Food from Hilton Head

Food on the visit to Hilton Head centered around seafood. Shrimp may be the biggest single thing I ate. In fact by the end of the stay Marilyn wanted anything but shrimp and I have yet to serve it at home.
We did visit the Shrimp Shack out of Beaufort to have their famous shrimp burger. Interesting but I was still hungry. I guess I should have ordered the larger shrimp burger with a side of sweet potato fries. The Shrimp Shack is mentioned in the Book "1,000 Places to See Before You Die". So one more place to mark off the list.
Also mentioned was the Low Country Boil. That would be shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob, and red new potatoes. The link is to Paula Dean's recipe. We didn't eat at her restaurant but did walk by the large crowd waiting to get in.
Another two special items were She-crab Soup and Shrimp and grits. I would have to say I enjoyed both of them but Marilyn only had a small taste. She was not ready for the full treatment.

Potluck

On Sunday we attended an old fashioned Potluck at the Cliff and Gay Hall’s place in King’s Valley. They have restored the original King’s family home build in 1846 and purchased 160 acres surrounding the home. They are in the process of making this land into a nature preserve.

The people attending were basically three groups: the neighbors, tennis players, and physicians. Cliff is a retired physician and Gay plays tennis. Of course the tables were loaded with a great variety of food and drinks. Everyone enjoyed a great meal and conversation and then several of us took one of the provided maps to take a tour of the farm. All of the animals were in hiding but we did have a great walk.

Most of the pictures I took were around the farmhouse as most of the land is covered with newly planted trees and tall grass. The Luckiamute River runs by the farm as well as another small creek runs through the property. The returning of the land to a nature area is a continuing process and the local school children have helped in planting some of the trees.

More pictures of the event can be found on the flickr photos.