Last night my sister made ATK’s fresh corn & grits and I made smoked paprika shrimp. She used the shells of the shrimp to infuse the milk/corn water that the grits cooked in. Grits were great, with whole sweet kernels of corn in them, as well as topped with quickly sauteed kernels and scallions. my shrimp were tasty though a tad underseasoned i thought. But we ate them all (there was just one each to start - those things were huge! I made 8 total.) There was also an ugly salad with a delicious green goddess dressing i made.
Sucky cold day kept the BF & I at home most of today except for a 6 mile walk I took in the a.m. Tried to pre-walk off our usual Sunday fries brunch. But then for dinner, I made onion rings and smash burgers on TJs brioche buns. BF assisted with the actual frying while i cooked the burgers. But i mandolined the onions, soaked them in a crema & lemon juice concoction (simulating buttermilk), and dredged them in seasoned flour. Also made a salad with diced zucchini, sliced endive and TJ’s fresh peas, tossed in the same green goddess dressing.
enough with fried food!
