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Welcome to
The Top Shelf...You know,The Best of Show,
The Cream of the Crop,
The Upper Most Portion of the Pig
(that’s High on the HOG!)…..
As we travel the country we come upon some of the most unusual,
best, nicest, or craziest people and places we like to share.
In the past we have done that by telling you in person,
but with the “net” so available to so many we have created a
amazing page on the Suzanne and Jim web site called THE TOP SHELF.
Speaking of the Cream of the Crop.... November Banjo Newsletter... Jim Hale is a coverboy! Jim was featured in the November Banjo Newsletter... written by Bob Carlin...a great article!
Flash!!! Special News Bulletin ….May 2006
Suzanne and Jim are pleased to announce that their CD SongChasers has received two Awards of Excellence in the Communicator Awards 2006 Print Media competition. Awards at the highest level were given in the categories of Writing/CD Liner Notes and CD Cover Design. SongChasers has also been nominated for the Communicator Awards Audio 2006 competition to be juried in the fall. The Communicator Awards is an international competition judged by industry professionals to recognize individuals and companies whose talent exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose work serves as a benchmark for the industry. For more information about the Communicator Awards go to their web site www.communicator-awards.com Cool huh??!!!!
February 2006..... The focus is on Florida, and we start with Ybor City Florida. We went there initally to
find the beer and found out that they don't make Ybor City Beer in Ybor City anymore...  | But we found a
Great Cuban Resturant |  | Our good friend Rick Moock from the 97th Regimental String Band came with us on this eating extravaganza...
What ARE you looking at Rick?
| | The interior was as good as the food...
always something to look at! |  | |  | As you can see the tile works are really pieces of art - of course my favorites are the ones with the musical instrument | |
The best shrimp around,
Just how I like 'em
still floppin' around...Nice and Fresh!
Aha Jim Shrimp Brochette! | Jim’s Shrimp Brochette
(AKA Shrimp on a stick)
Ingredients
Get 24 nice fat fresh shrimp- (not medium not large not even jumbo- but colossal)
Sherry
Garlic
Ginger
Lemon
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
Arrowroot
Soak 8 bamboo skewers in wine bottle (drink the wine first) the fill with water
Shrimp Broth
Remove heads, shells and de-vein the shrimp. Rinse heads and shells a pot and just cover with water, add a splash of sherry and simmer for 20 minutes Allow to cool strain through fine sieve pressing as much broth as possible out of shells
Marinade: In large plastic zip lock bag combine, mixing thoroughly:
2 clove garlic finely minced
1 heaping Tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
Add 1/3 cup of the shrimp broth
Add shrimp to marinade, turn several times to coat . Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour, turning and mixing occasionally
Prepare charcoal grill
Remove Shrimp from marinade and thread 6 shrimp on to 2 parallel skewers (2 skewers make turning the shrimp easier). Prepare 4 of these kabobs.
Dipping sauce: While coals are starting, reduce 1 ½ cups broth over medium heat to about ¾ cup. Add marinate to reduce broth, cook stirring and thicken with arrowroot.
Baste the shrimp kabobs with dipping sauce and grill over medium heat for 2 ½ minutes. Baste and turn and continue cooking about 2 minutes till done. - DO NOT OVERCOOK!
Serve over a bed of saffron rice and top with dipping sauce. Fresh steamed broccoli or asparagus works well as a side dish.
Serves 4
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SUZANNE AND JIM
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