Recently, I went home to see my moms. Whenever I go, there are always these great meals that we make that are just made from simple, southern and fresh items. Saint Simo
ns Island is the middle of a great shrimping and fishing area. When mom asked me what I wanted to eat this time, I wanted to have Gramps’ fried shrimp and some fish. Gramps always made the best fried shrimp! They were simple, and delicious! So, after cleaning t
he shrimp, we placed them in a bag with flour, salt and pepper, and shaking the bag to coat the shrimp (which always makes me want to say “And I helped!”).
So, once the shrimp are prepped, melt 
some butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. When it is nice and bubbly, before the milk solids start to brown, add the shrimp, in a single layer. Cook for a couple of minutes, then, with a fork, flip each shrimp over and continue to cook until the shrimp are nice and brown. I like mine with ketchup!
The second part of this meal was a baked flounder. We took some filets 
of flounder and mixed salt, pepper and dill. Sprinkled the fish with lemon juice, and then sprinkled the mixture over that.
Then, the fillets were briefly cooked in a hot skillet and transferred to a baking dish, where we placed some bits of butter on them to finish cooking in the oven.
Finally, to round out the meal, we made some grits. I could not think of a more southern, Golden Isles meal if I tried!
