Shrimp and Grits

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My husband prepped this meal for me as a hint to where he was taking me on a surprise birthday trip: New Orleans! We use shrimp instead of crawfish as called for in original from myrecipes.com, but either way: A new favourite in our house.

Ingredients

Grits:

• 3 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk, divided
• 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels
• 1 chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup uncooked regular grits
• 2 ounces reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese (about 1/2 cup)
• 3 tablespoons light sour cream
• Crawfish:
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped andouille sausage or kielbasa (about 1.5 ounces)
• 2/3 cup chopped onion
• 2/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 8 ounces cooked crawfish tail meat (about 1…

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FOWC with Fandango — Yarn

This, That, and the Other

Welcome to June 2, 2020 and to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). It’s designed to fill the void after WordPress bailed on its daily one-word prompt.

I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (US).

Today’s word is “yarn.”

Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.

Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Or you can simply include a link to your post in the comments.

The issue with pingbacks not showing up seems to have been resolved, but you might check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.

And be sure to…

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Your Daily Word Prompt – #Justice – #YDWordPrompt June 2, 2020

Your Daily Word Prompt

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Daily Prompts – Words and Images

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Today’s Word:  Justice

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JUSTICE

noun

• the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness:to uphold the justice of a cause.
• rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason:to complain with justice.
• the moral principle determining just conduct.
• conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.
• the administering of deserved punishment or reward.

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