Lemon Cream Spaghetti with Smoked Salmon and Shrimp

I still had a little bit of leftover smoked salmon in the fridge. I decided to make a low cal version of spaghetti in Alfredo sauce with smoked salmon. Because there wasn't much smoked salmon, I added a few shrimp to it. Mmm, good!

Lemon flavored cream sauce

Don't fret! The sauce is made with skim milk, and the pasta is made with artichoke flour which is so much better than regular wheat flour. Now, don't you feel a little bit better?


Lemon Creme Spaghetti With Smoked Salmon And Shrimp

1 package De Boles artichoke flour spaghetti
2 cups skim milk
2 Tbsp Smart Balance
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp flour
1 cube chicken bullion
1/4 cup sherry
1/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
3 Tbsp parmesan cheese
A few slices smoked salmon, I used left over trims
8-10 small shrimp
1 Tbsp capers
1 lemon zest
1/2 lemon juiced
Pinch thyme, tarragon, parsley
Salt and black pepper


Cook pasta according to the instruction. In a large sauce pan, combine Smart Balance, olive oil, flour, thyme, tarragon, salt and pepper. Cook for a minute. Add milk slowly and whisk well so there is no lump. Add cheddar and parmesan cheese and stir. After the cheese is melted, add chicken bullion and sherry. Cook till the sauce is nice and creamy. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, capers, shrimp and smoked salmon. Cook for a few more minutes and make sure shrimp is done. Toss in cooked spaghetti. Garnish with more parmesan cheese and a lemon slice.


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Office Makeover

After a long days work yesterday, my hubby worked on our office makeover. Thanks, babe! He installed a new window treatment. The studs gave him a bit of a problem, but he fixed it right up. Our dog and I inspected the quality of his work, and happily approved.

A room with a window treatment... and a dog

"A little to the left, make that straight, hon!"

I am very serious about my job.... Where is my hard hat?

We are liking the new wall color. It lightens up the room considerably. The next thing in our makeover project is to put furniture in the room. We are waiting for a desk that we ordered about a month ago. We need to start shredding old paperwork so we can refile them into the new filing drawers. Fun, fun!


In the previous posting of the Office Makeover, the room looked like this....

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Weekend Project

The shade is called Diamond Mine

We have been talking about painting our office for years! The previous owner of this house had it painted in the dark brick color, but we wanted something lighter. Well, after six years, we finally decided to take on this task. It took us a day and a little bit of touch-ups the next day to finish the job. Now we are ready to uncover the plastic sheets and put up a window treatment.

Playtime is on!

This is what it looks like now

A lot of light in the room

We used the non toxic paint and "green" plastic covers which are not only green in color but better for the environment. Come back soon to check on the progress of our office makeover!


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Pearl Earrings

We had record heat yesterday. It was so hot I couldn't stay outside for more than 2 minutes. The air was thick and stagnant, and the smog alert was on. I wasn't sure what was in the air, but after awhile I started coughing and feeling light headed. The AC in our house is working hard to keep it cool, but seems to be struggling. It gave me a good reason, though, to stay inside the house and make another set of earrings.

Purple crystals and pearls

I made these with my mother-in-law in mind. She loves purple. I can totally see her wearing them.


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