Trish - I am extremely excited about retiring, although it will take some major mental adjustment after 17 and a half years at this company. It will be so wonderful to not have to fit all projects and all socializing into the week-end. Now we can actually entertain and be entertained on "school nights"!!! So, lots more experimenting with new recipes, hauling out the big old Kitchen Aid mixer with the bread hook, and, best of all, leaving the radio alarm permanently Off.

Anne - I'm glad you liked the shrimp recipe. It has become a staple of the neighborhood. You can adjust it at will to make it more or less spicy, more or less garlicy (although who would ever make it less garlicy??), or a bit more Asian with more soy sauce. Perfect recipe - easy, make ahead, and universally popular. When we have a big party and don't serve it (thinking that everyone we know has had it a dozen times), people ask us where it is. Enjoy.

Cheers, Fred (soon to be, like Pat, an ROF)