Spicy Polenta + NC Shrimp!!

How to keep asparagus pretty — Give it a CLIPPING + send it SWIMMING!!

To a speed shopper like myself — this package appears to say “VANILLA“

This is a great product if you want vanilla + banana yogurt — I however am less than interested in fruity mek mek yogurt.

It’s okay in smoothies — but NO GOOD in NO PUDGE FUDGE

TARGET HAS THE BEST FROZEN FRUIT EVER!!!!!!!

It’s not organic — but it is AMAZING

A WHOPPING 4 LB BAG!!

I LOVE CHERRIES!!

Dark + sweet cherries!!

• mixed fruit
• cherries
• oj
• vanana .. sneaky sneaky vanana

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SPICY POLENTA CAKE TIME!!!!

• make thick grits
• flavor them how you like them — I went spicy
• line a food safe object with plastic wrap
• pour in semi cooled polenta [hot will melt the plastic + cold won't spread properly]
• refrigerate until solid

Reason # 981 not to buy things out of season—

It’s a WHITE WATERMELON!!

MMMMMMMMMMMMek!!

  

Mini PB snack while I made dinner –

I cut the polenta square into squares + tossed into a heated pan with a dab of butter.

For the gravy I referenced this pretty flipping delicious SHRIMP + GRITS post

Step 1

INGREDIENTS

-1 T Butter

-2+ T flour

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DIRECTIONS

-Heat pan to medium + add above listed ingredients

-Mix fat + flour

-Push around the pan + crumble with a spatula until browned

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Step 2

INGREDIENTS

-1 C Milk (you can use soy/almond milk too )

-salt

-seasonings [pepper/red pepper/your choice]

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DIRECTIONS

-Stir in milk slowly– I start by adding 1/4 C + go up from there

-The goal is to get rid of all of the clumps + make a nice creamy gravy (I use my spatula with slits in it to mash the clumps out)

-Stir frequently!!

-Add more milk if needed..

-Then season to taste!

The shrimp were sauteed in:

• heat pan with a dab of EVOO
• add 2 cloves chopped garlic
• saute garlic for a minute
• add lemon juice [a few hefty splashes]
• add white wine [heavy pour]
• add SKRIMPS!! [I used 2/3 of a pound for 2 people]

I fished the garlic out of the shrimp cooking juice + added it to the gravy

Presentation–

• Pan seared polenta on the bottom
• topped with grilled asparagus
• topped with gravy
• topped with shrimp

And that is how I tricked Eric into eating SHRIMP + GRITS.

hahahahahahahahahaha!!

Today is going to be awesome………………. NOT

I have a micro test tomorrow — So I ate brain food:

• gross watermelon smoothie [the watermelon alone was gross -- the smoothie is pretty good]
• WW muffin + smart balance + Fresh honey roasted PB
• 2 Egglands Best EGGERS!!

Cheers!!

B+B