HergetMonsta

Busboy at Mande’s Restaurant in Mandeville circa 1998. Free home fries. Smuggled vodka once. Good times.

Daughters bday is night of Vandy game. She will have friends over and she loves Tigers baseball. It is my responsibility to embarrass her

Zappas, can you point me in the right direction?

I don’t do pizza parties, but I try to buy lunch once a month a breakfast once a month for my dept. unusually let them choose. Pizza, chick fil a , sandwiches. Whatever they want, just our dept hanging out and eating a free lunch. I am pretty sure they appreciate it.

Caught some crabs in the lake last weekend. Seafood gumbo

Is there a place I can take my kids to maybe get a few dozen crabs using crab nets? Madisonville, Mandeville, etc.

Chicken and sausage gumbo, potato salad.

It’s never too hot for gumbo.

I have been using the 2 pot method for a couple years and the shrimp peel perfectly every time.

First I boil my potatoes and veggies in seasoned water. When they are done I cut it off and let water cool for a little while. Maybe 20-30 mins

In my other pot I bring plain water to a rolling boil and then drop in the shrimp. I don’t time it. I boil them until the meat starts pulling away from the shells. Just keep checking. Once this occurs, I pull them out and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. I then throw them in the seasoned pot for literally as long as you want. You basically have a 1/16” gap between the meat and shells filled with seasoned water.

Perfect every time.

It seems like a lot but I typically only boil 7-10lbs of shrimp for the family so I am using just a large stock pot.

What happened to protecting the plate with 2 strikes?

I’ll be honest. Quality was basic. Fit was just ok. I don’t recommend it. 200% marketing bullshite. Same quality as Academy BCG line. Avoid it.

It’s good, not great. Moist. Good icing content. Certainly a good value. Something I would bring home to the family on a weekday, but not to a party or friends house.