So we took a trip today to the fish market, one of my favorite places to go, looking for something good for dinner.  This neighborhood shop has everything imaginable at great prices so we start down at the left and work our way up the ice bar.  Shrimp from prawns to popcorn...yes we need some medium size for 'swimp & grits' so we get a pound.  Oh scallops, we don't have any of these, so we buy a pound.  What's that fish with the red stuff all over it...cajun catfish...we get three.  Oh what kind of fish is this?  It's red snapper, I've never made that but am willing to try.  They filet it for me but keep the skin on (yes, they remove the scales).  Angelo asks about swordfish..I've never made swordfish.  He gets three steaks.  A little white wine, a little soy sauce, and some lemon juice; that ought to be a nice marinade.

And now we are at the item for which we originally took this trip; oysters.  At $6.99 a dozen and that includes shucking them, we had discussed purchasing two dozen...Angelo buys three.  And two lobsters which were in a tank next to the oysters.  "Do you want some soft shell crab?" "NO, this is enough."  But we purchased 4 crab cakes.

I won't even tell you how much it costs or how I possibly got all the stuff in the freezer (except for the 2 lobster and the oysters).  Lunch was bloody mary's and raw oysters of which we ate every single juicy last one of them.  The lobster water is on the boil and we'll have that tonight.  Angelo's final comment?  We should have gotten 4 dozen oysters!