Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Good morning crew,
I did one other fun thing this weekend (besides getting
stuck with a 60 dollar bar tab); the girlfriend and I made
a shrimp boil on Sunday.
I actually stumbled on the idea a couple weekends ago when
I steamed up some shrimp, and then decided to throw them in
in a Pyrex bowl where I had some left over asparagus and
potatoes. I melted about an inch of butter over the melange
and was very pleasantly surprised by the result!
So last weekend I determined to try the whole thing over
again, but with a definite plan in mind.
I looked up a couple of recipes and finally decided on a
collection of ingredients.
I had corn on the cob, red potatoes, an onion (just for the
flavor), Brussels sprouts, a smoked sausage and, of course,
a pound of jumbo shrimp.
In about a half gallon of water I added some sea salt, a
splash or two of vinegar, a splash or two (or four) of
habanero Tabasco Sauce, and a good thumb of butter.
Now, the trick with a boil like this is to add the
ingredients in the right order. The thing that took the
longest to boil was the corn...so that went in first. Six
or seven minutes later the potatoes went in. Then the
sprouts and the onion, then the sausage and finally, for
the last few minutes, the shrimp.
The girlfriend is frequently dubious of my experiments,
but when this collection came out of the pot even she was
speechless, mostly because both of us had better things to
do with our mouths.
Next time I might try cauliflower instead of Brussels
sprouts. And I'll definitely want to make it spicier, but
the great thing about a boil like this is it's hard to go
far wrong!
If anybody has any surefire tricks or ideas for a great
boil, please let me know.
Laugh it up,
Joe
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Differences between men and women
1. NAMES
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch,
they will call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and
Barbara.
If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately
refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and
Scrappy.
2. EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each
throw in a $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of
them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit
they want change back.
When the women get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
3. MONEY
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need, but
it's on sale.
4. BATHROOMS
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving
cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom
is 337. A man would not be able to identify most of these
items.
5. ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that... is the beginning of a new
argument.
6.CATS
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren't looking, men
kick cats.
7. DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants,
empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and get
the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
8. FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
9. SUCCESS
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can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he
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A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and
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