Lemon-Lime Shrimp Recipe

This is my mother's recipe and it's fairly subjective, so the "recipe" is really just a ballpark guesstimation for a jumping off point. It's also doctored to feed a butt-load of people, so feel free to cut it by about a quarter. The actual directions are fairly hazy as well, so it may not be the best recipe for a beginner cook. You will have a ton of "sauce" left over, my family sops it up with crusty French bread. The also eat the excess roasted garlic on bread. This is, by far, the best shrimp recipe I have ever encountered (I may be biased, of course). We always make it on the grill, but she said you could make it in the oven as well. There are no times or temps for anything, you just have to know when things are ready. Like I said, it's hazy, but delicious!

Lemon-Lime Shrimp

Yields approx. 16 servings

8 lbs. unpeeled, tail-on fresh shrimp

12 lemons

12 limes

2 cups olive oil

2 cups garlic (!)

1/2 cup vermouth

1. Cook the garlic in the olive oil on stovetop until fragrant and soft.

2. Mix all ingredients EXCEPT vermouth in a grill or oven safe pan, cover with tin foil. 

3. Grill/bake/broil until shrimp is cooked through.

4. Add vermouth 1 minute before you remove from the grill/oven.

Serve straight from the grill/oven family-style with plenty of crusty bread and whatever sides tickle your fancy. 

Feel free to ask me any questions and I relay them and get answers!




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Fashion Friday

I focused on shoes from Modcloth at the beginning of June, but really, they are so much more than shoes! I was inspired by a new blog, BillieMonster, to show you all my picks from ModCloth! Oh, if only they offered Free Shipping! I'd go broke.

TOPS

Acro-bow-tics Top $23.99

Adorable detail. Go to the site and look at the back detail too.

All in a Row Tank $41.99

Bud Romance Tank $64.99

So pretty. Love.

Back Stripe's Back Tank $24.99

Stripe the Good Stripe Top $24.99

I cannot get enough stripes. 

Floral Eclipse Tank $42.99

Isn't the detail on this top lovely? It would probably be a simple look to recreate.

BOTTOMS

 Contra Dance Skirt $94.99
I love this skirt, but the price... not so much. 

Sweet Sprite Skirt $29.99

Mister would HATE this skirt, but it's so, so fun!

DRESSES

Only Have Eyes for This Dress $189.99  
(ouch!)

Salty & Pepper Dress $69.99

Adorable!

Touch of Glass Dress $49.99

So fun and summery and at a reasonable price.

Up on the Incline Dress $124.99

I think this one would be really flattering.

ACCESSORIES

Andes Heel $114.99

Love, love the two-toned platform on these.

Claudette Hat $64.99

Pricey, but so pretty and classic. The Claudette Hat would be adorable with the Andes platforms.

Formal Fascinator $39.99

I love these little toppers, so precious...

The Rad Hatter Fascinator $34.99

If I worked in a more creative environment, I would wear one of these all the time...

Tier After Tier Body Necklace $109.99

This would be fab for when we go out riding. Definitely a statement piece.

ETC.

Bark Reynolds Chew Toy $12.99

This is hilarious.

Scoops of Flower Measuring Spoons $24.99

I would be ordering these if I had more counter space.

Obsessive Consumption $19.99

Everything she bought for 3 years. I think this would be fascinating.

Monkey Love

 

 I just realized this shot gives you a sneak peek at the detail I added to our Master Bedroom drapes. Hopefully I can get some good shots of them this weekend!

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Bar Hopping

I couldn't stop myself from snapping a few pics of the restroom in one of the bars we we were at a few weeks ago:

Yikes! When do you think they last remodeled? 1980? Who paints trim pink in a bar bathroom? Or anywhere? Yuck...

These pictures were taken on the way to the potty at another bar, on another night:

There was nothing living in this monkey/lizard enclosure besides the entire town of Springfield:

There were some pretty mosaic details though:

The entire outdoor patio area is covered in Happy Meal/ Ninja Turtles/ Gumby/ Loony Toons/ etc. toys nailed to the walls, support beams, chairs, table, again etc., but I didn't want to look like a weirdo tourist snapping a bunch of photos...

Rednex: Cotton Eye Joe

Is there a song that just makes you smile? No matter how negative you may feel, or how badly a day may be going, it just makes you feel better? This song does it for me:



It reminds me of the "mixers" we used to frequent when I was in junior high. This song always got everybody going on the dance floor.

Pure Awesomeness: Pet High Chair

I saw these on Unclutterer today and couldn't resist sharing them with you! I love my dogs, obviously, but really? You need your dog to have his/her very own seat at the table? Hilarious.

Drs. Foster and Smith Dog Booster Chair

Hammacher Schlemmer Pet High Chair

I think I can find better things to do with $70 and $50, respectively...

Christmas in (almost) July!

Check out what the Mister got me for Christmas!

He didn't know exactly which color I wanted, so he told me to get it and he would pay me back (romantic, I know, but there are about 20 choices!). I was pretty sure I wanted the Green Apple color, but I had never seen one in person so I wasn't 100%. Plus, I figured we could save a few dollars by using a 20% off coupon from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, which I then had to wait for. So, of course, I sat on it for about 5 months... I finally ordered it and it is superduperawesome, but I have no idea what to use it for! lol

But I love how it ties together my curtains and my stainless counter tops!