Ginger, I made this last for company (my second time to make this) and want to tell you what a great recipe this is! Thank you for posting this. We all loved it, I doubled the recipe and we had no leftovers, except some rice :-)

FESTIVE SHRIMP (Serves 4)

Posted by: Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 03 at 5:07

1/3 cup butter

2 TBL olive oil

2 shallots, minced

2 garlic cloves,minced

1 lb uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined

3 small plum tomatoes, seeded & chopped

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp each, salt & pepper

1/2 cup dry sherry

3 bunches fresh spinach, rinsed, drained, stems removed

1/2 cup heavy cream

Hot cooked rice Melt the butter w/the olive oil ina large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the shallots & garlic. Saute 5 minutes. Add the shrimp, tomatoes, basil, oregano, salt & pepper. Saute until the shrimp begin to turn pink.

Add the sherry & spinach to the shrimp mixture. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes or until the spinach wilts, stirring occasionally. Stir in the cream. Heat through, stirring frequently. Serve over rice.~~