SHRIMPLE PLEASURES

The thing I have missed most about my past "city" life is a great grocery store. I would get so frustrated shopping here in the woods that I would sometimes say "HECK with it!" and just leave my half filled cart and go home. Food snob yes, but understand that I was spoiled by Trader Joes , Byerlys, Lunds and countless fresh meat/seafood and ethnic markets within a 15 minute drive. Then low and behold, one day I stopped to get gas and inside was a most wonderful meat market! S & S Meats...and fuel LOL! Those of you who process game already know about this gem, but I didn't. I could go on and on about the brots they  make...every combo imaginable from prime rib brots to peanut butter & jelly brots.. yep, you heard me right. And they "tumble" steaks and roasts in some kind of machine that...well... I wont buy steaks anywhere else. Plus, if ya want something all you have to do is call. On this day I called about shrimp, and boy did they have shrimp! More like mini lobsters. S & S meats and fuel have made this food snob a happy snob.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH GARLIC LIME ANGEL HAIR PASTA

I marinated shrimp for about half hour in Italian dressing, 4 cloves garlic, lime juice of 1 lime, Sriracha to taste depending on your heat level.
Skewer shrimp (easier to flip) onto hot grill until cooked. Best way to tell is if shell is bright pink and feel for texture.
Meanwhile, melt stick of butter with about 1/4 cup good olive oil, scallions, chopped roasted red peppers and as much garlic as you can handle and toss into your cooked angel hair pasta. Finish pasta with zest from your lime.

I served with grilled zucchini and Parmesan bread. If you have other sides to this dish give me a holler, I'm always looking for new ideas!

PINKY'S PUFFY APPLE PANCAKE

I'm a bacon egg breakfast girl but once in a while I just have to switch things up. This puffy apple pancake is delish! Syrup optional, side of bacon a must. Warning, its baked in a 9 x 13 pan but 2 of us nearly ate the whole thing! I can't wait  to make this cottage breakfast for my granddaughter, sweet and yummy just like her.

Place 1/2 stick of butter in a glass 9 x 13 pan into 425 oven until melted. Slice apples onto the melted butter ( 2-3 apples I mix honey crisp with granny smith). Return to oven and let apples bake about 10 min. until softened. Meanwhile, whisk up the batter.

1 C. whole milk

4 eggs

1 1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 t salt

1/4 t Cinnamon (or to taste)

2/3 C. flour

Pour over the tender apples, sprinkle with brown sugar, about 3-4 T.  Bake for about 20 min until puffed and golden.