Valentine Simple Pasta for Two Recipe

    * 1/2 pound linguini
    * 6 Roma Tomatoes - Cut into large dice
    * 6 cloves garlic
    * 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive oil
    * 1/3 cup fresh basil
    * 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)
    * 1/2 teaspoon salt
    * Few turns of fresh ground pepper

Heat oil in a medium-high skillet, add pepper flakes, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute (don't brown the garlic). Add the tomatoes and cook till tomatoes start to wilt. Add Basil and cook for 1 more minute. Add cooked pasta to skillet and toss.

We have an abundance of cherry tomatoes in the summer so we sometimes substitute with cherry tomatoes that have been roasted for an hour or 2 in a 250 F oven (like sun dried tomatoes).

Special Salmon Steaks

    * 2 salmon steaks
    * 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced thinly
    * 1 tablespoon butter
    * 1/3 cup sherry
    * 1 cup cream
    * 1/2 cup chicken stock
    * 2 ounces capers
    * 2 tablespoons parsley

Saute the mushrooms in the butter until thoroughly cooked but not yet browning.

Add the sherry and let simmer until the alcohol has evaporated. Add the cream and chicken stock. Thoroughly rinse the capers (they're usually purchased in brine and you don't want the acidic taste) and add to sauce Broil the salmon steaks - about 5-7 minutes a side, depending on thickness. The sauce should simmer while the steaks are cooking, to thicken it a bit. when the salmon is cooked pour the sauce over to serve. Extra sauce is great on potatoes.