A light bright bite

Hello fellow foodies and food lovers.  Our last adventure we went back to our childhood, today's adventure is a nice bright summer meal. This is also a great meal to make for "date night" or just someone special. Simple but elegant and oh so refreshing.

Lemon pepper shrimp scampi
1 cup uncooked orzo
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 teaspoons butter
1 1/2 pound peeled and deveined 
2 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cracked black pepper

• Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain. Place orzo in a medium bowl. Stir in parsley and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cover and keep warm.
• 2. While orzo cooks, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add half of shrimp to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until almost done. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in pan. Add remaining shrimp to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until almost done. Transfer to plate.
• 3. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in pan. Add garlic to pan; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in shrimp, juice, and pepper; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done.

That is our game plan/menu for tonight so invite someone special over and make this bright vibrant dish.  Sure to please pictures and review to come later.  Until next time remember play with your food and have fun.