Marvelous Recipes for Mother's Day - A Zest for Life - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 6 cups heirloom cherry tomatoes (multi colored, stemmed; washed & dried)
• 3/4 pound pasta* (or gluten free pasta)
• 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 18 whole shrimp (16-20 size, peeled and deveined )
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley (coarsely chopped )
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup shallots (coarsely chopped)
• 6 cloves fresh garlic (peeled, thinly sliced )
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (use 1/2 t. if you like spicy)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh herbs (such as thyme leaves & fresh parsley leaves )
• 3 tablespoons pasta water (saved from cooking pasta)
• 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves (cleaned, dried; packed)
• 1/2 cup parmesan reggiano cheese (shaved )