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Saturday Smiles: Santa Barbara Ridgeback Shrimp Season Is Here!

By Ron and Alexandra Seigel

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November 14, 2015 02:22 AM

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Santa Barbara Ridgeback Shrimp is in season once again, and we instantly joined the queue to buy some for tonight's dinner, ($6 a pound). You toss them in boiling water for less than 3 minutes. We will be dipping them in melted cultured salted French butter from Brittany.

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Peppers with a kick were also another highlight at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market this morning. These golden Manzardo peppers pictured above are very mild, and they are beautiful!

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And of course, there are these really the hot ones, the habaneros, are just lovely too.

Wishing you all lots of Saturday Smiles,

Written by Ron & Alexandra Seigel-

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Belinda Spillman

Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO

Colorado Living!

I always love your pics from the farmer's market. Cool stuff (or should I say HOT).

Nov 14, 2015 04:50 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Robert Bob Gilbert

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX

Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Alexandra, The shrimp look big and delicious. The peppers I suspect will be delicious as well. As i have said in the past you folks have a wonderful Farmers Market.

Nov 14, 2015 05:50 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

The golden Manzardo peppers look similar to Scotch Bonnet peppers, which are pretty hot. A person could have a little fun with their friends, if they threw a couple of Scotch Bonnets in with those Manzardos. But, not this weekend. The world needs to be a more gentle place!

Nov 14, 2015 06:59 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I love shrimp but we will be suffering through a wine and beer tasting event this evening.

Thanks for sharing your photographs.

Nov 14, 2015 07:12 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Marco Giancola these come from our Channel Islands, and they live in our waters, which is why we call them Santa Barbara ridgebacks. We first bought them at the Santa Monica Farmers Market when we lived in Los Angeles, and the vendor had a big sign Santa Barbara Shrimp. You had to get in line as soon as possible, they would be gone in less than 30 minutes. A

Nov 14, 2015 07:18 AM

Sharon Tara

Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH

Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I love shrimp. I don't have those beauties, but I will be making a shrimp dish tomorrow for dinner. I'm looking forward to it.

Nov 14, 2015 08:05 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Good afternoon, Alexandra and Ron -- not sure what is better your photos or your descriptions -- it's a good thing I don't need to make a decision.

Nov 14, 2015 08:42 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Home Stager/Redesign

Ron and Alexandra- love shrimp but staying away from the habaneros!!!

Nov 14, 2015 09:16 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Nice and just in time for dinner! Gee - what should I make tonight!!

Nov 14, 2015 09:24 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Dick Greenberg

New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO

Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Ron & Alexandra - Nice looking shrimp. My mind immediately went into gear figuring out how to combine them with the peppers. I hope you're having a great weekend!

Nov 14, 2015 09:44 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Myrl Jeffcoat indeed, we need a gentler word. We toasted France and our French Friends with a bottle of French Champagne. We contributed to their economy a little bit. A

Nov 14, 2015 01:23 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Roy Kelley love your description of suffering, and I hear you also had chocolate cake...now that is suffering! A

Nov 14, 2015 01:24 PM

Roy Kelley

The Kentlands/Lakelands wine and beer tasting was a very nice event. We did have shrimp as well as wonderful desserts.

Nov 14, 2015 09:51 PM

James Dray

Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning A. Just love shrimp and the peppers... Well there was a time when I could eat them. Not so much now the the hot ones are not in my diet. Love em just can't eat them anymore.

Nov 14, 2015 07:45 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Joe Petrowsky

Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT

Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning A & R. Always a treat, but last night it was King Crab that I brought home, date night at home, nothing better.

Nov 14, 2015 07:49 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

Sorry to say I'm the kind of guy that only wants to see shrimp after they are cooked and ready to eat. The peppers are so colorful.....love that photo.

Nov 14, 2015 10:02 PM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Carpinteria, CA

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Joe Petrowsky King crab is a favorite of ours. And ocasionally we can get it fresh and it is so good. A

Nov 14, 2015 11:27 PM

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR

"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

I am new to this brand of shrimp, and my mouth is watering at the idea of dipping in salted French butter, oh my.

I am having leftover shrimp in a Thai sauce that I make that is always yummy with stir-fried vegies. Easy sauce that has butter, soy sauce, fresh squeezed lime juice, garlic, brown sugar and chili pepper flakes. Soooooo good!

Happy Sunday to you and your sweet fam...

Nov 15, 2015 04:20 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 they are our local shrimp, and they are plentiful right now. The dolphins eat up to 90lbs a day, and the whales eat them also. They are really delicious and tasty! Your lunch sounds great, and I think I am getting hungry.

Regards to Larry, and the pups and Rocky. Big Ehugs coming your way. A

Nov 15, 2015 04:24 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

James Dray I have never liked really, really hot peppers like the habaneros. Some people have the tolerance for it, but I don't. I like the milder ones. The shrimp are superb, it is no wonder that our dolphins eat 90lbs a day of these and other ocean delights. A

Nov 15, 2015 06:56 AM

Chris Ann Cleland

Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA

Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I love shrimp and I bet those beat anything I have ever tasted being as fresh as they are.

Nov 15, 2015 12:20 PM