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{May Has Arrived}

  I sure hope that your May has kicked off to a good start. The heat is settling in quick around our parts.  We've kicked off May with watching our softball girls win the District. Next week we start another round of ball. It's so much fun to watch these girls and especially our girl, Mallory. She plays centerfield.  We were so proud of both teams that played against each other. They all, hand in hand gathered together as one of our girls prayed for the game and also for one of our young men that was in a horrific car accident and fighting. His name is Kaden if you can think to lift him up to our Lord.  I had the opportunity recently to speak to a group of women at a ladies luncheon event at a local church. Oh we had so much fun. I wished I had gotten pictures of the beautiful decorations. We had a TEA PARTY and we each kept the cup that we drank out of it.  Isn't she just lovely? Easter has come and gone but we sure have a great time with family. We gather each...

Shrimp and Grits

I have been wanting to make some Shrimp and Grits and all I can say is.........YUM, YUM, YUM!


A friend posted this on her Facebook page and needless to say I grabbed that baby right up! I knew I had to make it.





Okay now for the step by step. EASY PEASY!

Thaw out one bag of deveined and peeled frozen shrimp.

Next: Take one bunch of green onions, wash, and dice up. Then take 3 cloves of garlic and dice and some fresh parsley and dice.

 I still have parsley growing and it was great to pick from your own little herb garden. Mix all 3 together in one bowl and sit aside.

Take a whole pack of bacon and dice it up in bite size pieces and fry it. **I cooked my bacon in the oven** simply because I did not want the MESS on my stove...(I despise all that popping) After it cooks drain the grease from the bacon and place the grease in your frying pan. Set aside the chopped bacon.



Get ready to make your grits now!
Make 2 cups of 5 minutes quick grits BUT use chicken broth instead of water. 

I had all my ingredients out on the counter and ready for action!




Now cook your grits. When done add 1 stick of butter, 1 1/2 bags of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, salt to taste, cooked bacon and give it a stir and then cut off the burner to your grits.

Take your shrimp and toss in the frying pan with your bacon grease. (which is actually not much grease but enough)



Add your green onions, garlic and parsley and toss it around. Cook on medium heat till shrimp are done...which is only a few minutes.



The smell is so good!

By the way...I love my Rachel Ray pots! Don't know how I ever cooked without them!



Now take the cooked shrimp, green onions, garlic and parsley mixture and toss it in with your cheese grits.NOW take some Tabasco sauce and as Linda said, "Liberally shake into the pot of grits and stir".



Good grief don't that look good?


I had a loaf of baguette bread so I popped it in the oven to go with our Shrimp and Grits.




This dish is so good! It's hearty and filling. And....we had some for leftovers for the next night and I just added a green salad. 

Louisiana don't have NOTHING on Linda's Shrimp and Grits! 

Hope you try it.

 
Hugs and blessings, Cindy

Comments

  1. This does look good. Will try this!
    Connie Royals

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  2. Oh, my word, this makes my cauliflower pizza bites look quite puny! LOL

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    1. LOL Deb! But I am quite sure my grits wasn't healthy like your cauliflower pizza!

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  3. Oh wow! This is making my mouth water!!! I still haven't tried grits!

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  4. Cindy, this looks and sounds delicious!!! Too bad we didn't live closer. LOL! :)

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