Know how some people are always rearranging their furniture, adding pillows or a new coat of paint? We're a lot like that -- only with recipes. As our grandmothers used to say, we just can't seem to leave well enough alone.

Today's recipe for Topsail White Shrimp Spaghetti started out as Topsail Spaghetti with a red sauce when it appeared in our Desperation Dinners cookbook. But as we often do, we started to wonder what it might taste like ''if . . .'' The result is shrimp bathed in an Alfredo sauce studded with bits of fresh tomato and basil -- but still atop spaghetti and still sporting a hefty dose of garlic. It's delicious!

Much as we ''redecorate'' our recipes, we've been busy redesigning our website, and we can't wait to show you around. Technology has evolved since we launched desperationdinners.com in 2002, and readers began asking for updates to make it more helpful and easier to use. But the old site had reached its technological limit.

We quickly realized we'd need more than ''slipcovers,'' so we've been hard at work! You'll find an updated color scheme, a blog, new gadgets, a sophisticated ''recipe box'' and a new address: www.kitchenscoop.com.

We'd love for you to visit and tell us what you think. (It's not too late to make a few changes!) There are contact buttons on every page, or you can use the new e-mail address, tellus@kitchenscoop.com. Don't worry if you forget and use the old e-mail or Web address. It will automatically take you to Kitchen Scoop.

We hope you enjoy today's redo of this fast and fabulous pasta recipe almost as much as we hope you'll enjoy the redo of our website.

Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross' latest book is Cheap. Fast. Good! Their website is www.kitchenscoop.com.

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