We had the best time taking mugshots of the 2 kids, Rufus the dog, and Lillie the cat. Rufus was such a good sport! Lillie not so much... I think this is such a cute idea for pet portraits. I think her and her fiance, Dutch should take them of themselves too and have them framed going down a wall in the living room.
After the photo shoot, we got down to business. Before Dutch left for work, he made us a pitcher of delicious pomegranate martini mix all we had to do is shake it up with a little (or a lot) of vodka in a cocktail shaker and pour into chilled martini glasses and we were ready to go!
On the menu:
Pomegranate Martinis
Shrimp and Grits (Crooks Corner recipe)
Fresh Tomato Slices
The dish was a cinch to make since Julie had already done the prep earlier that day and had all the veggies in bowls waiting for us in the fridge. I think this is a great practice for having people over- you can spend more time enjoying your guests rather than face down over a cutting board. We followed the recipe and embellished *just* a hair by cooking the grits in chicken stock rather than plain water. After the cheese was added, I could have eaten these grits for every meal for the rest of my life! I don't know how anyone can turn their nose up at this mushy glob of warm deliciousness! Top them off with shrimp, mushrooms and garlic sauteed in butter and bacon drippings and you have quite the indulgence indeed.
As for the tomatoes- all you need is red ripe tomatoes which are so good right now in the heart of summer, E.V.O.O., fresh basil, freshly ground black paper (it makes SUCH a difference) and kosher salt. Just slice the tomatoes, drizzle with olive oil sprinkle with salt, pepper and basil. Ahhh sweet summer time!
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