Here is an update to our Friday Free-For-All post on May 8, 2009.

Mothers Day
Here is a picture of the pot filled with succulents that we gave my mom (thanks mom for the pic!).

Weather
Even though it didn’t get as warm as the weatherpeople said it was still a very nice weekend!

Newsletter
I am thrilled that we found someone to finally create a new newsletter template for us!

Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
Eco-Friendly Shea Butter Spa Products

www.countrymeadowltd.com

I’m going to ask you for a little understanding here.

Due to our (hubs & I) schedule we don’t really cook during the week. I make a large dinner on Monday and we eat on that during the week and on the weekends hubs usually bbq’s. I don’t have a lot of time to cook fancy meals (unless family is coming!) or try a lot of recipes so most of the recipes posted under our Recipe of the Week heading will be ones found online or ones that you have submitted. I will always give credit where credit is due and post links back to the website where the recipe was found.

So without further ado……

Ginger-Soy-Lime Marinated Shrimp
(courtesy of Bobby Flay)< —one of my favorite chefs!

Ingredients

2 large shallots, peeled and chopped
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, smashed
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup peanut oil
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 pounds large shrimp, shells and tails on

Directions

Place shallots, ginger, garlic, soy, lime juice, and sugar in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the green onion and oil and blend until combined. Season with black pepper, to taste. Place shrimp in a large bowl, pour the marinade over, and let marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Preheat a grill to high. Remove shrimp from the marinade and grill for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side. Serve on brown paper bags, if desired.

**For You Hardass Ginger Lovers**
Check out I Love Ginger
Anything and everything Ginger can be found here…not to mention a whole plethora of Ginger recipes!

Remember:
If you have a favorite recipe that contains Ginger send it to us (along with a picture if you want!) and will post it (with credit back to you of course) in a future blog post.

You can reach us at sales(at)countrymeadowltd(dot)com and remember to put recipe in the subject line.

Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
Eco-Friendly Shea Butter Spa Products

www.countrymeadowltd.com