Today's recipe

Here is my favorite recipe for Shrimp - a Low-country boil.  I don't have pictures yet, just the instructions. 

Louisiana Shrimp Boil  (Low Country Boil)

Fresh Shrimp with the shells on and the heads off, washed.
About ½ to 1 lb per person (depending on how much they like shrimp!)
2 lemons
2 white onions
Small red potatoes ( about 4 to 5 per person, depending on the size)
Corn on the cob
(break the ears in half and cook a couple for each person)
One package Crab Boil
( this is a small bag of mixed spices you can buy in the grocery)
Hot sauce or liquid Crab Boil ( if you like it spicy)
Optional - 1 lb. Smoked sausage sliced ( I like the cajun spice variety).


Use a big pot for this, and preferably out of doors. Fill about ⅔ full of water, slice up the onions and lemons and add to the water, along with the bag of Crab Boil. Bring the water to a boil, add the potatoes, cook a few minutes, then add the corn, let this boil about 5 minutes. Add the sausage( if you want to use this in it ) when you add the corn. Add the shrimp and let this boil until the shrimp turn pink and are floating. Use a big strainer and dip the whole thing out on a big platter or a pad of fresh newspaper and paper towels on a picnic table. You have to allow for some water drainage, so pad this with the paper. If you want it hotter, add the hot sauce or liquid Crab Boil to the water. You might want to cook one batch, then take it out and throw in another batch with the hot sauce. Be sure to leave the bag of spices and as much of the lemon and onion in as you can for the second batch. Serve this with hot french bread and a salad.

Easter Dinner

Easter dinner was fun...I cooked for 2 days and when they all left, I took a 3 hour nap.
Here's the menu:
While I was finishing up what I couldnt do before church, we had

Sharla's Cheese Ball
Sausage Balls

Then for dinner we had

Ham
Mashed potatoes
Green Beans
Fruit Salad
Layered Salad
Deviled Eggs
Olives

And for dessert

Sour Cream Pound Cake with strawberries and whipped cream
Karo-nut Pie (what we call Pecan Pie)
Easter cookies

A good time was had by all. The kids got baskets full of toys and candy, and had some yogurt drinks. Then they went home and I took a nap. It was the best nap I have ever had!

Love,
SG