We went out tonight with a few Winthrop friends to “celebrate” the start of classes. I had SO MUCH FUN!
Afternoon Snacks
Tea, cereal, crackers, almonds…
And then I spoiled my appetite with more cereal! Darnit!
Dinner tonight was unplanned but ended up awesome:
Creole Shrimp + Chorizo Frittata
In the whole recipe:
- About 20 frozen shrimp
- 1 small log chirozo
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup okra
- 1/3 cup corn
- Creole seasoning
- Salt + pepper
+ bread with olive oil!
I wasn’t very hungry b/c I spoiled my appetite so I just had a small piece + bread –
On tonight’s agenda was a Winthrop + Wine Gathering at a wine bar. We had so much fun! Between the 3 couples + more, we polished off 5 bottles – here are 3 of ‘em, in order of deliciousness!
My wines:
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Our bottle – it was bad!!
Me and Victoria in ISO camera mode –
More wine!
And we had Charcoal crackers for a snack!! They were so good and buttery – (and yes, real charcoal and it was good). I ate about HALF of these 
MORE WINE!!!!!!!!!!! It was a fun night
Here’s my midnight snack – not sure if I remember eating this!
We’re nibbling on Kashi Crackers and watching Conan – and had a great night!!
Night!
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Wow – what a great night! Glad you guys had fun!
I think that looks like just about the right amount of a good thing! I had to look up charcoal crackers because I’ve never heard of such a thing. Good luck with the start of classes!
Charcoal crackers??? What the heck! They look like oreo thins or something. I’ve never heard of these.
Hey, if you don’t remember eating the snack, it never happened right?
Angela
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Wow! Dinner looks delish- you looked like you had fun, indeed! A quick question about your camera, you didn’t use the flash? Your pictures turned out great w/out flash. How did you set it up that way? Whenever I try to take pics in the dark w/out flash, it turns blurry or way too dark to see anything.
I must find some of those charcoal crackers!
Nice looking frittata! Looks like a fun evening
Looks like you had a lot of fun! And your dinner looks fantastic!
Charcoal crackers?! I’m intrigued.
Yes, we must know more about these charcoal crackers before we diagnose you with Pica.
Looks like a fun evening, glad you enjoyed it!
That Las Rocas Garnacha is one of my favorite wines! I usually find it at Cost Plus for a good price!
I’m so curious about those crackers, too!
Glad you had fun!
yes, what are charcoal crackers? is this a southern treat?
Glad you had such a great time! And charcoal crackers sound interesting!
hey you enjoyed urself…and thats a good thing !!!
Ha, you can’t remember eating the snack but you remembered well enough to take a photo for your blog! Love it!
I think I must not be imagining Charcoal Crackers correctly, bc I am totally disgusted
Btw, I love seeing that you and your hubby cook together and have a passion for the kitchen. It makes me smile
Charcoal crackers? What do those taste like?
Looks like a fun night.
I can’t believe they used charcoal in the crackers. Interesting fact about it though… if you mix a charcoal tablet (it’s an absorbing agent for “bad” materials and gas) with water, it can act as an anti-toxin and help in a poisoning type of emergency… with dogs that is. Not so sure about people.
charcoal crackers? ok, now I have heard everything
thanks for the idea of a dinner frittata!
Fun, friends, and food!! The best
Hmmm… I wonder if charcoal crackers would have been good to use for the s’mores we made on New Year’s Eve? After all, we sure made a lot of charcoal marshmallows.
Charcoal in crackers? Interesting!
sounds like such a fun night! i like your healthy attitude towards the wine + midnight snacks
you’re right, sometimes we just need to have fun!
i want to try those crackers!
What a fun night! I have NEVER heard of charcoal crackers; they look so cool!
I must admit, I have often ‘not remembered’ eating something!! And, I can’t say I could always blame it on the wine! Hey, if you don’t remember, I say it didn’t happen
I’ve never heard of charcoal crackers, I’m not sure if I’d like them. I took charcoal pills one time for digestion issues and, um, they had an interesting effect.
Great wine and eats!!
One of my favorite cheeses has charcoal in it… i bet it would be good on the charcoal crackers!
I must admit, I am having a hard time imagining charcoal crackers! I am very intrigued…
I am glad you had a great night!
Dinner looks great — I’m definitely going to have to try the frittata.
There’s really charcoal in those crackers?! Is that safe? I didn’t know charcoal was edible!
those crackers look so interesting:)
That sounds like so much fun. I’ve never heard of charcoal crackers. Weird. The shrimp frittata sounds great.
I teach digital photography so I have to chime in about ISO on your camera. It’s not a mode, it’s actually the speed of your “film” (image sensor). It affects how your sensitive your camera is to light. The higher the ISO (most go up to 800) the easier it is to take pictures in low light. If you’re in a really bright setting, a low ISO (like 100) is good.
were going wine tasting tonight, can’t wait!
kristin ,
It’s just this awesome camera! My old Sony looked horrible with no flash but I was shocked when these photos turned out OK. I just had it on Auto settings with the flash off, so the camera did the magic.
Re. Charcoal crackers,
The server said they had a teeny amount that was considered safe – kind of like that gold fleck liquor? I probably wouldn’t want to eat them on a regular basis. They had an initial taste of charcoal and then the aftertaste of a buttery cracker. They were quite good!
Joanne ,
I told the server perhaps it was good to have with alcohol to absorb the toxins!
Betsy in Pgh,
Thanks for the info! I still need to read my manual…
Kath
I’ve never been on a wine tasting, but you always make it seem so fun. I might do it in an effort to class up my life!
Heather
hehe charcoal crackers, ok i’ll have to ask, did you end up with black poop this morning :p
Faith- kinda wondering the same thing but was afraid to ask!
“not sure i remember eating this” haha! sometimes those nights are the best.. glad you had fun!