Shrimp n Grits

My in laws recently asked for a shrimp and grits recipe that I have. I cannot remember where the recipe came from, but it is very easy and oh so good! Since I was typing it up, I thought I would share with all.





1 cup of stone ground grits
chicken broth - optional
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne pepper to taste- optional
1/4 c butter
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese (I prefer white vermont cheddar...yum!)
1 lb shrimp, peeled and devined
bacon (as much or as little as you like)
4 tsp lemon juice
1 c scallions or green onion
clove garlic minced



Prepare bacon in oven on 425 for 15-20 min or until brown and crispy...make sure to save the grease!

Prepare grits according to package instructions. I opt to use part water/part chicken broth. Once prepared, add butter, cheese, salt, and pepper and stir until melted, cover until later.

Add bacon grease to pan and heat on medium for 3-5 minutes until HOT. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turns pink...about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice, cayenne pepper, scallions, and garlic and remove from heat.



Add shrimp mixture to grits, stir, and garnish with crumbled bacon.



Serve this with a salad and it becomes an easy weekday meal or fancy it up to your liking...enjoy!

Shrimp n Grits

My in laws recently asked for a shrimp and grits recipe that I have. I cannot remember where the recipe came from, but it is very easy and oh so good! Since I was typing it up, I thought I would share with all.





1 cup of stone ground grits
chicken broth - optional
salt and pepper to taste
cayenne pepper to taste- optional
1/4 c butter
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese (I prefer white vermont cheddar...yum!)
1 lb shrimp, peeled and devined
bacon (as much or as little as you like)
4 tsp lemon juice
1 c scallions or green onion
clove garlic minced



Prepare bacon in oven on 425 for 15-20 min or until brown and crispy...make sure to save the grease!

Prepare grits according to package instructions. I opt to use part water/part chicken broth. Once prepared, add butter, cheese, salt, and pepper and stir until melted, cover until later.

Add bacon grease to pan and heat on medium for 3-5 minutes until HOT. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turns pink...about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice, cayenne pepper, scallions, and garlic and remove from heat.



Add shrimp mixture to grits, stir, and garnish with crumbled bacon.



Serve this with a salad and it becomes an easy weekday meal or fancy it up to your liking...enjoy!

Ballpark Babies

T-ball is all business in this town and Landon is all about it! Landon truly loves the game and I love to watch him. Three times a week, we make our way to the ball park, once for practice and twice for games. The ball park has become our second home this spring and will continue to be our seodn home into the summer. Landon made the All-Star team and that all kicks off tonite. May I brag for a moment??? The All-Star National team is comprised of the 10 best players in the league and Landon made it with a fractured wrist and all! He is so proud and so am I!! So here are a few pics of my little All Star and his number 1 fans!

Ballpark Babies

T-ball is all business in this town and Landon is all about it! Landon truly loves the game and I love to watch him. Three times a week, we make our way to the ball park, once for practice and twice for games. The ball park has become our second home this spring and will continue to be our seodn home into the summer. Landon made the All-Star team and that all kicks off tonite. May I brag for a moment??? The All-Star National team is comprised of the 10 best players in the league and Landon made it with a fractured wrist and all! He is so proud and so am I!! So here are a few pics of my little All Star and his number 1 fans!

Mama Mia

I am over a week late blogging, but have so much stored up and finally have a little while to catch up. So, here is a recap of last weekend, Mothers Day. I was given the best gift ever...

No, its not mine, but I was given a day off that I spent at my friends lakehouse doing this...

and reading that, along with Amber, a labradoodle...isn't she the cutest dog?!

My sweet friend, Suzanne, invited me to go along with her to her mom's lake house at Smith Lake. We had the best time doing absolutely nothing and loving every minute of it! (By the way, The Shack was a great read, and although I wouldn't necessarily call it life changing, it will definately get you thinking.) Anyhow, I enjoyed an uniterrupted nights sleep and went home to my sweet kiddos...

(Can you believe I didn't get one picture of me and my kids the entire day...pitiful, I know!)

That afternoon, we headed over to my parents. My mom's 60th birthday happened to fall on Mother's Day this year so we had some extra celebrating to do!

All the mama's (minus one, our oldest sister couldn't make it.)

I hope everyone enjoyed a fabulous Mother's Day and Mimi, I hope you enjoyed a great 60th birthday. I cannot wait to go to the beach and celebrate even more!!

Mama Mia

I am over a week late blogging, but have so much stored up and finally have a little while to catch up. So, here is a recap of last weekend, Mothers Day. I was given the best gift ever...

No, its not mine, but I was given a day off that I spent at my friends lakehouse doing this...

and reading that, along with Amber, a labradoodle...isn't she the cutest dog?!

My sweet friend, Suzanne, invited me to go along with her to her mom's lake house at Smith Lake. We had the best time doing absolutely nothing and loving every minute of it! (By the way, The Shack was a great read, and although I wouldn't necessarily call it life changing, it will definately get you thinking.) Anyhow, I enjoyed an uniterrupted nights sleep and went home to my sweet kiddos...

(Can you believe I didn't get one picture of me and my kids the entire day...pitiful, I know!)

That afternoon, we headed over to my parents. My mom's 60th birthday happened to fall on Mother's Day this year so we had some extra celebrating to do!

All the mama's (minus one, our oldest sister couldn't make it.)

I hope everyone enjoyed a fabulous Mother's Day and Mimi, I hope you enjoyed a great 60th birthday. I cannot wait to go to the beach and celebrate even more!!

Soul Kitchen

Our home inspection is scheduled for tomorrow. So, as we get closer and closer to owning the home, I get more excited and inspired by the day. The first thing I want to tackle is the kitchen. I went to Lowes yesterday to peak around and became very overwhelmed with all the information given to me. Redoing a kitchen is a HUGE task. I came home afterwards and looked at all my magazine cutouts of kitchens that I love, and I am renewed, inspired and once again excited to get it going. Here are the kitchens that inspire me. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! And, PLEASE, pass on any tips for kitchen makeovers if you have any!

I absolutely LOVE this, especially all the windows...I won't be able to get away with this in my kitchen, but I can dream!

I love these windows too and they are much more realistic for my kitchen. I definately will do the bamboo/sea grass shades as shown.

I really love everything about this, especially the faucet. Is that marble brick on the backsplash???


I really want a basin sink like this one. Two would be awesome but I don't have the room. I would pair it with the faucet from the picture before.

I am on the hunt for barstools that look like this...if you find any, let me know!

That backsplash would work great and would work even better with my budget!

Love this light fixture, but not sure if I will use it...at least in my kitchen...any thoughts??

I want my oven in the corner, like this one, only to the left of the sink. That design is supposed to free up a alot of space, which I always need more of!

Not exactly sure what it is I love about this kitchen...it seems perfectly modern and elegant.

Now that you have seen my inspiration(s), I will give you one guess as to what color will dominate my kitchen!? :)