Eye-popping Reds

Had a nice Italian-themed dinner last night by cleaning out the refrigerator and freezer, I didn't even have to stop at the store.
I just loved all the eye-popping reds coming for the peppers and tomatoes in the salad. I topped them off with toasted almonds, parsley, parmesan and red onions.
The main course was shrimp sauteed with garlic, red onion, basil and mushrooms, dashed with white wine and served over portobella and ricotta stuffed rigatoni shells. I actually found these in the freezer from one of my infrequent Trader Joe runs.

Nice little mid-week dinner and a good send-off for Todd and Raine who are heading to Taos, NM tonight for a long ski weekend.