Creamy Shrimp and Pasta Salad

As you know I love to cook (why else would I be writing this blog, right?) but what you might not know is that I love to shop almost as much.  It's not that I necessarily feel the need to always make a purchase, in fact, I have been known to fill up my cart at a discount store and then just leave it and walk out the door.  The fun is the search for the bargains, I feel victorious when I have found them, but I may not always need them, so I leave them. Anyway, the point is, Labor Day weekend is a huge sidewalk sale holiday and I wanted to take full advantage of any bargains at our local outlet mall.  Since I was not planning on being home in time to make supper and because I knew I'd be to pooped to cook at that point anyway, I made dinner in the morning so it was waiting for me when I got home.  In case your interested, all I bought was some cosmetics BUT today I am going to have to go purchase a TV because mine blew it's bulb last night....grrrr!  Fortunately, there are still sales to shop!!!

Creamy Shrimp and Pasta Salad
1 pound raw shell on shrimp
1/2 pound small pasta (elbow, bowtie, shells, mini penne)
lemon
Old Bay
cider vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
several dashes hot sauce
1 teaspoon horseradish
fresh dill
fresh parsley

Cook pasta according to the directions on the package.  Drain, rinse with cold water and drain again.  Place pasta in a large mixing bowl.  In a sauce pan bring 3 cups of water, a splash of vinegar, several tablespoons of Old Bay seasoning and half a lemon to an easy boil.  Add peeled, cleaned and deveined shrimp to the cooking liquid and cook for approximately 3-5 minutes or until shrimp is just cooked through.  Reserve approximately 2 tablespoons of cooking liquid and add it to the cooled pasta.  Drain the shrimp and let cool.  Meanwhile, make sauce by combining mayonnaise, ketchup, hot sauce, horseradish and bit of chopped fresh dill, parsley and a tablespoon or so of Old Bay seasoning in a mixing bowl.  Add shrimp to the pasta and pour over the creamy sauce.  Stir well to combine and refrigerate in an air tight container.