Spicy Clean Shrimp Patties

With living on the east coast you usually love all kinds of seafood. I know we do! When I was living in Maryland as a small child I loved to have crabs and crab cakes. Oh my word....

Buying a bushel of crabs can leave a pretty big dent on the checkbook, of course, that is not frugal. I know I can get a pretty good deal every now and then on shrimp, so we can shrimp patties. :)

They are delicious with a little bit of a kick. 

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized jalapeno, minced (for spicy, leave in the seeds)
• 1 pound of shrimp, peeled
• dash of salt
• dash of pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tbsp cilantro
• 2 tbsp whole-wheat breadcrumbs
• 6 lime wedges of topping (optional)

Directions

1. Peel the shrimp and dry off with a paper towel or towel. 
2. Place the shrimp in a food processor as well as the jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper.
3. Form 6 shrimp patties and place on wax or parchment paper. Makes it easier to slide off. 
4. Add shrimp to a cast iron grill pan or a large pan. 
5. Cook each side for 4-5 minutes. You will see nice grill marks. 
6. Serve with lime wedge.

Growing Your Own Food - 6/20 Garden Tally

This year is my first year having a garden because we just bought our house back in April. Putting in the garden was one of the very first things we completed. Nothing is more of a downer than missing the garden season!

This year I do not have many goals with the garden because I am still learning the ropes. Boy those birds are little evil stinkers!!

Here is what I have harvested so far this year:

Swiss Chard - 2 ounces

I have had one heck of a time trying to fight with the birds. Every time the Swiss really started to grow the birds attacked it. 

Spinach - 1.65 ounces

Same thing above as the Swiss... darn birds!