For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
(in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
evening's meal!

Sky

On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:08 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

>For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
>grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
>($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
>even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
>are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
>(in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
>evening's meal!
>
>Sky

We are in the same neck of the woods. I am in State Road NC and shop
in Winston frequently. I like The Fresh Market but it is not as
convenient as some of the other stores.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On 10/15/2014 2:40 PM, The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:08 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>> For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
>> grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
>> ($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
>> even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
>> are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
>> (in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
>> evening's meal!
>
> We are in the same neck of the woods. I am in State Road NC and shop
> in Winston frequently. I like The Fresh Market but it is not as
> convenient as some of the other stores.

I absolutely 'adore' <vbg> The Fresh Market (TFM)! I just wish one of
their stores was close enough to my home to make it convenient to shop
there. As it is, the nearest TFM is about 50 miles away, darn it - oh
well. At least I'm in that area on rare occasions, so I can splurge on
products I'd not normally buy because they're not available at the
'usual' local grocery stores in my area. Er, I can get frozen shrimp
locally, but the prices can vary greatly.

In addition, customer service at TFM is very-much-more-than excellent
and then some!! Since I get their email notices about sales items, I
knew they had shrimp on sale for $6.99/lb last month on Saturdays. I
happened to be in the vicinity of that TFM on a Wednesday or a Thursday
a few weeks ago, so I spoke with the manager. He authorized the
Saturday's sales price (instead of ~$11.99/lb, IIRC) after I explained
that I lived 50+ miles away and just happened to be in town for the day;
I purchased 4 pounds Sweet!

Sky

On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:08 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

>For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
>grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
>($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
>even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
>are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
>(in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
>evening's meal!
>
>Sky

Sounds like a pretty good plan. Wish I lived closer I'd beg a seat at
your table.

koko

--

Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard

Sqwertz wrote:
>
>Baked (not steamed) Chinese Pork Buns on my menu tonight. The char
>siu pork was just put into the oven to roast. Might also make some
>ham and Comte cheese buns if I have leftover dough.
>
>And now they're done:
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>
>I guess you'll just have to take my word for it that they're not just
>hamburger buns! (and pretty good looking hamburger buns at that)

Those look like they were dumpster dived from the Golden Arches.
Aren't Chinese pork buns, steamed or baked, cooked with the pork
already in the dough?
http://www.foodpeoplewant.com/baked-...ued-pork-buns/

http://tinyurl.com/2qv99r
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dims...charsiubao.htm

On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:05:30 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> And now they're done:

> I will give you $5,000 when Burger King announces a Long Whopper. In
> the meantime, I've got a long whopper for you - just bend over and
> I'll give it to you.

> You said "oval-shaped beef patty", not burger, you fat **** asshole.
> You even quoted it for all of us to see. Dumbass.
>
> You lose again.
>
> -sw

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
news
> Baked (not steamed) Chinese Pork Buns on my menu tonight. The char
> siu pork was just put into the oven to roast. Might also make some
> ham and Comte cheese buns if I have leftover dough.
>
> And now they're done:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>
> I guess you'll just have to take my word for it that they're not just
> hamburger buns! (and pretty good looking hamburger buns at that)
>
> -sw

My husband used to get those in Oakland. I prefer the steamed.