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Grilled bacon wrapped shrimp

Heather — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:28:09 +0000

This is the recipe that Chopper used for the shrimp that we brought to Darren’s oyster roast last weekend - YUM. We forgot the marinade to brush on at the end but they were delicious without it.

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
1 tsp. granulated garlic (1/2 tsp garlic powder)
1 tbsp. Lea & Perrins
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
4 tbsp. butter, melted
9 slices bacon
18 jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined

Cut the slices of bacon in half. Partially cook the bacon over moderate heat to render some of the fat without allowing the pieces to crisp. Combine butter with spices, add shrimp, toss well to coat, let marinate at room temperature 30 to 60 minutes. Remove shrimp from the marinade, reserving the marinade. Wrap a slice of bacon around each shrimp and secure with a toothpick to hold both ends of the bacon. Place shrimp on hot grill for 4 minutes; turn and brush shrimp with reserved marinade and grill for 4 minutes longer or until shrimp are opaque throughout.

Possibly too much cute for one evening

Heather — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:11:15 +0000

I’ve had an evening of unadulterated cute. First, Chopper and I watched all the special features on my newly arrived WALL-E special edition DVD, followed by the movie (for the fourth time, yeah). It is my favorite movie of all time. Yep. It sure is.

Chopper had Paisley with him during the movie and at the end, I decided that it was time again for a feeding frenzy of mealworms. Mmm. Paisley sort of fell off Chopper onto the down throw I’d been using and stayed curled in a ball. I fed her some mealworms off a spoon (what, spoiled?) and then busted out the camera.

Tell me this isn’t stupendously cute.

Paisley vs. the mealworms

Heather — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:43:26 +0000

I bought 500 live mealworms yesterday with the intention of feeding them one by one to Paisley. (Dexter isn’t a terribly big fan of live food.)

$8.50 was a bargain for the amount of entertainment Chopper and I have gotten out of the worms thus far, and we’ve only used maybe two dozen of them. Mwahahahahahahaha.

We got video of the carnage for your amusement (more on Flickr).

Spotted at the grocery store

Heather — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:49:40 +0000

I want to meet the person who thinks pancake batter in a spray can is a good idea.

Happy birthday, Paisley

Heather — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:17:58 +0000

Paisley is two months old today. When we were at Mom and Dad’s this weekend, we introduced her to a new favorite treat: live mealworms. Not my pick, but hey. More photos on Flickr.

For the weekend, we returned to Lynchburg, Tennessee for the Jack Daniel’s 2008 World Championship International Barbecue with Mom and Dad. A good time was had by all. Again, more photos on Flickr.

Domo-pumpkin

Heather — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:49:00 +0000

Domo-pumpkin, originally uploaded by scpetrel.

I can’t take credit for this creative effort, but isn’t it fabulous? This is our team entry for the pumpkin decorating contest at work.

A little outside exploration

Heather — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:14:33 +0000

Paisley and Chopper had a big day out and about on Wednesday.

Whatever your political bent …

Heather — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:25:10 +0000

Paisley is on CuteOverload today

Heather — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:33:04 +0000

The commentary is hilarious, too.

She follows in the pawprints of Tenzing, who was also featured on the site.

Paisley and her ball

Heather — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:10:32 +0000

We introduced Paisley to her exercise ball tonight, and she took to it immediately. She’s in a small ball for now, since she’s tiny, but she’ll need a regular sized ball before too long.

Dexter loves his ball, and once she gets the hang of things, we’ll probably have some simultaneous balling going on in the apartment. Hee.