Yesterday I had a BBQ at Sparky's house. He said he wanted to do a BBQ, no idea why- perhaps he was feeling depressed, but he asked me if I could take care of the food and all that. So I did. I made a guacamole dip for the chips so everyone could snack on that while I threw some beef, chicken and sausages on the grill.

Today I made Shrimp Arrabbiata. Arrabbiata in Italian means angry, but the sauce is supposed to be real spicy so when you're eating it you make a face that looks angry. I usually use 1/2 a teaspoon of crushed red pepper and 6-7 ounces fresh linguine, 1 can of undrained diced tomatoes, 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined. I then toss the spicy roasted pepper puree on farfalle pasta and voila! Wash this down with a wine or water (as in my case) and serve.