Sunday, July 31, 2005

Favorite Summer Meal

Writing about my freezer finds lead me to thinking about my favorite summer meal growing up. I grew up in a coastal community that was part farming/part fishing in industry. The meal I always liked best was boiled shrimp and corn-on-the-cob. The actual cooking for this meal was easy, but you had to start planning it very early in the day.

The important part was to go out fairly early in the morning and find the pick-up trucks on the side of the road. One would be selling fresh catch seafood that he/she had gotten from the boats at 4:30 am. The other truck would be selling the produce that they had just picked that morning.

The shrimp would be cooked in a big pot of water with only Old Bay Seasoning and the corn in another large pot. While they boiled away a good layer of newspaper would be laid on the table instead of a tablecloth. Then the food was dumped in the middle of the table. Bowls of various dipping sauces and butter would be on hand, along with lots of napkins. No plates, no silverware. Grab and eat and talk.

When dinner was over the bowls were taken off the table and all the remains were rolled-up in the newspapers and trashed. If any shrimp were left, they were made into a shrimp salad for the next day.

I can almost see my family sitting around the table...

Does anyone else have any favorite summer meals?

Peace,

Amy

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Steak. I am not even a person who typically eats red meat, but my dad grills the best steak I have ever had in my life! I could just eat steak all of the time if my dad's grilling them. Anyway, in the summer we used to have cookouts all of the time, with steak. I LOVE a good rib eye, but t-bone are pretty awesome too.

J-Lynn said...

Mmmmmm I love BBQ personally in teh summer, BBQ anything...lol

Your picture reminds me of something my 7yo said to me today. "Now that daddy's home every night I'd like to get used to the whole family sitting down to dinner together".

I love dinner!

Anniesue said...

Hey, it's my first time reading you. I found you through Dy's blog...I just have a question...what is leftover shrimp? That is definitely a favorite summer meal!

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