Just for Mom - Lemon Foot Mask, Movie Review - "The Village" and Cajun Seafood Pasta

This week we are turning up the heat with a spicy cajun seafood pasta dish. Rent "The Village" and turn the evening into dinner and a movie after relaxing with your lemon foot mask.

Lemon Foot Mask

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp vodka
• 1 egg
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 drop lemon essential oil

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well.
Pour the mixture into a large bowl. Soak your feet in the mixture for about 15 minutes.
Massage the Mask into your feet if you'd like.
Rinse with plenty of warm water.

Movie Review:

The Village (2004)

Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Judy Greer

Writer/Director: M. Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" is a suspenseful story of a small community whose inhabitants are plagued by fear of the unknown forest that surrounds them. For years, they have kept a truce with mysterious creatures in the woods by vowing never to breach a clearly defined border. However, when a young man (Joaquin Phoenix) becomes determined to explore the nearby towns, his actions are met with menacing consequences. He falls in love with the townfounders blind daugther (Bryce Dallas Howard). A tender love story develops that is eventually put to the test when Phoenix's character is badly injured and can only be saved if Howard's character ventures through the forest into the towns to "fetch medicines".



Cajun Seafood Pasta

Ingredients

2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 cup chopped green onions
1 cup chopped parsley
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound scallops
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound dry fettuccine pasta

Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
Meanwhile, pour cream into large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until just about boiling. Reduce heat, and add herbs, salt, peppers, onions, and parsley. Simmer 7 to 8 minutes, or until thickened.
Stir in seafood, cooking until shrimp is no longer transparent. Stir in cheeses, blending well.
Drain pasta. Serve sauce over noodles.

Susanne
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