Baked Shrimp Scampi

Thanksgiving in 1997 My Girlfriend at the time took her son with her to Vermont with our friends. Her daughter had not been very well behaved and as a consequence I took custody of the daughter and the house whilst she was away. Wanting to make amends the daughter (lets call her Karen to protect the Innocent) asked if she could do something to make it up to her mother. I suggested that she cook a dinner for the family. So Karen and myself went shopping for the meal.
She peeled potato's added milk and butter and made mashed potato's, she baked a ham, noodles, and corn. This girl had never made anything before so she wanted to do everything. She set the table with the families best dinnerware, I decided I would make Baked Shrimp Scampi as an additional dish.
So that Sunday evening Mom an brother returned, Karen was all proud of her work, she sat there at the end on the table waiting to be forgiven. Everyone sat down and ate the corn and had the noodles with Baked Shrimp Scampi. None of them had the Ham or the mashed potato's that she had worked so hard on. All that work and pride went to naught. The food was packed into the fridge as leftovers. I never felt that sad for anyone before. She was crushed.

So here's the recipe for the Scampi that ruined a 11 year-old's life.

Ingredients
1 cup butter
2 tablespoons prepared Dijon-style mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2 pounds medium raw shrimp, shelled, de-veined, with tails attached

Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, and parsley. When the butter melts completely, remove from heat.
Arrange shrimp in a shallow baking dish. Pour the butter mixture over the shrimp.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until the shrimp are pink and opaque.

Serve by itself as an appetizer or over noodles as a entree'

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