Meal Planning with Connie

A portion of our catch! When thou passest through the waters , I will be with thee. Isaiah 43:2a The recipe that inspired tonight’s entrée suggested trying red snapper. Red snapper isn’t a fish you will usually find on our freezer’s shelves. But, this summer is an exception! When we were in Destin, we dismissed with the entertainment venues that usually gobble up our “play money" - things like bowling, water/amusement parks and movies. We put all our "fun finances" into a four-hour fishing trip, instead. I have to tell you that I was less than excited about this little expedition. As a matter of fact, I begged them to go without me. I assured them, I’d be perfectly content to sit on the beach, read my book and hear all about their trip when they returned - if they returned. I’m not a very good swimmer, and am basically scared to death of water that reaches above my ankles! Now, I do love to look at the ocean. I do love to hear the ocean. I even like the smell ...

Thank you for participating in our first poll, which asked the question: Do you put jelly on your meat and biscuits? The results are: Always, what's a meat and biscuit without some jelly?! 14% Never, that's disgusting! 35% Sometimes, I like it both ways! 50% (I don't know where the other 1% is! These are just to totals we were given!) Okay, I have to admit to being in the 35% who find it disgusting. I had honestly never even heard of anyone doing this until I met Larry. I have been surprised over the years to find that it is quite a common practice! Who knew?! While I sat quietly at at home, eating my momma's chocolate gravy, there were those who were slathering jelly on their sausage and biscuits!! Poor Larry! He tries to accommodate me. When he found out that just the thought of jelly on your bacon was a very unpleasant one for me, he stopped putting the jelly on his meat and biscuits. When we were younger - and could eat more, he would just...