Tonight we had "it was still alive this morning" fresh shrimp bought off the docks in Fernandina Beach.

Shrimp, preferably freshly killed shrimp.
Ro-Tel Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles (or any other spicy diced tomatoes with chiles)
Brown rice

1. Grill or boil shrimp (it doesn't matter if you use water or beer for the boil; the spices of the tomatoes will override anything else you do.)
2. Cook brown rice. Add to shrimp.
3. Heat tomatoes. Add to rice.

Ever since I took the Florida Foodways class (see Karma's a Bitch for more on that) I've been preoccupied with the idea of a Florida cocktail. I even attempted to research it, which, according to my professor, didn't work out for me, but hey, that could have been the whole itching powder thing a few years back or just crappy research on my part. Whatever. Anyway, when I couldn't find a definitive Florida cocktail, I got to thinking that I could come up with one. I worked with key lime margaritas for a while, but when the Florida Studies program went to Fisheating Creek a few months ago, I grabbed a handful of sour oranges growing wild there. I wasted that batch on a sour orange pie that I didn't really care for, but when the faculty went back last week two of them were kind enough to...