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Fixing Oiled Up Alabama Shrimp for a One Handed Person to Peel and Eat Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:21 PM PDT One of the really cool things about going to the Nashvega’s Farmer’s Market is the huge variety of home-grown stuff that isn’t available in the Smallburg Farmer’s Market. Nancy was feeling good enough after her surgery (nerve block had not worn off yet) that she wanted to walk around and pick up a few things. Like Alabama Gulf of Mexico Shrimp. Hardly home-grown, but buying shrimp from the back of a Ryder Truck is just more fun. It’s like buying Noritake dinnerware at a discount. Good stuff, no middleman. When I asked the guy how it was all I hear and read is about how bad the fish business is in the region, he blamed “the media.” He said there was plenty of sea food of the Alabama shoreline, you just have to go out farther to get it. The shrimp season just started in Alabama and the media said the shrimpers were working for BP. I grabbed a two-pound bag of shrimp ($28), brought it home and marinated it in zesty Italian dressing, sautéed some asparagus and mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil. As we sat down to eat, I had my Moment of Dur. There was nothing in our wedding vows about having to peel shrimp ’til death do us part.  It was fun to watch a one armed shrimp peeler at work. You might like these too... Shop at Nancy’s but Don’t Eat at Paul’s in Cherokee, NC Geeky Animated Gif Monday Stop the WordPress! Trigger and Nellybelle Will Be Sold We Will Probably Pick Barbados over Biloxi, Gulfport, Orange Beach, Pensacola, et al. ER or OR, Nancy Always Tries to Send Me Home. Powered by Contextual Related Posts Be Socialable

Living in and Loving Tropical Kentucky Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:09 AM PDT We’re now getting about a leaf every three days on our banana tree. It’s fun, and pretty amazing. One day a greet shoot will appear, a few hours later start to unroll and then the next day a new leaf will show up. The leaves will be all droopy in the blazing sun, but a short thunderstorm or a heavy dew perks them right back up. Jaysus, what a life: I’m thrilled over banana tree leaves. Gadzooks! We’re going to Tropical Barbados in October! Sorry to brag about that, but I am excited about snorkeling, ziplining, scubaing, and swimming with sea turtles! Rum! Forest! Rum! Banana Tree June 20, 2010 Banana Tree July 31,2010 You might like these too... 116 Heat Index: Perfect Weather for Growing Bananas Caption This Even Facebook Says I’m Annoying Downloading Corn on the Internet Geeky Animated Gif Monday Powered by Contextual Related Posts Be Socialable

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