Lazy Day

So I slept late, had breakfast in my bath robe on the patio (coffee and some honey cake courtesy of Nuvia), then sunbathed some more. Didn't end up going anywhere as planned, but will definitely be hanging out with folks later this week. Can't wait! And here's what I made myself for dinner:

Shrimp and grits! I was kind of already started on it when I decided to look up a recipe on my iPhone food apps, but all the recipes were these overdone productions. It's just shrimp. With grits. I don't need some 5-star polenta with parmesan and 17 spices, etc. So I grilled the shrimp in a way that I like and just did the grits as usual, except added corn.

I added frozen corn to the water for the grits while it came to a boil (before adding the grits - yeah, I used instant). Then added the grits and cooked as usual. Added salt while it cooked, then butter afterward. I ended up with quite a lot, probably too much actually. But that's ok. It was probably over a cup of cooked grits; I didn't measure before cooking.

As for the shrimp, I cooked them on the stovetop grill pan. While the pan warmed up, I put a glass bowl of olive oil with chopped garlic and some lemon juice next to it. That way the oil would get some of the garlicky flavor. Peeled off the shells on the shrimp, leaving on the tails (they're deveined and cleaned, other than shell and tail). Sprinkled on a little salt and pepper, dipped the shrimp in the olive oil and put them on the hot grill pan. After a couple minutes, I used a spoon to pour a little olive oil on each shrimp (I don't have a brush, so I just spoon a really small amount). Wait another minute or so, then flip. Wait a minute or two, put a little oil on that side. Cook until done basically. Shrimp really don't take long at all, which is wonderful. I cooked 9 medium-ish shrimp. I dunno anything about shrimp sizes.

I added tomatoes for a different flavor and texture. That may or may not be orthodox; I can't remember (and again, unable to find a straightforward recipe, etc, blah blah). I did grate a slight bit of cheddar cheese on, but not too much. And that's about it. Well, then I ate it. With a giant glass of sweet tea.

Ok well, that's pretty much my day. No joke. I did a lot of nothing. Off to bed because there's work tomorrow...