My contribution to fancy dishes for dinner was shrimp in a Pernod cream sauce with rice. I made extra sauce, as you can see in the swimming pool of sauce above, because it is so delicious. Although there was a lot of chopping to get the vegetables (onion, garlic, celery, fennel, and red bell pepper) ready for cooking, I was really glad that I had gotten the prep out of the way before cooking. So tasty!