might have), lime juice, thyme, garlic powder, a little cayenne pepper). 30 minutes to marinade, you start the rice, and then the shrimp cooks in a pan together with all the marinade for about 4 minutes on med-high. Wahla! If I ever open a restaurant, this is definitely going on the menu!