Happy Mother's Day!

I adore seafood. Shrimp, fish, scallops, mussels, crab, clams, lobster - you name it, I love it. But what do you expect from a girl who was raised on an island?

Jim detests seafood. Shrimp, fish, scallops, mussels, crab, clams, lobster - you name it, he hates it. But what do you expect from a boy who was raised on a mountain?

Needless to say, being a loving wife (and a frugal one) I don't cook and serve seafood. On the rare occasion we go out to eat, I will order it if it's available, but otherwise I just dream about seafood. Actually, we've had a couple of people give us some fish that they've caught. Fletcher loves it and has declared himself my "fish buddy". :D

So, for Mother's Day, it was an awesome surprise when the children purchased me - SHRIMP and TILAPIA! Wow - I was so excited. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Jim COOKED it for me! The entire dinner - and he cleaned up. Now THAT is what I call a Mother's Day present. (And yes - Jim is actually quite an accomplished seafood chef - he cooked on the coast of Maine for 2 summers).

So my fish buddy and I enjoyed the tilapia. And I have now acquired a "shrimp buddy". Greyden fell in love with shrimp.

We didn't think to get a photo of the meal before I ate it. But here is a snapshot of the leftover shrimp (which I claimed for lunch the next day).

Wow, my mouth is actually watering just remembering and looking at that picture. How many more days until the next Mother's Day?

PJ