"aem" > wrote in message
...
> On Mar 5, 10:26 am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> The nice thing about Lent is the expansion of fresh seafood.
>>
>> Tonight
>>
>> Butter
>> Garlic
>> Shrimp
>> Lemon juice.
>>
>> OK maybe a caper or 2.
>>
>> Parsley garnish
>>
>> Serve over linguini.
>
> The nice thing about shrimp is the variety of flavors they
> accommodate. The above is fiine, but would also be fine with a slice
> of ginger to flavor the butter and a few red pepper flakes to spice it
> up.
>
> Last time I looked for uncooked frozen shrimp at TJ's they had two
> packages. I thought they differed only in size (Jumbo versus Large, I
> forget the number counts but they are always clearly marked on the
> package at TJ's) and then I noticed that one was from Cambodia, the
> other from Mexico. I assumed both were farmed and took the
> Mexican.
>
> Who needs Lent? We eat fish or seafood all the time. -aem


Names - Jumbo, large, extra large, etc are meaningless - always look at the
count per pound.


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Dimitri

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